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Workplace Culture and Tech Intersections at MWD

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Returning are My guests for the full hour are Ellen Mackey, Senior Ecologist, and Gina Chavez, water pump plant mechanic, of the score of personnel who are challenging the workplace culture at the MWD, featured in the investigative LAT articles penned by Adam Elmaharek. Jason Sierras is an aqueduct pump specialist for MWD, employed in this position for 18-1/2 years. These three speak to the ever-continuing to develop story of the Met executive’s response to claims of unhealthy work culture conditions. picking up where we left off with our 8/21 show on the MWD workplace culture with women and ratepayers paying some serious cash.

Music credits: Chimora, “African Americano,” Sounds of Africa- album; The Expansions, “Miles Away,” Murmuration – album.

http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MWDPod7-5-22.mp3

An extended portion, Part 2 is posted here http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MWDPart27-5-22.mp3.

More on Women and Water and management Woes at MWD

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As the story continues to develop since the 3/16/21 show on the Metropolitan Water District, we resume coverage of workplace culture oversight with: Ellen Mackey, Senior Ecologist and MWD’s AFSCME union women’s caucus; and Gina Chavez, MWD water pump plant mechanic. We add organizational cronyism to your vocabulary and a whole lot of grit in this update. Investigative pieces by Adam Elmahrek warrants a look-over: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-12/mwd-accused-sexual-harassment-abuse-against-women,
Music credits: Greg Foat, “Symphonie Pacifique;” Muito Kaballa, “Tin Tin,” Everything is Broke – album

http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MackeyChavezPod5-18-21.mp3