The Union Edge

The Union Edge


Latest Episodes

Chris Garlock – DC Labor – Attacks on Unions Are Attacks On All Workers
October 30, 2017

From the DC Labor Council we have Chris Garlcok on the program to talk about what is going on in our nation’s capital.

Doug Cunningham – WIN – Paul Manafort’s Indictment is the First of Many Dominos To Fall
October 30, 2017

Doug Cunningham from Workers Independent News joins us to talk about the real implications of the indictment of Manafort and Gates.

Anisha Singh – Generation Progress – Trump Messes With Contraception Coverage, It’s Time For Action
October 27, 2017

We talk about the President’s recent attacks on affordable contraception coverage, the Birth Control Week of Action coming up with Anisha Singh, the new Generation Progress Organizing Director.

Buck Geno – David LaGrand – Flint’s Water Crisis Is Still Going On, Oct 2017
October 27, 2017

We get an update on what’s going on with Flint’s water supply and the residents there from Buck Geno and MI Rep David LaGrand.

Deb Kline – Cleveland JWJ – Today is Latina Equal Pay Day
October 27, 2017

Today is Latina Equal Pay day, because Latina women make $0.54 for every white man’s dollar. Deb Kline joins us from the Cleveland Jobs with Justice to discuss.

Maria Somma – USW – The Psychological Warfare of Union Busting
October 27, 2017

What wet wrong with Kumho tires? Maria Somma, director of organizing for the United Steelworkers, describes the psychological warfare that led to employees rejecting a union, despite their initial 80% ...

Buck Geno – WIP Radio – Combating Wage Theft
October 27, 2017

Buck Geno joins us from Work in Progress Radio to discuss what some localities are doing to combat this country’s wage theft epidemic.

Cristina Lopez – Media Matter – Fox News Spreads Racist Lies About Vegas Hero
October 27, 2017

Cristina Lopez joins us from Media Matters to describe how Tucker Carlson has been spreading wild lies about Vegas hero Jesus Campos.

Media Matters – Alex Morash – Tin Foil Hat Awards
October 27, 2017

Media Matters’ Alex Morash hands out this week’s Tin Foil Hat awards!

Sam Wang – The American Prospect – Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander
October 27, 2017

Sam Wang, professor of neuroscience at Princeton University and author of “Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander,” discusses how and why the Supreme Court and states need to curb gerrymandering. Sam Wang and Brian ...