Ron Kaminkow's guest appearances

Ron Kaminkow

Jacobin Radio

The Broken Record Radio Show

Working People

Renoites

OwlTail

Kari Lydersen

Doug speaks with Jamie Webster of BCG about western Europe’s energy situation. Then Kari Lydersen, author of a recent In These Times article, and Ron Kaminkow, locomotive engineer and organizer with Railroad Workers United, talk about the miseries of the industry and why it should be nationalized.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug speaks with <a href="https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/jamie-webster" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jamie Webster</a> of BCG about western Europe’s energy situation. Then Kari Lydersen, author of <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/nationalize-the-railroads-workers-on-strike-biden-wages" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">a recent In These Times article</a>, and Ron Kaminkow, locomotive engineer and organizer with <a href="https://www.railroadworkersunited.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Railroad Workers United</a>, talk about the miseries of the industry and why it should be nationalized.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Behind the News: Railroad Workers w/ Ron Kaminkow & Kari Lydersen

Mel Buer

Jeff Kurtz

The rail industry is experiencing a self-induced crisis as a result of decades of cost-cutting, profit-maximizing executive decisions that have driven rail workers and the supply chain into the ground. In an attempt to mediate between the major freight rail companies and unions representing around 115,000 railroad workers, President Biden appointed a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to offer recommendations for resolving the ongoing contract dispute. But an overwhelming number of surveyed workers seem prepared to reject the PEB’s recommendations, and if the current contract dispute isn’t resolved the US could be headed towards its largest rail strike in decades. In this livestream produced by The Real News Network, Max and journalist Mel Buer co-host a panel with current/former railroad workers and members of Railroad Workers United Jeff Kurtz and Ron Kaminkow to discuss the looming possibility of a massive national rail strike. With permission from TRNN, we are sharing the audio from this livestream on the Working People feed for our listeners.  Additional links/info below...  Mel's  Twitter page Ron's  Twitter page Railroad Workers United  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page Press Release: "RWU Announces Position on PEB #250"  Survey Results: Rail Workers and the PEB  Working People, "Jay" Mel Buer, The Real News Network, "Fired Up Rail Workers Rally in Galesburg, Illinois, as Potential National Strike Looms" Mel Buer, The Real News Network, "Corporate Billionaires Are Wrecking the Supply Chain. Just Look at the Railroads" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "Railroad Workers Are Being Ground to Dust. Who Will Help Them?" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "Court Blocks Railroad Workers from Striking Over Draconian Attendance Policy" Joe DeManuelle-Hall, Labor Notes, "Rail Workers Reject Contract Recommendations, Say They're Ready to Strike"  Permanent links below...  Working People  Patreon page  Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page In These Times  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page The Real News Network  website,  YouTube channel,  podcast feeds,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page  Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive:  freemusicarchive.org)  Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song 

