LUNCH WITH LABOR: Thom Hartmann Show Live Today from Chicago's Progressive Talk, 12-3 PM ET

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Thom Hartmann is joining a panel of labor leaders and progressive activists at the LUNCH WITH LABOR event put on by WCPT and held at the popular Erie Café in downtown Chicago.

Discussion topics include the state of labor in Illinois and other areas, what's going on with pensions, right to work and how a strong labor movement can remedy the economic, social and political problems we face.

Guest Speakers: Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL); Tom Villanova, Chicago/Cook County Building Trades; Jeff Epstein, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 11; Sam Cicinelli, Mechanics Local 701; Tom Ryan, Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 and Vito Marchese, Machinists Local 126, District 8.

>Time, 12-3 PM EST. Check it out at freespreech.org, or on the Free Speech TV Channel on Dish and Direct TV.

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1. Good panelists discussing many subjects, including the TPP, using alternative media to know

what's really going on with important economic, political and current issues. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich's website is one excellent source to consult.

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2. The "FIGHT FOR $15" March movement for workers formed in 2012 & was held in more

than 270 cities in the US yesterday, Nov. 10 across the country.

- Workers in Minneapolis at Government Plaza going to City Hall, Nov. 10



- New York City low wage workers strike for $15 and UNION RIGHTS, Nov. 10



- Workers protest at a McDonald's restaurant in Huntington, WV, Nov. 10