Actor Liam Neeson sticks up for Teamster-driven New York City horse carriages

[Omaha Steve]

http://podcast.teamster.org/2014/03/12/podcast-for-the-week-of-march-12-18/

Episode Notes

Actor Liam Neeson sticks up for Teamster-driven New York City horse carriages; Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa says unions need to fight states’ anti-labor agendas; McDonald’s acknowledges it will likely have to raise wages; A call for public investment in mass transit.

Show Notes

Actor Liam Neeson joins with Teamster leaders to call on New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio to refrain from eliminating some 300 carriage driver jobs in the city; Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa tells union leaders they must engage membership in fight against Right to Work (for Less) and paycheck deception; 500 Northern California school district workers join the Teamsters; Union sticks up for its own; Why it’s good to invest in public transportation when a record amount of people are riding it.

Podcast at link.

[Mnemosyne]

1. K&R! nt

[mdbl]

2. Always liked his movies.

Now I can like him personally.

[Lucky Luciano]

3. I hate the horse carriages. The horseshit and the smell are very unpleasant.

They have an alternative plan to use old classic cars to replace the stench from the horseshit.

[niyad]

4. not a gardener, are you?

[Lucky Luciano]

5. Haha nope! nt

[Omaha Steve]

6. It is like street cars in San Fran

It brings in the tourists and their $. NYC loves that.

[CFLDem]

7. Hopefully the Teamsters

can make de Blasio a one term mayor.