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The Tim Caffrey Show with Jerri Howe
January 17th, 2012 | Tim Caffrey
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Please watch this compelling story of one young man’s journey from poverty and abuse to self-reliance through community involvement.


The Tim Caffrey Show: Equal Pay for Equal Work!
May 20th, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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I was honored to have former Colorado state senator Peggy Reeves and Barbara Crowfoot both of the American Association of University Women onto the show to discuss how their Fort Collins branch is helping children, young women and non-traditional college women in the Fort Collins area to achieve the American dream of providing for their children [...]


The Tim Caffrey Show: Unemployed in Colorado!
April 19th, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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In a recent article in the Huffington Post dated March 25,  Colorado’s unemployment rate reached 9.3 percent in February, 2011. This was on top of the January numbers of 9.1 percent (higher than the national average)!
I was fortunate to have a guest on that was willing to discuss his recent layoff and what he is doing to find meaningful work in [...]


The Tim Caffrey Show: The Military-Industrial Complex!
April 11th, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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This is the third and final episode in the series examining the question: Is Organized Labor relevant in 21st century America?  In this segment I discuss with Kevin Caffrey, President of the Northern Colorado Labor Council, the affect that the Military-Industrial Complex has on the Federal Budget Deficit and how you and I are paying [...]


The Tim Caffrey Show: Outsourcing Colorado Jobs!
March 15th, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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This is the second in a series of  shows discussing the question, is Organized Labor relevant in 21st Century America?  In this episode, Kevin Caffrey, President of the Northern Colorado Labor Council discusses the affects that outsourcing has on working class families all across Colorado.
 ”In 2007, 5.6 million jobs were lost or displaced by the U.S. non-oil [...]


The Tim Caffrey Show Discussing Organized Labor in 21st Century America.
February 24th, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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In this episode of The Tim Caffrey Show, I discuss the relevancy of Organized Labor in 21st Century America with Kevin Caffrey, President of the Northern Colorado Labor Council. 
We talk about what  aspect do unions afford middle class Americans and are unions too inflexible for America to compete in a global economy. 
Why do members have [...]


The Tim Caffrey Show Discussing The Plight of Colorado’s 99ers.
February 2nd, 2011 | Tim Caffrey
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This week’s show focuses on discussing the plight of Colorado’s 99ers as they struggle to maintain some form of normalcy as our government in Washington D.C. turns its back on them. 
The GOP has stated in the past that the unemployed are lazy and just don’t want to work.  I have news for you Mr. GOP-er, wait till the pink slip [...]


“The Tim Caffrey Show” with Guests, Kevin Caffrey and Ryan Dawkins.
October 19th, 2010 | Tim Caffrey
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This week’s topics on The Tim Caffrey Show are:

The plight of the 99ers; fiscal stimulus, is it working; multiplier effect; card-check; and ”A Roadmap for America’s Future”.

Some lively debate ensued!


Progressive Talking Points For Your Misinformed “Outraged” Tea Party Neighbor!
June 3rd, 2010 | Tim Caffrey
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Or more importantly, where is the real outrage coming from,  it’s Wall Street! 
The people standing on the street corners with their funny little hats and signs saying,  ”keep government out of my Medicare”,  for the most part don’t even know what they’re protesting about.  Some truly believe they are the second coming of the revolution against tyranny (for [...]


Is The Tea Party The New Face Of The GOP?
March 30th, 2010 | Tim Caffrey
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I was listening to Ring of Fire (www.ringoffireradio.com) hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mike Papantonio, and David Bender on AM760 this past weekend and at the end of the show they have a short YouTube video titled the, “The Pap Attack”.  Please watch.


 
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