The most popular programs for the Employees Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=233 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:18:44 GMT From the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia, Matthew Crawford discussed his book, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292685-11 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Steven Greenhut talked about his book [Plunder!: How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation] (The Forum Press; November 23, 2009). He took a critical look at government workers and the unions that represent them. Mr. Greenhut argued that government employees, who receive salaries, benefits, and a level of job security that far outpace workers in the private sector, have become a huge drain on state and federal coffers. He responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290950-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290950-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Obama made remarks on the Equal Pay Act, which President Kennedy signed on June 10, 1963. The law requires employers to give women and men equal pay for equal work. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313270-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313270-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Supreme Court heard oral argument in [Wal-Mart v. Dukes], a gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart over pay and promotions for as many as 1.5 million current and former women employees. The issue is whether a large group should be allowed to band together in a lawsuit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298761-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298761-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke at the Washington Navy Yard about the state of the economy and initiatives to assist veterans moving into the civilian workforce. He noted better-than-expected employment statistics, but said economic recovery would "take some time." He also cited divisive U.S. debt talks, the Japan earthquake and tsunami, revolts in Arab countries and the European debt crisis as factors contributing to slack growth. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300915-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300915-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Kohn talked about the impact of this week's Supreme Court ruling involving federal employees and their whistleblower protections. On Tuesday in a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that the Constitution does not protect public employees against retaliation by their supervisors and be may disciplined for exposing misconduct, taxpayer fraud or public safety violations if their whistleblowing is done in the course of performing their assigned duties. The guest responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192811-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192811-3 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Jefferson Cowie, associate history professor at Cornell University, examines working class America during the 1970s. The author posits that the American working class and unionized labor were a great focus of American politics and of cultural relevance at the the start of the decade, only to essentially disappear ten years later. Mr. Cowie documents the working class throughout the decade, from the White House's relationship with the labor movement to the portrayal of the working class in films such as Saturday Night Fever, television shows such as All in the Family, and music such as by Merle Haggard and Bruce Springsteen. Jefferson Cowie discussed his book at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295860-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295860-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Democratic representatives held a hearing about the impact of sequestration budget cuts on federal employees and their families and on the work that they do. Marion Blakey, a former head of the Federation Aviation Administration, warned of increased airport delays if automatic budget cuts would go into effect. Other witnesses included an elementary school teacher and the Washington State secretary of health. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311103-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311103-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ralph Nader talked about his Huffington Post piece on income inequality and the growing gap between chief executive officers' pay and that of the typical wage earner. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311703-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311703-4 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bill Wiatrowski and Christopher Flavelle talked about trends in employee wages and benefits, including health and retirement benefits, pensions, and defined contribution plans. They also responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic communications. This program was part of C-SPAN's regular Friday "America by the Numbers" series. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308936-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308936-6 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Mundy argues that what she describes as a new economic order - a growing percentage of women earning more than their husbands - is having an effect on the social order. More men are looking at marriage as a means of economic stability or staying home with the children, choices previously reserved for women. She discussed the long-term implications of this and other role reversals with April Ryan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304943-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304943-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT David Savage talked about the Supreme Court decision in [Wal-Mart v. Dukes], a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit brought by female employees of the company, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The Court ruled by a 5-4 margin that the lawsuit did not qualify as a class action suit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300136-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300136-6 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ross Perlin talked about his book [Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy.] In his book he argues that internships are overrated and that they provide unfair profits to companies and universities who take advantage of students hoping to get ahead in the marketplace. Topics included the socio-economic impact of unpaid labor and international examples. After his presentation he was interviewed by Professor Andrew Ross, author of [Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times], and responded to questions from members of the audience. "Bursting the Internship Bubble" was a book launch event held by New York University's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and co-sponsored by NYU's Program for Asian/Pacific/American Studies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299549-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299549-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Lerner compares the working parents policies of the U.S. to those of the European social democracies, while examining the impact in America of women having joined the work force en mass. She says that though most families need the income of both parents to stay afloat, corporate and governmental policies in the U.S. don't recognize the additional needs of mothers who hold the full-time job of primary care of the family, while also working outside the home. