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President Donald Trump is wrapping up his trip to the Middle East. New York commuters are facing chaos as New Jersey Transit workers go on strike over pay. Ukraine and Russia are once again meant to be meeting in Turkey. The FBI has broken up a “sextortion” ring that allegedly targeted thousands of minors around the world. Plus, Chris Brown is facing criminal charges in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: The new head of FEMA admits to staff he doesn't have a fully formed disaster-response plan ahead of the hurricane season. And Bayer could put its U.S. subsidiary into bankruptcy if its Roundup lawsuit settlement plan fails. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A massive transit strike begins overnight, bringing all commuter trains in New Jersey to a halt as engineers hit the picket lines. Also, President Trump wraps up his closely watched tour of the Middle East, while members of his team arrive in Turkey for high-stakes peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Plus, superstar Taylor Swift is now being swept into the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. And, excitement hits a fever pitch as the WNBA season gets underway tonight.

This is your afternoon All Local update on May 16, 2025.

New Jersey Transit rail service has come to a halt as 450 train engineers went on strike overnight, in what could be one of the state's largest transit disruptions in decades. Wages remain the key issue in stalled contract negotiations. Meanwhile, a New Jersey resettlement group says it will not help relocate white South Africans approved for entry under a federal policy it calls discriminatory. And in sports, the Mets and Yankees face off tonight in the Bronx for the season's first Subway Series, with excitement building around the high-stakes matchup.

NJ Transit railroad engineers and trainmen are on strike, leaving thousands of commuters scrambling to find other ways to get to work and school. We get the latest on the impasse and what's at stake. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Mets will square off in the Bronx starting Friday. Both teams are in first place, turning this year's Subway Series into a high-stakes showdown.

NJ commuters gearing up for a possible NJ Transit strike... Bad night for the Knicks - as Boston forces a Game 6 at the Garden... Newark's mayor is due in federal court today on the charge of trespassing at an immigration detention center... full 448 Thu, 15 May 2025 09:36:34 +0000 fRy9ma6K2k6l3xAv5EMwkuKvoxoyn3O7 news 1010 WINS ALL LOCAL news NJ commuters gearing up for a possible NJ Transit strike... Bad night for the Knicks - as Boston forces a Game 6 at the Garden... Newark's mayor is due in federal court today on the charge of trespassing at an immigration detention center... The podcast is hyper-focused on local news, issues and events in the New York City area. This podcast's purpose is to give New Yorkers New York news about their neighborhoods and shine a light on the issues happening in their backyard. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

The All Local Afternoon Update for Thursday May 15 2025

A potential NJ Transit strike could begin if the agency and its engineers' union fail to reach a contract agreement, marking what would be the region's first major transit stoppage in two decades. Meanwhile, Albany lawmakers are pressing prison officials for answers after corrections officers were charged with murder in the deaths of two incarcerated people. Plus, the MTA held live auditions Wednesday at Grand Central Madison for its Music Under New York program, with 54 performers vying to become official subway musicians.

A big upgrade could be in the works for a 20-block stretch of Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue. Plus, the U.S. Transportation Secretary has a plan to fix the decades-old equipment that's plagued air travel at Newark Airport in recent weeks. Also, a potential strike by NJ Transit engineers is already disrupting the plans of concert-goers this week. Meanwhile, democratic candidates vying to be New Jersey's governor sparred over the Trump administration's immigration policies. And finally, a local magician turned an empty Brooklyn storefront into a speakeasy magic venue

A new report shows more than half of New Yorkers over 70 have no retirement income, with a growing share of seniors living in poverty. Meanwhile, NJ Transit engineers could strike as early as Friday after rejecting a contract offer, and officials are urging commuters to prepare for major disruptions. Plus, New York City sunsets now fall after 8 p.m., ushering in longer daylight hours through mid-August.

New Jersey Transit engineers may go on strike May 16th if no contract deal is reached. In New York City, the Rent Guidelines Board is weighing rent increases for more than a million stabilized apartments, with a final vote expected in June. Meanwhile, the New York Attorney General says federal cuts have wiped out AmeriCorps funding across the state. Plus, this week's politics segment dives into Mayor Adams' campaign finance issues, updates in the mayoral race, and the latest from state budget negotiations.

