The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 11 July '23

Published: July 12, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

b"In the first part of the show, we speak with Steve Wishnia and Evelyn Jones about retired city workers\\u2019 recent legal victory that paves the way for retirees to keep their healthcare. Wishnia is a labor journalist, and Jones Rich is a retired public educator and activist at the forefront of the fight to keep their Medicare coverage.\\n\\nWe then talk to Derrick Holmes of Rider\\u2019s Alliance, an organization that advocates for improved mass transit in New York, about the fight to make a busway on Fordham Road.\\n\\nFinally, Amba Guerguerian interviews UPS driver Antonio Rosario about the possibility of a strike on August 1st. They discuss the teamsters and UPS drivers' negotiations with UPS, and the drivers and teamsters readiness to strike if a fair contract is not reached."