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293659-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293659-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The commission heard testimony about the impact of illegal immigration on the wages and job opportunities of African American workers. Topics included statistics of illegal immigration and low-wage jobs, ethnic networking, enforcement of employer sanctions, and border enforcement. Professor Hanson and Commissioner Melendez participated by telephone. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204714-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204714-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The National Whistleblowers Legal Defense and Education Fund held a seminar for members of the press on how to spotlight whistleblowers in the media. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292819-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292819-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Jefferson purchased a 1,334 acre tract in Virginia, known first as "Indian Camp" and then later named Morven, as a testing ground for various agricultural methods and labor systems that presented alternatives to slavery. Scholars presented new research that reflected on Jefferson's motivations, his relationship with anti-slavery visionary William Short, and their exchange of ideas on how to best manage this land. They presented their papers, some using graphics. Then Professor Gordon-Reed served as respondent before leading a discussion as they responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299612-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299612-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hardy Green, former associate editor of BusinessWeek, explores the history of the American "company town." From chocolate bar production in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to Maytag washing machines in Newtown, Iowa, the author examines how the production of one item in a town influenced the local and national economy and shaped the socio-political landscape of the respective locales. Mr. Green presents the two models that were often attributed to the management of the company town, the paternal model that fostered a sense of community, and what the author deems "Exploitationville," in which the company was interested in producing profits without consideration for their employees. Hardy Green discussed his book at the New York Public Library's Science, Industry, and Business Library in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295862-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295862-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which effectively ended a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying employees had only 180 days to file a pay-discrimination lawsuit. While signing the Act, President Obama noted that it was not only his first bill signing, but the first time he had used multiple pens to sign an official document, although he had been practicing with multiple pens. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283720-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283720-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Ehrenreich discussed her book [Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America], published by Metropolitan Books. The book is about the difficulty of living adequately in America on low wages. In 1998 Ms. Ehrenreich set out to be one of the working poor to see if she could secure adequate housing and food on her wages. She took a number of low-wage jobs, such as sales clerk, waitress, and hotel maid. She talked about some of her year-long experiences, persons she worked with, and hopes for changes in the future. She answered questions submitted by members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164534-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164534-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Rep. Sabo and Mr. Hinderaker debated whether U.S. incomes have become more unequal in recent years. They also took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73154-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73154-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Business and student leaders talked about ways the business community and higher education institutions could better engage with one another to improve employment prospects for graduating students. The panelist discussed students graduating without the necessary skills for available high-paying jobs but with large loads of student debt. Topics included the cost of higher education, the increased number of online classes, and certain educational institutions becoming obsolete. The program opened with remarks by Margaret Spellings and The panel "The Future of Higher Education: From the Business and Student Lens" was part of the forum, "Getting to Work: What Students and Employers Need from Higher Education," held by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce and Young Invincibles in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hall of Flags. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311040-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311040-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kathleen Christensen, co-editor of the the book [Workplace Flexibility: Realigning 20th-Century Jobs for a 21st-Century Workforce], talked about workplace flexibility and the idea that the workplace structure should adapt to the changing needs of workers. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291972-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291972-5 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Robin Nagle talked about her book, [Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City], in which she suggests that garbage workers were the most important people on the payroll serving New York City's 8.2 million residents. She explained that in her book she seeks to humanize the workers whom many people take for granted. She talked about her experience actually working as a "san man," from taking the qualifying test, to being hired and carrying out the daily duties of working on a garbage truck. She stated that she learned to qualify and drive a street sweeper. Professor Nagle described a typical day as a sanitation worker that requires employees to be in uniform and ready to work each morning at 6:00 a.m. She discussed her current position as anthropologist-in-residence at the New York City Department of Sanitation, and revealed what got her interested in the topic of a large city's sanitation in the first place. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312610-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312610-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Timothy Hamre talked about federal government job training and and employment assistance programs, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.Topics included how funds are translated into state-wide training programs, the skills that seniors learn and the kinds of jobs they can get with the training, and protection of older workers in the workplace. This program was part of C-SPAN's "Your Money" series. Each Monday morning the last hour of "Washington Journal" is devoted to a federal program, focusing on its mission, participants, and cost. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305453-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305453-5 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Attorneys and law professors analyzed the Supreme Court case of [Wal-Mart v. Dukes] case dealing with alleged employment discrimination against female workers for wage and promotion bias at Wal-Mart. Topics of debate included worker commonality, injunction versus back pay relief, and implications of the case on future employment discrimination class action suits. Panelists also talked about the pay andpromotion polices of Wal-Mart and the previous decisions on [Wal-Mart v. Dukes] in the Ninth Circuit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298649-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298649-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Barbara Ehrenreich was interviewed about her life and writings. She responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. A video clip was shown of Ms. Ehrenreich in her apartment in New Rochelle, New York, talking about her writing habits. Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of thirteen books, including [Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America; Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream]; and [Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War]. Her new book is [Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy]. She is also a contributor to [The New York Times, Harpers], and [The Progressive]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196400-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196400-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Ross talked about his book [Nice Work if You Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times] (NYU Press; April 1, 2009). In his book he surveys the new topography of the global workplace and finds an emerging pattern of labor instability and uneven development on a massive scale. He argues that the new global workplace has created the norm of job instability. He explores the reasons why a person no longer keeps the same job for most of a lifetime and the effects of this new precarious and "indefinite life" such as a lack of employee benefits. Professor Bayoumi asked questions of Professor Ross and led a discussion with members of the audience at the Tenement Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285737-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285737-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hanna Rosin talked about her cover story in the July/August, 2010, edition of [The Atlantic] magazine, "The End of Men: How Women Are Taking Control -- of Everything," which examines the implications of women becoming the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history, as well as obtaining more college degrees than men. In her article Ms. Rosin asks, "What if modern, post-industrial society is simply better suited to women" and discusses this social role reversal and its cultural consequences. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294250-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294250-5 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Journalist and author Rick Bragg spoke about the working conditions of cotton mill workers in the Appalachian foothills of northern Alabama, as chronicled in his book [The Most They Ever Had]. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302701-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302701-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Former Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy (D-MA) talked about the gender wage gap, asserting that it costs women more than a $1 million over a lifetimes. Topics included strategies for achieving equity in pay. She is the author of [Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It]. Ms. Murphy interacted with members of the audience, which included students in the University of Massachusetts, Boston, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Program for Women in Politics and Public Policy, which co-sponsored the event. The event "I Want My Million Dollars! Why Everyone Should Care about the Gender Wage Gap" was held in Chancellor's Conference Room at the University of Massachusetts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299040-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299040-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Audrey Singer talked about a new report by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program that found the highly-skilled immigrant population now outnumbers the low-skilled population. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300023-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300023-4 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Peter Kilborn talked about his book [Next Stop, Reloville: Life Inside America's New Rootless Professional Class] (Times Books; July 7, 2009). Formerly a [New York Times] reporter for thirty years, Peter Kilborn investigated the practices and motivation of a subdivision of the professional class that he dubs "relos," for whom constant relocation is a way of life in order to maintain their place on the corporate ladder. He examined the toll it takes on families to trade having roots for having wealth. He also examined the effect of "Relovilles" on community life. Mr. Kilborn read some passages from the book and responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288310-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288310-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about a proposed bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The bill would clarify that an employer may not discriminate against an employee on the basis of age. It also would overturn the 2009 Supreme Court decision in [Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc.], which ruled that an employee who has been discriminated against must prove that his or her age was not just one motivating factor, but the single decisive factor. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293365-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293365-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Brian McKenzie and Robert Puentes spoke about the transportation policy implications of a Census Bureau report that tracked the amount of time U.S. workers commuted to their jobs. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. This program was part of C-SPAN's regular Friday "America by the Numbers" series. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311405-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311405-6 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Deborah Russell talked about the impact the economy and resulting unemployment are having on workers over the age of 50, and what is being done to help them. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Ms. Russell participated from New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293994-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293994-5 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Democratic governors and several CEOs talked about the future of the U.S. workforce. John Podesta moderated. The program began with a promotional video on the work of Democratic governors. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298206-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298206-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Rifkin, the author of [The End of Work], talked about the changing nature of employment in the information age. He described what the future workplace may be like and the new relationships among persons and machines in this new labor environment. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/74545-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/74545-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Melissa Broome and Colleen Denston talked about lawmakers in Maryland who have proposed legislation that would ban employers from doing a credit check as a reason to deny employment. Fifteen other states have also considered similar laws and legislation is pending in Congress that would ban employers from hiring and firing based on credit scores. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292763-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292763-4 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT John Bowe talked about his book [Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy], published by Random House. Mr. Bowe talked about exploitation of workers in the United States today that he said amounted to outright slavery. He talked about companies that not only rely on unpaid or very poorly paid workers to keep their costs low but forcibly restrain them. In his book Mr. Bowe profiles three case studies: farm workers in Florida, East Indian labor abuses in Oklahoma, and forced labor in Saipan, a U.S. territory in the Pacific. He also addressed the issues of democracy and globalization. Mr. Bowe responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201704-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201704-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Paul Buhle and Harvey Pekar talked about their book [Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation] (New Press; May 1, 2009). They produced a selection from Stud Terkel's collection of interviews, [Working], first published in 1974, with illustrations by various artists. They discussed the book with Rick Kogan and Elizabeth Taylor, who both knew Mr. Terkel, who died October 31, 2008. Topics included how the book was produced, the life of Studs Terkel, and life, work, and the ordinary person. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. This 5 p.m. ET program from the [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest was held on the Books and Media Stage in the Lake Room of University Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286861-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286861-9 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, "Would you rather have comp time or overtime pay?" The House of Representatives the previous week passed the Working Families Flexibility Act, a bill that would allow employees to offer time off in place of overtime pay when hourly workers exceed 40 hours in a work week. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo previewed the Sunday morning talk shows. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312694-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312694-2 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kari Lyndersen talked about her book [Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What It Says About the Economic Crisis] (Melville House; June 30, 2009). In her book she recounts the takeover of a Chicago factory by workers who refused to leave when it was shut down. After receiving $45 billion in federal funds, Bank of America terminated a line of credit to Republic Windows and Doors, which shut down without providing for its workers. Eventually, arrests were made, but the peaceul protest sparked national attention and led to a minimal turnout at the auction of the company's assets. Onstage with Ms. Lydersen were labor rights advocate Danny Postel, who moderated the discussion, and Armando Robles, the local UE president who helped to plan and participated in the worker takeover of Republic Windows and Doors. Among the topics discussed were the events that lead to the occupation of the plant, Barack Obama's role in raising the conflict from a local stage to a global stage, and Ms. Lydersen's method for taking the book from live blog posting to bound and printed publication. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Representative Luis Gutierrez and many of the workers involved attended the book launch event held at 7 p.m. CT, Thursday, July 23, 2009, at [Stop Smiling] Headquarters. Kari Lydersen is a Midwest based staff writer at the [Washington Post] and co-author, with Wafaa Bilal, of [Shoot an Iraqi] (2008). She is also author of [Out of the Sea and Into the Fire: Latin American-U.S. Immigration in the Global Age] (2005). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288523-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288523-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke during the closing session of a White House forum on workplace flexibility. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292802-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292802-4 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Erika Lovely talked about safety issues at the U.S. Capitol, and efforts to give congressional employees workplace protections similar to those provided to private sector and federal employees. A report from the Office of Compliance outlines thousands of safety hazards on the Capitol campus, some of them potentially life-threatening, and payouts of about $1 million per year in settlements to employees over workplace disputes with their employers, including sexual harassment. Ms. Lovely also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294595-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294595-4 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Rick Wartzman talked about his book [Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath] (PublicAffairs; September 1, 2008). In his book he discusses John Steinbeck's [The Grapes of Wrath], published in 1939, which tells the story of a family that moves to California in search of agricultural work during the Depression. In Kern County, California, where most of the fictional story was set and where agribusiness owners had a considerable amount of political clout, the book was banned from libraries and schools for lewdness and obscenity and publicly burned. They discussed the political climate and the actions of the time. Other topics included the book's place in history. Mr. Wartzmand discussed his book with Susan Shillinglaw in the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library branch of the joint public/university San Jose Library. Mr. Wartzman responded to questions from members of the audience, which included a brother of Clell Pruett, one of the people featured in the book. Rick Wartzman is director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University and a columnist for [BusinessWeek]. He is the co-author of [The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire]. Susan Shillinglaw is a professor of English at San Jose State University and scholar-in-residence at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California. She is the author of [A Journey into Steinbeck's California] (Roaring Forties Press; February 1, 2006). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282568-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282568-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, "What is the role of whistleblowers?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299201-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299201-2 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, "Would you like a law in your state similar to the Arizona law that sanctions employers who hire illegal aliens?" Adam Liptak spoke by phone about the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Arizona law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299746-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299746-2 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The subcommittee heard testimony on the competitiveness and quality of the American work force, focusing on how government, schools and business can prepare workers for the workplace of the 21st century. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/777-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/777-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Panelists described the role of the AMERICA Works Act in filling skill gaps in the U.S. labor force, as well as training initiatives in the high tech and manufacturing sectors. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311676-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311676-1 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT