Episode 86: L.A. Ports Ripping Off Their Peeps; Kara Wins, DNC Shrugs
Episode 86: No matter that the Los Angeles Ports moves 40 percent of the containerized goods entering the country, generating billions of dollars in commerce—it’s rip-off time when it comes to treating the truck drivers and warehouse workers fairly. I know, you’re shocked! I recently checked out a big rally, featuring Bernie Sanders, by workers trying to form a union at a number of companies at the L.A. ports. In the big picture, the workers are getting screwed like a lot of workers: companies misclassify workers, treating them as independent contractors, not employees. After you hear segments from the energetic rally, I chat with truck driver Daniel “Seko” Uaina. I, then, talk with progressive candidate Kara Eastman who won the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District in Nebraska—and, then, got the blow-off from the national party, at least partly because she defeated the favored centrist “Blue Dog.” Because the national party has been so-skilled at winning elections, rights? Our Robber Baron of the week is the CEO of Allergan, Brent Saunders.
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