The Rick Smith Show 2-22-2018

Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the Trump administrations infrastructure plan and explains why it’s bad policy. 

Christine Campbell, president of the American Federation of Teachers- West Virginia (AFT-WV) joins Rick to talk about the General Strike of educators in West Virginia that shut down schools in the states 55 counties, why they have taken to the picket lines and state capital, and what it’s going to take to get them back. 

Marla Kilfoyle, Executive Director of the Badass Teacher’s Association (BAT) and Melissa Tomlinson, Assistant Executive Director of the BATs joins Rick to talk about the upcoming day of action and the Janus v. AFSCME case that prompted the rallies.