Boiling Point WAIF 88.3 FM Cincinnati

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Visit us or Message us on Facebook: Boiling Point on WAIF 88.3 FM NOTE: During our live broadcast, we received several emergency weather notifications. Since those no longer apply, we've edited those notifications from our recording for this podcast. A brief gap in sound indicates an omitted section of the original broadcast. Gaps occur at 00:17:49, 00:39:28, and 00:41:17. In our first hour, we discuss a Vision Zero initiative with guest Derek Bauman, a recently retired police officer of 26 years (primarily with Mason, OH). Derek has been a resident of Over the Rhine for about 9 years, and he's a long-time public transit advocate as a board member of statewide transit advocacy 501(c)(3) All Aboard Ohio. He's an executive committee member of the Cincinnati NAACP and the author of the national NAACP Policy proclaiming public transit a civil right. Vision Zero is a holistic plan for improving traffic and pedestrian safety. You can see how it was implemented in Philadelphia here. In our second hour, we're joined by Debbie Mullikin, president of the National Treasury Employees Union chapter 73, to talk about the effects of the recent government shutdown on local workers. Full synopsis to come.

Visit us or Message us on Facebook: Boiling Point on WAIF 88.3 FM 00:00:00 🎶 “40-Hour Week” (Alabama) 00:03:19 Station ID and disclaimers 00:05:40 Intro to today’s guests, topics, and the show 00:05:37 🎶 ”Talking Union” (Pete Seeger) 00:07:50 🎶” This Land Is Your Land” (Pete Seeger) 00:10:40 Guests Wanda Ball, a member of Communities United For Action (CUFA) and Florence Miller, also a member of Communities United For Action (CUFA), join host Phil Amadon, engineer Nicole Klungle, AFL-CIO intern Kate George, and Fred Lampe of the Greater Cincinnati Building Trades to talk more about local water and sewer issues they intend to discuss at the February 2nd, 2019, Water Justice Field Hearing. Area residents will also be welcome to come tell their stories about issues they've been facing with water rights.  00:16:58 Guest Mary Aguilera from the Poor People’s Campaign joins the group to discuss more details about the Water Justice Field Hearing and local issues with water and the Metropolitan Sewer District. 00:52:17 🎶 “For Gene Debs” (Anne Feeney) 00:56:48 🎶 “If I Had a Hammer” (Peter, Paul & Mary) 00:58:51 🎶 “(There Is) Power in a Union” (Tom Juravich) 01:01:46 We return to recap the show. 01:05:02 Kate George offers some information on what the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council has been up to in conjunction with the Homeless Coalition and other organizations. 01:08:30 Casey Whitten-Amadon, an attorney for union workers, joins us by phone to discuss the USMCA—the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—and recent plant closings and how this will affect American workers. Read the White House description of NAFTA here and an analysis of the USMCA here. 01:37:43 🎶 “Voting Union” (Hays, Wood, Seeger, Glazer) 01:39:41 🎶 “Coal Tattoo” (Hazel Dickens) 01:42:40 Recap of the show so far and Casey’s commentary. 01:44:18 Paul Breidenbach of the Cincinnati AFL-CIO joins to update listeners on the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP). He also sheds light on Just Pay—Cincy, an initiative to crack down on wage theft in the building trades and construction industries. 1:52:45 🎶 “Which Side Are You On” (Natalie Merchant) 1:57:46 🎶 “Talking Union” (Pete Seeger)

Visit us or Message us on Facebook: Boiling Point on WAIF 88.3 FM 00:00:00 🎶 “40-Hour Week” (Alabama) 00:03:19 Station ID and disclaimers 00:05:40 Intro to today’s guests, topics, and the show 00:11:15 Guest Chris Fridel, Asst Dir of the Local 212 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and Director of the Greater Cincinnati Apprenticeship Council (GCAC), joins host Phil Amadon, sound editrix Nicole Klungle, professor Paul Breidenbach, and Fred Lampe of the Greater Cincinnati Building Trades to talk about apprenticeship programs in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Visit electricaltc.org and earnandlearn.com to learn more. 00:56:37 🎶 “(There Is) Power in a Union” (Tom Juravich) 00:59:33 🎶 “Rise as One” (Joe Jencks) 01:05:51 Welcome back and recap of the show so far. 01:07:43 Michelle Dillingham, CEO of Community Shares, joins us by phone to discuss the successful resolution of the LA teachers’ strike and (01:16:16) some of the issues surrounding the Preschool Promise program. The report discussed is at https://bit.ly/2sJzjV5. 01:24:25 🎶 “We Won” Joe Jencks (in honor of the settlement of the LA teachers’ strike) 01:27:10 🎶 “Which Side Are You On?” (Natalie Merchant) 01:32:18 Welcome back and recap. On Jan 31, we’ll talk about the upcoming Water Rights Hearing (from 3 to 4) and GM Plant Closings (around 4:15 to 5). 01:34:10 Discussion of what the LA teachers’ strike achieved—and maybe digresses just a tad. For more info on the resolution of the teachers’ strike, see this USA Today article at https://bit.ly/2AWn8cb. 01:42:40 More on Cincinnati Public Schools’ consideration of the Good Food Purchasing Program, which prioritizes local economies, environmental sustainability, a valued workforce, animal welfare, and nutrition in school lunch programs. To learn more about the Good Food Purchasing Program, visit goodfoodcities.org. 01:47:23 Local effects of the government shutdown (day 35). 01:50:20 🎶 “This Land Is Your Land” (Pete Seeger) (Plus a bonus test of the emergency broadcasting system. You’re welcome.) 01:53:17 🎶 “Solidarity Forever” (Joe Jencks) 01:57:44 🎶 “Talking Union” (Pete Seeger)

News and views of working families struggling for justice around the city, around the country, around the world.