Meg hears of Ed Koch's favorite moment in history: the Transit Strike of 1980. Jessica visits one of the rare triangle buildings in the city which has always existed to help New Yorkers in need. PLUS Meg and Jessica discuss Cynthia Weiner's novel about a girl coming of age in NYC in the ‘80s: A Gorgeous Excitement.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica

A transit strike in Santa Clara County is having a ripple effect on this side of the hill, and local farmers are contending with USDA grant cuts.

Governor Hochul is pitching New York City teachers on her plan to restrict smartphones in schools. Plus, NJ Transit averted a potential strike by its locomotive engineers, as both sides reached a tentative contract agreement Monday. And finally, questions continue to swirl around a brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn, following a recent shooting. WNYC's Ben Feurherd explains why.

Vancouver area residents are still reacting to a 48-hour transit strike from last week. Elizabeth Mohler and Marco Pasqua reflect on how the situation impacted commuters with disabilities. From the January 31, 2024, episode.

GUEST: Nadia Netchaeva, Vancouver resident who offered free rides during the transit strike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on the Metro Vancouver transit strike Jas reacts to the Metro Vancouver transit strike Two year cap on international students by 2024. What took so long? GUEST: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada New international student legislation limits study and work permits in Canada  GUEST: Dr. Dale McCartney, Professor at The University of the Fraser Valley who studies International Student Policy How does surge pricing work? GUEST: Geri Mayer-Judson, Show Contributor What kind of immigrants does Canada need? GUEST: Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association DeSantis drops out as the Republican Party's road to the 2024 elections continue GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent First prep school basketball academy comes to Vancouver GUEST: Pasha Bains, Founder of DRIVE Basketball Inc. and Atletas Primero Academia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on the heli-skiing crash north of Terrace, we speak with aviation safety expert John Gradek, lecturer and the coordinator of the Aviation Management Program at McGill University. Our CBC Vancouver Municipal Affairs Reporter Justin McElroy explains what's behind the transit strike in Metro Vancouver. And we chat with Sonya Cressman, adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Health Sciences about her research into the cost of getting treatment for depression, and take your thoughtful calls on the subject.

The Trudeau government is planning to appeal a federal court ruling that found its use of the Emergencies Act during the trucker convoy violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BC restaurant industry is speaking out on the transit strike, saying many establishments are suffering because of the ongoing job action. The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about an emerging Ozempic scam, and how to avoid it!

Jas reacts to updates on the Metro Vancouver strike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Formal negotiations to renew or revise the terms of the contract did not start until October 2023. Numerous pressing concerns remained unaddressed. Guest: Liam O'Neill, Servicing Representative of CUPE 4500 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan. 3, 2023: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal The political implications behind anti-SOGI protests Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter What is SOGI, and why parents shouldn't be afraid of it Guest: Teri Westerby, Chilliwack School Board Trustee How will the Metro Vancouver transit strike affect commuters this weekend? Guest: Denis Agar, Exec director for Movement [Metro Vancouver Transit Riders] Magic mushroom packages anger B.C. MLA Guest: Elenore Sturko, B.C. United MLA for South Surrey and Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addiction, Recovery and Education Is our judicial system lacking in support for repeat offenders for impaired driving? Guest: Kyla Lee, traffic lawyer with Acumen Law Preventing catalytic converter thefts with alarms as loud as a jet engine Guest: Rod Newlove, Inventor of the Converter Defender Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will the Metro Vancouver transit strike affect commuters this weekend? Guest: Denis Agar - Exec director for Movement [Metro Vancouver Transit Riders] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get ready, we are one day away from the Grey Cup partying getting fully underway in downtown Hamilton. Why are children in newcomer families in East Hamilton developing health issues like Type 2 diabetes? As we prepare to be awash with Grey Cup festivities, the ATU strike continues with neither the city nor the union ready to budge: what needs to be done here? Look, up in the sky: It's bird! It's a plane! It's… some astronauts' toolbox, and it's lost in space! But we should be able to see it from Earth. The meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden is getting underway in San Francisco. Yesterday, Mayor Andrea Horwath released a statement regarding the ongoing strike by ATU Local 107. Now, we get response from Eric Tuck. Writing in the National Post, Kheiriddin says that it is only Trudeau's vanity that is keeping the Carbon Tax alive. A new poll from Leger reveals what has been building up for some time: there is ‘widespread dissatisfaction” with our Prime Minister. Guests: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900 CHML Dr. Sonia Anand, Associate Vice-President of Global Health at McMaster University Larry DiIanni, former Mayor of Hamilton Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Eric Tuck, President, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of The Right Path Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

A community group is calling for an urgent resolution to the Fraser Valley transit strike Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Natalia Deros, Senior Services Supervisor at Archway Community Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 27, 2023: Guest host Jill Bennett in for Simi Sara Danger, prestige and authenticity draw thrill-seekers to adventure tourism Guest: Scott Smith, Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina View From Victoria with Vaughn Palmer The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Archway in Abbotsford calls for urgent resolution to transit strike A community group is calling for an urgent resolution to the Fraser Valley transit strike Guest: Natalia Deros, Senior Services Supervisor at Archway Community Services More grocery competition needed in Canada: government report The country's competition watchdog reveals the pressing need for better competition in Canada's grocery sector to lower food prices and promote market diversity. According to a new study by the Competition Bureau, concentration within the industry has grown, leading to increased profits for major grocers like Loblaws and Sobeys from food sales  Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph BCCLA and Pivot urge province of B,C, to halt illegal eviction of Abbotsford Lonzo Park encampment The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society (“Pivot”) are urging Minister of Housing, Ravi Kahlon, to stop the eviction of the Lonzo Park Encampment (the “Encampment”) in the City of Abbotsford planned for today. In our open letter to the Minister, we write that forcefully evicting encampment residents when there are inadequate housing options available is illegal Guest: Ga Grant, BCCLA Staff Litigation Counsel Controversial condo complex in Vancouver's Chinatown gets green light Vancouver's Development Permit Board has unanimously approved the highly debated condo development at 105 Keefer St. in historic Chinatown Guest: Vince Tao, Community Organizer for VANDU True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bus driver strike in San Diego is raising questions about the privatization of public transit. In other news, a residential treatment program is proving to be helpful for local teens with mental health struggles. And, MLB takes over production and distribution of Padres game broadcasts.

There seems to be no end in sight as the Fraser Valley transit strike nears the one-month mark. An invasive beetle treatment is set to resume this week. A Portland drug counselor is calling for a new approach to tackling homelessness.  Galen Weston announces he is stepping down as Loblaws president. Who is replacing him?

Daily impacts of Fraser Valley transit strike Jane Gibbons - President CUPE 561

The Labour minister has weighed in on the Fraser Valley transit strike and despite the hardship for commuters there is no direct intervention the government is offering. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Striking Keolis bus drivers to rally at French Embassy at 1p today: 4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC. Today's labor quote: Ida May Fuller. Today's labor history: 12,000 pecan shellers strike in San Antonio, Texas.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATULocal689 @ATUComm #1u #ATUStrongerTogether Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Loudoun County Supervisors walk ATU 689 picket line. Plus: Portia Wu nominated Maryland Secretary of Labor.   Today's labor quote: Johnny Paycheck. Today's labor history: “Take This Job and Shove It” is #1 song. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATULocal689 @ATUComm Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

On today's show: Telus Health's services under review after allegations of two-tiered medical care Men criminally charged after several random attacks in East Vancouver Metro Vancouver can safely integrate most new electric-powered mobility devices Sea-to-Sky region's transit strike becomes longest in B.C. history Spring ushers in calmer housing market trends in Metro Vancouver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sea-to-Sky transit strike is shining a light on a lack of transportation options in the province. An urban planner tells us how transportation in British Columbia stacks up; and in our second half, a new lung cancer screening program launches in B.C., but can you access it without a family doctor? We talk to the program manager for the B.C. Lung Cancer Screening Program.

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Brendan Jay Sullivan first shared on the podcast in December of 2018 about the NYC Christmastime Transit Strike of 2005.

The voices of some relieved commuters on the SkyTrain network throughout the morning. After 18 hours of non-stop bargaining, and 10 minutes before the 5am strike deadline, CUPE Local 7000 and the BC Rapid Transit Company announced a tentative contract settlement. It meant the strike was narrowly averted. Details won't be released until a ratification vote. The passengers we heard from there had a plan B, but so many students and workers told their stories in recent days and weeks weren't as lucky. So does this expose some of the vulnerabilities in our transportation system here in Metro Vancouver?   Guest: Gordon Price Fellow at SFU's Centre for Dialogue and a former Vancouver city councillor  Guest: Brent Toderian  Former Vancouver chief planner City planner and urbanist

A podcast about the Transit Strike going on in British Columbia Canada.

