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Religious group demands help for impoverished Pinellas County residents listen
03/13/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St.Pete City Council, FAST, Faith in Action for Strength Together, unemployment, education, NIFDI, direct instruction, poverty
More than 3,000 faith-driven residents are demanding help for Pinellas County’s poor. During an action at downtown St. Pete’s Tropicana Field last night, the group Faith and Action for Strength Together, or FAST, asked elected officials to implement programs that would improve healthcare, housing, jobs and schools. Glad McCurtain is a member of FAST’s education committee.
Be the first to comment“We know that if a child cannot read at grade level by the third grade, there is a huge likelihood that the child will...
Faith-based group's efforts to reduce unemployment among people with records delayed again by St. Pete City Council listen
01/10/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St.Pete City Council, FAST, Faith in Action for Strength Together, unemployment
St. Pete City Council members deferred a vote on an ordinance today that would require city contractors to hire Florida residents for certain jobs. The plan presented Thursday was met with opposition from people on both sides of the local hiring argument.
The politically-motivated coalition of religious groups, called Faith in Action for Strength Together, or FAST, wants a local hiring ordinance. But they want it to include a provision that would make contractors hire people with crimina...
Be the first to commentReligious coalition calls on Tampa City Council to reduce unemployment listen
04/24/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Lisa Montelione, Harry Cohen, Frank Reddick, Tampa City Council, unemployment, jobs, HOPE
Members of a religious political action group in Hillsborough County called on Tampa City Council members Monday night to introduce ordinances that would boost employment rates in the area. The Hillsborough Organization for Prosperity and Equality (HOPE) proposed two measures for council members to consider at the Mount Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church in Tampa. One would require employers to delay background checks until after an interview. After seeing dozens of hands raise from the ...
Be the first to commentEconomist Richard Wolff on the Economy
03/12/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Richard Wolffe, economy, stimulus package, Unemployment, tax cuts
Friday, the federal Labor Department reported that in February the nation’s unemployment rate remained flat---at 8.3 percent—it was the first time since last August that the jobless rate did not drop.
The economy added 227,000 jobs. With manufacturing adding 31,000 jobs and temporary employment rising with 45,000 jobs. The report also showed that December and January added 61,000 more jobs than originally estimated.
The report was positive news for the Obama administration,. However,...
1 commentsNew Port Richey job fair draws 300 residents looking for work listen
12/06/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Unemployment, unemployment rate, jobs, FBI, veterans, Pasco County
More than 300 job seekers and dozens of employers converged on a job fair in New Port Richey, where many residents say they are finding it difficult to find work outside of the service industry. Employers ranging from home based businesses to federal agencies were accepting applications.
It seems that Floridians need all the help they can get when it comes...
Be the first to commentInterview with former member of Congress Alan Grayson
10/07/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday)
Tags: Alan Grayson, Wall Street, Unemployment, debt slavery, Iraq, Afghanistan war spending
Our guest today is former central Florida member of Congress Alan Grayson who had a reputation as one of the most outspoken members of the House. Grayson is the former Democratic member of Congress from Florida's 8th congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. His former district included parts of Orlando, Winter Park, portions of unincorporated Orange County, as well as Celebration, Walt Disney World and parts of Lake County, Marion County and...
Be the first to commentHundreds flock to St. Pete jobs fair listen
09/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: jobs, Unemployment, unemployment rate, unemplyment, unemployment benefits, American Jobs Act, obama, Deficit, St. Petersburg
As of last Friday, Florida has had three straight months of 10.7 percent unemployment. Today the St. Pete Times hosted a jobs fair in downtown St. Petersburg. President Barack Obama is trying to address the problem through the American Jobs Act. It would include 5 billion dollars to help public safety officials a...
Be the first to commentLabor Activists Discuss The State Of Working Americans
09/05/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: labor, AFL-CIO, Arlene Holt-Baker, Lynne Webb, Richard Flamm, Aaron Carmella, Tom Tito, Unemployment, President Obama
Today is Labor day and we're honored to be joined by five members of the labor movement. Arlene Holt-Baker is executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, Lynne Webb is President of the West Central Florida Federation of Labor, Aaron Carmella is the zone co-ordinator of the Florida AFL-CIO, Richard Flamm is a member of AFSCME, and Richard Tito is a member of UAW local 298 and he works at the Raytheon plant in Pinellas County.
Be the first to commentCountry's unemployment rises to 9.2 percent listen
07/08/11 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Unemployment, jobs, Barack Obama
The country’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.2 percent last month. Hiring slowed to a near-standstill and employers added the fewest jobs in nine months.
The Labor Department says the economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June. And the number of jobs added in May was revised down to 25,000.
Businesses added the fewest jobs in more than a year; governments cut 39,000 jobs.
Average hourly wages declined last month. After-tax incomes, adjusted for inflation, have been flat this year...
Be the first to commentIs the Pentagon Inflating Success Numbers in Afghanistan? Plus, Job Creation
06/13/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: David Petraeus, Garteh Porter, Afghanistan War, Taliban, Stimulus Package, Robert Reich, Richard Shelby, jobs, unemployment
First up today, our guest Gareth Porter has written a new article scrutinizing the claims of success General David Petraeus has made about Afghanistan. Porter writes on the Interpress web site today "During his intensive initial round of media interviews as commander in Afghanistan in August 2010, Gen. David Petraeus released figures to the news media that claimed spectacular success for raids by S...
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