Gang Deaths In Boyle Heights; 30th Anniversary of Nixon Resignation; Bush Calls on Congress to Pass Flextime Legislation
Gang Deaths In Boyle Heights
On Friday, Father Greg Boyle announced that Homeboy Industries will discontinue its graffiti removal service as a result of the recent deaths of two HBI workers, killed while removing graffiti in the Boyle Heights area. Larry Mantle talks with Father Greg Boyle, founder and Director of Homeboy Industries, Consuelo Valdez, Director of Community In Action and Robert Mejia, a Homeboy Industries office worker who used to work in graffiti removal for HBI.
30th Anniversary of Nixon Resignation
This day marks the 30th anniversary of the resignation of Richard Nixon. Reverend John H. Taylor, Executive Director of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss Nixon’s legacy.
Bush Calls on Congress to Pass Flextime Legislation
On Thursday, President Bush asked Congress to pass flextime legislation that would make it easier for employers to give workers time off, compensatory time, instead of paying them overtime. Bush made a similar proposal last year, but Congress did not pass legislation then. Bush contends that flextime would give employees more choices, but critics say this is a way for business to avoid paying workers their due overtime. Host Larry Mantle takes your calls on the issue. Do you think that flextime would give you more options vis a vis the way you arrange your work day? Maybe your company already gives comp time instead of overtime. Do you care? Joining Larry is Tim Adams, Director of Policy for the Bush-Cheney campaign, and Chris Cameron, Associate Dean and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School.