Trevor McFarquhar was traumatized by the silence following the deaths of his sister and father. He was again traumatized when his mother moved him and his brother to Paris, remarried, and expected him to treat her new husband as his new father. In his late thirties, he’s haphazardly running a struggling bicycle shop, with few friends, little ambition, and an inability to form a lasting relationship. Then, during the chaos of the 1995 Transit Strike in Paris, Trevor does something horrible. Five years later, he gets a chance to redeem himself. Originally from Chicago, Mary Fleming moved to Paris in 1981, as a freelance journalist and consultant. Before turning full time to writing fiction, she was the French representative for the American foundation: The German Marshall Fund. A long-time board member of the French Fulbright Commission, Fleming continues to serve on the board of Bibliothèques sans Frontières. She and her husband have five grown children and split their time between Paris and Berlin. The Art of Regret (She Writes Press, 2019) is Fleming’s second novel. She writes a blog called A Paris-Berlin Diary. She is also an amateur photographer and fights a puzzle addiction; crosswords and Sudoko, specifically. If you enjoyed today’s podcast and would like to discuss it further with me and other New Books network listeners, please join us on Shuffle. Shuffle is an ad-free, invite-only network focused on the creativity community. As NBN listeners, you can get special access to conversations with a dynamic community of writers and literary enthusiasts. Sign up by going to www.shuffle.do/NBN/join G.P. Gottlieb is the author of the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series and a prolific baker of healthful breads and pastries. Please contact her through her website (GPGottlieb.com) if you wish to recommend an author (of a beautifully-written new novel) to interview, to listen to her previous podcast interviews, to read her mystery book reviews, or to check out some of her awesome recipes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor McFarquhar was traumatized by the silence following the deaths of his sister and father. He was again traumatized when his mother moved him and his brother to Paris, remarried, and expected him to treat her new husband as his new father. In his late thirties, he’s haphazardly running a struggling bicycle shop, with few friends, little ambition, and an inability to form a lasting relationship. Then, during the chaos of the 1995 Transit Strike in Paris, Trevor does something horrible. Five years later, he gets a chance to redeem himself. Originally from Chicago, Mary Fleming moved to Paris in 1981, as a freelance journalist and consultant. Before turning full time to writing fiction, she was the French representative for the American foundation: The German Marshall Fund. A long-time board member of the French Fulbright Commission, Fleming continues to serve on the board of Bibliothèques sans Frontières. She and her husband have five grown children and split their time between Paris and Berlin. The Art of Regret (She Writes Press, 2019) is Fleming’s second novel. She writes a blog called A Paris-Berlin Diary. She is also an amateur photographer and fights a puzzle addiction; crosswords and Sudoko, specifically. If you enjoyed today’s podcast and would like to discuss it further with me and other New Books network listeners, please join us on Shuffle. Shuffle is an ad-free, invite-only network focused on the creativity community. As NBN listeners, you can get special access to conversations with a dynamic community of writers and literary enthusiasts. Sign up by going to www.shuffle.do/NBN/join G.P. Gottlieb is the author of the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series and a prolific baker of healthful breads and pastries. Please contact her through her website (GPGottlieb.com) if you wish to recommend an author (of a beautifully-written new novel) to interview, to listen to her previous podcast interviews, to read her mystery book reviews, or to check out some of her awesome recipes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And on day 27 of the transit strike, at a half hour after midnight, a tentative deal that averted a full-scale strike by bus drivers, SeaBus operators, and mechanics at the Coast Mountain Bus Company. Unifor isn't releasing any details of the deal until its members hold ratification meetings.   Guest: Gavin McGarrigle Western Regional Director of Unifor   Let's find out what happened from someone who was there. Our Global News Senior Reporter, Janet Brown, joins us know to tells us how Unifor and the Coast Mountain Bus Company managed to come to a resolution.   Guest: Janet Brown Global News Senior Reporter

