KNX In Depth's Charles Feldman and Rob Archer discuss whether the labor movement is making a comeback this Summer. Kent Wong is director of the UCLA Labor Center. 

KNX In Depth's Charles Feldman and Rob Archer discuss whether the labor movement is making a comeback this Summer. Kent Wong is director of the UCLA Labor Center.

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Is this the Summer of strikes? Labor fights back against management

It now looks like repairs to storm damaged roads in California will be happening a lot faster than originally thought. KNX News' Pete Demetriou reports that an emergency declaration by Governor Newsom could help reopen Topanga Canyon Road in the next few months,

It now looks like repairs to storm damaged roads in California will be happening a lot faster than originally thought. KNX News' Pete Demetriou reports that an emergency declaration by Governor Newsom could help reopen Topanga Canyon Road in the next few months,

Topanga Canyon Road could reopen faster than originally thought

Today's apparent "sick out" by an estimated 10-percent of LA Metro's bus drivers has seemingly left EVERYONE in a bad position.  Tens of thousands of Metro bus riders were inconvenience by late or no-show buses ... while the drivers themselves claim that the safety situation has become so bad for them, they're fearing for their lives every time they settle into the drivers seat.

So in an exclusive conversation that you'll only here on KNX, chief correspondent Charles Feldman talked with Metro's chief of operations, Conan Cheung ... and asked him about the effects of today's labor action.

Today's apparent "sick out" by an estimated 10-percent of LA Metro's bus drivers has seemingly left EVERYONE in a bad position.  Tens of thousands of Metro bus riders were inconvenience by late or no-show buses ... while the drivers themselves claim that the safety situation has become so bad for them, they're fearing for their lives every time they settle into the drivers seat.
So in an exclusive conversation that you'll only here on KNX, chief correspondent Charles Feldman talked with Metro's chief of operations, Conan Cheung ... and asked him about the effects of today's labor action.

KNX BIG STORY:  Even while being dismayed over bus disruptions from sick out, Metro's operations officer admits bus drivers' safety concerns are valid

The apparent "sick out" by LA Metro bus drivers inconvenienced thousands of Metro passengers by disrupting some of the most heavily used bus lines in the city.

And while riders seem to empathize with the drivers complaints over a failure of public safety on buses ... they're NOT all on-board with the proposed solutions to beefing up security.

Eric Mann is co-chair of the Bus Riders Union here in Los Angeles.

The apparent "sick out" by LA Metro bus drivers inconvenienced thousands of Metro passengers by disrupting some of the most heavily used bus lines in the city.
And while riders seem to empathize with the drivers complaints over a failure of public safety on buses ... they're NOT all on-board with the proposed solutions to beefing up security.
Eric Mann is co-chair of the Bus Riders Union here in Los Angeles.

Is this the Summer of strikes? Labor fights back against management

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