Are those with jobs working too much, with too little pay?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Mother Jones editor Clara Jeffrey, about the flip-side of the unemployment crisis: the "Great Speedup" of the American workforce. According to Jeffrey's cover article, Americans are now working nearly 400 more hours per year than Germans. Is it because fewer people are pushed into taking on a greater number of tasks? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you are lucky enough to have a job, is it working you to death? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Clara Jeffrey, deputy editor of Mother Jones magazine and co-author of All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup

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What are Your Rights in the Workplace?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Lewis Maltby, founder of the National Workplace Institute and author of Can They Do That? How American Companies Abuse Workers and What To Do About It. Did you know that you could be fired for having a political bumper sticker on your car or even having a beer after work?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What options do you have to protect yourself? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Lewis Maltby, founder of the National Workplace Institute and author of Can They Do That? How American Companies Abuse Workers and What To Do About It.

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Your Call 031609 Will EFCA help the economy?

Will the Employee Free Choice Act help bring the economy back to life? On the next Your Call, we'll discuss the law that would make it easier for unions to organize. The battle over the act is expected to be fierce. The Chamber of Commerce and business groups plan to spend $200 million to defeat the bill, while SEIU is spending $50 million to ensure its passage. If it passes, would you join a union? You can join us by phone or email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are unions one of the answers to the economic downturn? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Chris Chafe
Executive director of Change to Win, a coalition created in 2005 of seven unions including the Teamsters, SEIU and the United Farm Workers of America

Jason Oxman in Northern Virginia
Senior Vice President for Industry Affairs at the Consumer Electronics Association, a trade association promoting growth in the consumer electronics industry

Russell Roberts in Fairfax, VA
Professor of Economics and J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Distinguished Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, research fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author of the blog econtalk.org, winner of the 2008 Weblog Award for Best Podcast. His latest book is The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity.

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