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This hour, Translink CEO, Kevin Desmond, is meeting with Unifor National President, Jerry Dias. This comes as talks resume between the union and the Coast Mountain Bus Company at 2pm today.  In the meantime, commuters in Metro Vancouver are bracing themselves for the impact of tomorrow's shutdown of the bus and SeaBus network. And the owners of small businesses are figuring out what that means for their customers, and for their staff.   Guest: Muriel Protzer Policy Analyst for BC and Alberta, at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike will resume talks in a few hours in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn't reached by tonight, there will be no bus or SeaBus service tomorrow through Friday. As we just heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the strike could really impact local businesses in metro Vancouver. I wanted to learn more about what that impact would look like, so I spoke with a local franchise owner about what he's expecting…    Guest: Claire Allen Simi Sara Show contributor

In the past five minutes or so, Unifor National President, Jerry Dias, has been speaking to reporters on his way to the bargaining table with the Coast Mountain Bus Company. Dias telling reporters that the objective today is to find a tentative agreement to avoid tomorrow's shutdown - but if it doesn't happen, then the strike starts at midnight. One notable thing that has come out of this is that Dias and Kevin Desmond are going to have their own meeting at 12 noon. Could that be significant? Well, our Jennifer Palma asked Dias how he intends to begin that meeting.

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It's day 25 of the transit strike in Metro Vancouver. And as we know, there will be a shutdown of bus and SeaBus services later this week, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This hour, Translink's CEO, Kevin Desmond, has told the public about extra resources that are being added to other parts of the transit network, to help keep you moving during the transit strike. He says there are more than 100,000 students who use transit to get to classes every day. And there are roughly 100,000 workers who use transit - and who do not have a car, or a driver's licence. So what's still running? SkyTrain, Canada Line, and West Coast Express will be operating. West Vancouver Transit will be running - but people there should keep in mind that the 257 Horseshoe Bay route will not.   And as Kevin Desmond wrapped up that press conference - he had this message for Unifor.

The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Bus, SeaBus shutdown will hit harder than in 2001 Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh, Former BC Premier Chapter 2 What's next in the Trump impeachment saga? Guest: Andy Hira, SFU Political Science Professor Chapter 3 Price war creates new challenge for health authorities trying to reduce the number of people who vape Guest: Stuart Kreisman, Doctor, St. Pauls Chapter 4 Transit strike Day 23: North Shore businesses suffering as SeaBus cancellations continue Guest: Rod Mickleburgh, Former correspondent for the Globe and Mail, and former Labour Reporter Chapter 5 Aunt Leah's Christmas Trees Guest: Sara Hall, Beneficiary of Aunt Leah's Guest: Sarah Stewart, Aunt Leah's Executive Director

Every day, Vincent Bull relies on home caretakers. He's a Vancouver man who uses a wheelchair, and he spends hours with the caretakers, who help him bathe, prepare meals and even get in and out of bed with a ceiling transfer. We spoke briefly just before we came on air and he told me that he has people helping him all day long - some of whom rely on transit.   Guest: Maria Moeller Director of Home Care, Greater Vancouver Community Service Society

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Day 21 of the transit strike in Metro Vancouver, as the region prepares for a potential shutdown of bus and SeaBus services on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week. The Premier, John Horgan, is calling on both sides in the transit dispute to get back to the bargaining table this weekend. He was speaking in the past half-hour. His comments come as the Coast Mountain Bus Company has sent out a statement this lunchtime, once again calling on Unifor to agree to mediation. This particular job action will not affect SkyTrain, Canada Line, West Coast Express or HandyDART service, or contracted shuttle services in Langley and on Bowen Island. It also won't have any effect on the West Vancouver Blue Bus system, which is operated by a different company. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they will also increase staff to deal with any crowding at SkyTrain stations. But next week's shutdown will impact the 350,000 people who take the buses every day in Metro Vancouver. So let's find out now about the contingency planning that's being put in place - and how you can get around while services are cancelled.   Guest: Shawn Chaudhry One of the people running a Facebook group for SFU carpooling Guest: Selena McLachlan Director of Marketing & Communications, Modo Guest: Matthew Ramsey Director of University Affairs at UBC's Media Relations Department                        Guest: Dave Wharf Evo's Senior Manager of Customer Operations

Democracy Watch starts with local headlines, then moves into a live interview with Hong Kong exchange student, Davin Wong. Wong is the current spokesman for Enlightenment of Hong Kong (EHK) at UBC and the former president of Hong Kong University Students' Union. After that, the collective digs into the intensifying transit strike. We hear from campus commuters, as well as Gavin McGarrigle—the Western Regional Director of Unifor. Yesterday McGarrigle declared a full system shut down will take place next week. The show ends with another spotlight on Langley's Critter Care Wildlife Society.

