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Council 4 Unplugged podcasts serve to provide a deeper dive into issues impacting members and the wider labor movement as part of our union‘s engagement and communications programs. Members are encouraged to send e-mail with their questions or concerns to be addressed in a future episode. E-mail us at comms@council4.org. We‘re proud to be part of the Labor Radio/Podcast Network, which collectively gets our movement‘s message out to working people via the Internet. Breaking news, event announcements, and urgent actions are also posted at our union‘s Twitter feed, Facebook page and website.
Episodes
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
31 min
In this two-part series, we discuss the statewide election and worker-focused policy priorities for the next legislative session. Our guests include two new legislators, State Representatives-Elect Kate Farrar (West Hartford) and Mike DiGiovancarlo (Waterbury), as well as Council 4 Political and Legislative Coordinators, Brian Anderson and Zak Leavy.
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
36 min
Election day is almost here and COVID-19 has changed the voting landscape. Secretary of State Denise Merrill and Local 2663 member and New Haven Alderperson Jeanette Morrison join us to talk about how they're working to engage voters ahead of Nov. 3.
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
23 min
Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
27 min
Michele Evermore of the National Employment Law Project and Xavier Gordon of AFSCME Local 269 (representing the CT Department of Labor) join us to discuss the struggles facing unemployed workers and the political fight over unemployment insurance benefits.
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
28 min
Congressman Joe Courtney from CT’s 2nd District joins us to talk about the impact of the pandemic, and the need for a robust federal aid package to support our state, cities and towns.
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
23 min
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Local 3144 President Harold Brooks, who co-chairs our union's Civil Rights Committee, join us to talk about the importance of participating in the 2020 Census.
Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
25 min
Steve Schrag and Mike Fitts of the CT Council on Occupational Safety and Health join us on Workers Memorial Day (April 28) to talk about the continuing struggle to protect workers during the coronavirus crisis.
Mar 9, 2020
Mar 9, 2020
28 min
Hartford Courant reporter Rebecca Lurye shares her perspective as a journalist covering the city of Hartford and as unit chair of the Hartford Courant News Guild, the newly formed union at Connecticut's oldest paper. We did this interview right before COVID-19, so the supporting the cause of local journalism has become more important than ever. In addition to listening and sharing this, please sign the News Guild's online petition, "Save Our Courant."
Feb 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020
27 min
How is Connecticut really doing? We turn to Comptroller Kevin Lembo for fact-based answers on this episode of Council 4 Unplugged. The Comptroller tackles many topical issues, including the certified savings yielded by the 2017 SEBAC agreement, a program to improve access to health care for municipal employees and an initiative to improve government transparency.
Jan 3, 2020
Jan 3, 2020
29 min
Federal, state and local governmental bodies spend $7 trillion of our tax dollars on public services. Is it any wonder big corporations want a piece of that? Donald Cohen of In The Public Interest joins Council 4 to discuss the latest trends in privatization and outsourcing, and how unions must be engaged in the campaign to stop private interests from subverting the public good.