Labor Lines

Governor Cuomo recently announced an attempt to eliminate 2,500 workers from the protection of Public Employee Federation by reclassifying their job titles to non-union positions.  Needless to say, neither the workers, nor their union, are rather unhappy.    Guests, Susan Kent, President of the Public Employee Federation and Connie Batts, the Long Island Regional Coordinator, tell us how PEF is handling the issue.   Next, Anita Halasz, who just celebrated her first year on the job as Executive Director of Long Island Jobs with Justice, recaps organizations the major campaigns for 2014 plans for 2015.   You can subscribe to Labor-Lines Newsletter here, listen on I-Tunes / Stitcher or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@LaborLines) Labor-Lines can be heard Saturday at 1:00 pm in NYC on AM-970 “The Answer” — 6:30 pm in Nassau County on AM -1240 WGBB — Sunday at 7:00 am in Suffolk County on WJVC 96.1 FM “My Country” – and at 8:00 am in