The rail industry is experiencing a self-induced crisis as a result of decades of cost-cutting, profit-maximizing executive decisions that have driven rail workers and the supply chain into the ground. In an attempt to mediate between the major freight rail companies and unions representing around 115,000 railroad workers, President Biden appointed a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to offer recommendations for resolving the ongoing contract dispute. But an overwhelming number of surveyed workers seem prepared to reject the PEB’s recommendations, and if the current contract dispute isn’t resolved the US could be headed towards its largest rail strike in decades. In this livestream produced by The Real News Network, Max and journalist Mel Buer co-host a panel with current/former railroad workers and members of Railroad Workers United Jeff Kurtz and Ron Kaminkow to discuss the looming possibility of a massive national rail strike. With permission from TRNN, we are sharing the audio from this livestream on the Working People feed for our listeners.  Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Mel's <a href="https://twitter.com/mel_buer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Ron's <a href="https://twitter.com/KaminkowRon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Railroad Workers United <a href="https://www.railroadworkersunited.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/railroadworkers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/railroadworkers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Press Release: "<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/38adf15f301/77eeabac-a19b-4e84-95dc-338e5879f71b.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">RWU Announces Position on PEB #250</a>"</li> <li><a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Survey-Results--Rail-Workers-and-the-PEB.html?soid=1116509035139&amp;aid=Xy_EoF8yZ90" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Survey Results: Rail Workers and the PEB</a> </li> <li>Working People, "<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vMTI2NjE0L3Jzcw/episode/YjZhNWZjY2UtMGE4My00Y2MzLWI2ZjMtZjY2ZjQ0MzJkZjY2?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiAjbXRuYH6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jay</a>"</li> <li>Mel Buer, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/fired-up-rail-workers-rally-in-galesburg-illinois-as-potential-national-strike-looms" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fired Up Rail Workers Rally in Galesburg, Illinois, as Potential National Strike Looms</a>"</li> <li>Mel Buer, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/corporate-billionaires-are-wrecking-the-supply-chain-just-look-at-the-railroads" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Corporate Billionaires Are Wrecking the Supply Chain. Just Look at the Railroads</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/railroad-workers-are-being-ground-to-dust-who-will-help-them" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Railroad Workers Are Being Ground to Dust. Who Will Help Them?</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/court-blocks-railroad-workers-from-striking-over-draconian-attendance-policy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Court Blocks Railroad Workers from Striking Over Draconian Attendance Policy</a>"</li> <li>Joe DeManuelle-Hall, Labor Notes, "<a href="https://www.labornotes.org/2022/09/rail-workers-reject-contract-recommendations-say-theyre-ready-strike" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rail Workers Reject Contract Recommendations, Say They're Ready to Strike</a>"</li> </ul> Permanent links below... <ul> <li>Working People <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> page</li> <li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li> <li>Labor Radio / Podcast Network <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/laborradionet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>In These Times <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inthesetimesmag/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/inthesetimesmag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>The Real News Network <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> channel, <a href="https://therealnews.com/our-shows-podcasts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> podcast</a> feeds, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealNews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> </ul> Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song</li> </ul>

Is the US Headed for a National Rail Strike? (w/ Mel Buer, Jeff Kurtz, & Ron Kaminkow)

One of the most essential elements of our infrastructure in the United States, for moving freight across the country, for getting travelers and commuters to their destinations, and for addressing the challenges of a changes climate is railroads. There are about 140,000 miles of railroad track in the United States, much of it being severely under-utilized for various reasons. On this episode of Renoites, we welcome Ron Kaminkow. Ron is an Amtrak Engineer based in Reno, Nevada who serves as co-chair of the Nevada Rail Coalition, a "citizen-based initiative that brings together organizations, groups and individuals, including unions, environmental organizations, passenger and freight rail advocacy associations, social justice organizations, and neighborhood and community associations for the purpose of building an expanded and more robust rail system" Ron and Conor discuss the history of the rail network in the United States, the reasons for declining freight and passenger rail (and solutions to reverse the trend), the project of building an industrial union in an industry dominated by smaller craft unions under the banner of the Railroad Workers United, the impact of the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on passenger rail, plus local issues like passenger connectivity between Reno and the Bay Area and the legacy of the downtown trench project. Thank you so much for listening! Be sure to follow Renoites on Instagram and Facebook and if you'd like to support the show financially visit patreon.com/renoites to become an official patron. Send any comments, feedback or guest suggestions! My email is conor@renoites.com

One of the most essential elements of our infrastructure in the United States, for moving freight across the country, for getting travelers and commuters to their destinations, and for addressing the challenges of a changes climate is railroads. There are about 140,000 miles of railroad track in the United States, much of it being severely under-utilized for various reasons. On this episode of Renoites, we welcome Ron Kaminkow. Ron is an Amtrak Engineer based in Reno, Nevada who serves as co-chair of the <a href="https://www.nevadarailcoalition.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nevada Rail Coalition</a>, a "citizen-based initiative that brings together organizations, groups and individuals, including unions, environmental organizations, passenger and freight rail advocacy associations, social justice organizations, and neighborhood and community associations for the purpose of building an expanded and more robust rail system" Ron and Conor discuss the history of the rail network in the United States, the reasons for declining freight and passenger rail (and solutions to reverse the trend), the project of building an industrial union in an industry dominated by smaller craft unions under the banner of the <a href="https://www.railroadworkersunited.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Railroad Workers United</a>, the impact of the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on passenger rail, plus local issues like passenger connectivity between Reno and the Bay Area and the legacy of the downtown trench project. Thank you so much for listening! Be sure to follow Renoites on Instagram and Facebook and if you'd like to support the show financially visit <a href="http://patreon.com/renoites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/renoites</a> to become an official patron. Send any comments, feedback or guest suggestions! My email is conor@renoites.com