Original Air Date:
July 15, 2010, Thurs 3:00pm – EST

HARLEM TALK RADIO TOWN HALL: THE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS.
MODERATORS SIMONE PERRY BOB QUINLAN
Call-in Number: (347) 838-9934

GUEST:
COLLEEN GARDNER
COMMISSIONER, NYS DEPT. LABOR

ROBERT DOAR
COMMISSIONER, NYC DEPT. OF HRA

VINCE MORGAN
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS 15th DISTRICT

HARLEM TALK RADIO TOWN HALL: THE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS.

ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, AND ACROSS AMERICA, WE ARE FACING A HUGE CRISIS OF UNEMPLOYMENT. ACCORDING TO THE US DEPT OF LABOR WEBSITE, THERE ARE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 14.6 MILLION UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS. THE NUMBER OF LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED IS 6.8 MILLION.

BEING UNEMPLOYED IS NOT ONLY A FINANCIAL BURDEN, IT IS AN EMOTIONAL BURDEN AS WELL. UNEMPLOYMENT CAN LEAD TO LOW SELF ESTEEM AND DEPRESSION. IT HAS A HUGE EFFECT ON THE FAMILY DYNAMIC AND CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITHOUT JOBS. DO WE BLAME THE GOVERNMENT ? DO WE BLAME THOSE WITHOUT JOBS AND SAY ‘THEY’RE NOT LOOKING FOR WORK …” TODAY WE WILL BE JOINED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF LABOR COMMISSIONER, COLLEEN GARDNER. LATER IN OUR SHOW WE WILL SPEAK TO HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER ROBERT DOAR, WHO WILL TELL OUR LISTENERS WHAT SERVICES MAY BE AVAILABLE IF THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OF THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

THE SECOND SEGMENT MODERATED BY BOB QUINLAN. VINCE MORGAN WILL JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT HIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN . VINCE MORGAN IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN THE 15th DISTRICT (HARLEM).

CLICK AUDIO LINK TO HEAR INTERVIEWS
HTR Town Hall: Commissioner Colleen Gardener, NYS Dept. of Labor
HTR Town Hall: Commissioner Robert Doar, NYC HRA
HTR Town Hall: Vince Morgan Candidate for Congress 15th District