Guest: Gavin McGarrigle Western Regional Director of Unifor

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Metro Vancouver residents dependent on buses will have to do without them for three days next days as a union representing about five thousand transit workers escalates job action. Unifor spokesman Gavin McGarrigle says more disruptions will follow if the Coast Mountain Bus Company doesn't meet demands for higher wages and better working conditions.   Guest: Keith Baldrey Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief

The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Will the BC government get involved in any of the ongoing job action? Guest: Mike Smyth, Vancouver Province Columnist Chapter 2 Metro Vancouver transit strike: Here's how your commute may be affected Guest: Ben Murphy, Translink Spokesperson Chapter 3 Join us for the 2019 Housing Central Conference Guest: Jill Atkey, BC Non-Profit Association CEO Chapter 4 Vernon councillor proposes homeless campers use city hall grounds Guest: Scott Anderson, Vernon City Councillor

The Saturday Edition Chapter 1 Trump's tweets amid impeachment hearings are ‘very intimidating' to witnesses: Marie Yovanovitch Guest: Jeffrey Meyers, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University Chapter 2 ‘It wasn't me': B.C. court tosses appeal by distracted driver who claimed she wasn't behind the wheel Guest: Kyla Lee, Lawyer, Acumen Law Chapter 3 B.C. to introduce Canada's harshest vaping regulations — but can they dial back vaping's ‘cool' factor? Guest: Elizabeth Saewyc, professor in the School of Nursing at UBC Chapter 4 Bus disruptions expected as Metro Vancouver transit workers escalate job action Guest: Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor Western Regional Director

Expect delays on the buses and SkyTrain may be more busy than usual today. The Metro Vancouver transit strike continues, and there is an escalation. Bus drivers are refusing overtime. TransLink says that means bus service will be reduced by about 10 percent today. Further reductions are expected next week. No new talks are planned.   Guest: Jill Drews Translink spokesperson

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Both sides in the transit dispute are back at the bargaining table. In a statement issued just before the talks resumed, Coast Mountain Bus Company President Mike McDaniel said the company remains optimistic common ground can be found with the union. He goes on to say that "while our current offer is in excess of public sector settlements in British Columbia today, we are open to improving our overall proposal at the bargaining table.  This includes building on the proposal we've already put forward to improve working conditions." This is Day 13 of their job action, with 10 more SeaBus sailings being cancelled throughout the day.   Guest: Janet Brown Global News Senior Reporter

The union representing bus drivers, SeaBus operators and others says it's prepared to return to the bargaining table with the Coast Mountain Bus Company Wednesday morning. Unifor spokesperson Gavin McGarrigle says the union is also serving notice that if Coast Mountain is not serious, job action will be escalated on Friday... One group that will be impacted by any escalation in strike action is seniors. Now, care providers are voicing their concern about the impact on those receiving home care and home support services.   Guest: Daniel Fontaine CEO, BC Care Providers Association

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Our Keith Baldrey tells the Simi Sara Show that the current uniform and overtime ban remains too minor to warrant the government stepping in and flexing its elbows in the dispute. However, if job action expands to the point where general bus transit services are halted – which would maximize the impact on the general public – that will be the time to question the premier about whether they should be getting involved.   Guest: Keith Baldrey Global's Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

Unionized employees of the Coast Mountain Bus Company began job action this morning, which has bus drivers not wearing their uniforms, and SeaBus and maintenance workers refusing overtime.  The Company's President is telling us that overtime ban will start causing problems on the SeaBus this afternoon.  One of the sticking points in the talks with unions is the issue of breaks. Guest: Jill Bennett, Global News Reporter

Unionized employees of the Coast Mountain Bus Company began job action this morning, which has bus drivers not wearing their uniforms, and SeaBus and maintenance workers refusing overtime.  If negotiations go on without a deal how will students be affected. Guest: Tanysha Klassen, B.C. Federation of Students chairperson

According to Coast Mountain, the Union is not willing to accept a 12 percent increase to wages. Also, what will the impact be to business, particularly South of the Fraser?  GUEST: Anita HubermanTITLE: CEO Surrey Board of Trade

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The latest is that talks have broken off with little movement for workers wages or working conditions. There is no resolution in sight, and disruption is all but guaranteed. GUEST: Gavin McGarrigleTITLE: Western Regional Director for Unifor

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Secretary to the junior staff union, Metro Mass Transit, Kumasi, Godfred Amo speaks on the strike action undertaken by the workers on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa show hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa.

Jiji Lee, Brendan Jay Sullivan, Matthew Dicks and DC Benny share seasonal tales about a Korean Christmas, a winter Transit Strike, a surprise on the Polar Express and a very Jewish Christmas in our annual winter holidays special for 2018.

WCBS coverage of the transit strike

Highlights of coverage of 2005 Transit Strike in NYC

Workers from the bay area rapid transit (BART) system went on strike this week causing massive disruptions and major media attention.  Strangely, news reports have had no discussion of how, and to what extent, the strike is affecting people with disabilities and seniors. Today we begin to rectify that problem by opening our phones. At what point have transit officials dropped the ball for people with disabilities around this strike?   Have the unions done anything to protect and serve us during this time?  How is the inter-community support?  Are friends and family helping with rides?  Did disabled folks feel  annoyed by the strike because BART employees make so more money than most have from SS/SSI?   Or, are strike sacrifices worth it for decent salaries and benefits for these workers? With music chosen by Eddie Ytuarte and updated information about the strike from Sheela Gunn-Cushman.  Adrienne Lauby is also in the studio to take calls. The post Transit Strike: Bay Area California appeared first on KPFA.

A group of young media makers from the Youth Channel made a show called Defense Against Media Nonsense. Here is a segment about the 2005 Transit Strike.

This week we've got a special little Christmas show for you as Annie and Colleen sing Christmas Carols which you and all your family (seriously make SURE to put it on when all your family, especially when the really conservative ones or the ones who are dentists and hate all talk of carmelized popcorn, are listening). Musical Guest: The Fluff Radio Review House Band performing "We, Will, We Will, Grinch You," a rather pretty (well at least for like 45 seconds) version of "Greenselves," and the brand new, soon to be a holiday classic "Oh, Sweet Yummy" which you can download separately HERE because we think it's the most amazing song we've ever improvised and who CAN'T relate with the feeling of not getting the one gift you were secretly dreaming of all along. Tri-flavored popcorn...how I miss you. Tales of Wonder: * How to dance the GrandMamba * Christmas Transit Wackiness: Colleen and Annie bike 26 miles in one day Most Memorable Lines Taken Out of Context: * "SUUUUUUUUGAR it's in my system. It's making me want to run in place!" * "Nothing says 'I love you' at Christmas (no one loves me) like a nice big two-foot tin of the funky munchie. (Oh, yeah! I woulda liked) Honey, now (to be loved.) sexy, hardcore." * "I'd pour you over me like Gatorade at the end of the Super Bowl!" * "Are you giving them away for 'Eat Blue Food Day'?"

This week we've got a special little Christmas show for you as Annie and Colleen sing Christmas Carols which you and all your family (seriously make SURE to put it on when all your family, especially when the really conservative ones or the ones who are dentists and hate all talk of carmelized popcorn, are listening). Musical Guest: The Fluff Radio Review House Band performing "We, Will, We Will, Grinch You," a rather pretty (well at least for like 45 seconds) version of "Greenselves," and the brand new, soon to be a holiday classic "Oh, Sweet Yummy" which you can download separately HERE because we think it's the most amazing song we've ever improvised and who CAN'T relate with the feeling of not getting the one gift you were secretly dreaming of all along. Tri-flavored popcorn...how I miss you. Tales of Wonder: * How to dance the GrandMamba * Christmas Transit Wackiness: Colleen and Annie bike 26 miles in one day Most Memorable Lines Taken Out of Context: * "SUUUUUUUUGAR it's in my system. It's making me want to run in place!" * "Nothing says 'I love you' at Christmas (no one loves me) like a nice big two-foot tin of the funky munchie. (Oh, yeah! I woulda liked) Honey, now (to be loved.) sexy, hardcore." * "I'd pour you over me like Gatorade at the end of the Super Bowl!" * "Are you giving them away for 'Eat Blue Food Day'?"