The Union Edge

The Union Edge


Latest Episodes

Celeste Drake – AFL-CIO – Labor’s Current Perspective on NAFTA Negotiations
October 13, 2017

The labor movement has a voice in the room when it comes to new NAFTA negotiations. Celeste Drake, the AFL-CIO’s Trade and Globalization Policy Specialist, tells us everything she’s allowed ...

Buck Geno – WIP Radio – The Latest on the Continuing Flint Water Crisis
October 13, 2017

We get an update on the Flint water crisis from Buck Geno from Work in Progress Radio before the conversation turns to

Craig Harrington – Media Matters – Tin Foil Hat Awards
October 13, 2017

Craig Harrington joins us from Media Matters to give out this week’s Tinfoil Hat Awards!

Doug Cunningham – WIN – Unions Are Helping Rebuild Puerto Rico
October 13, 2017

Doug Cunningham joins us from Workers Independent News to report on union members helping Puerto Ricans rebuild their home, new NAFTA negotiations, and Trump’s latest push to destabilize Obamacare.

Executive Order Undermines ACA
October 12, 2017

Today’s Informed Action with Allen Kukovich and Tom Balya focuses on healthcare policy. The Trump’s latest executive order will allow people to buy insurance across state lines, but healthcare is ...

The GOP Budget Will Hurt Many Retirees
October 12, 2017

Phil Glover, the National Vice President of AFGE District 3, comes on the program to talk about the GOP budget and how it will severely effect retirees in the federal ...

Education Watchdog
October 12, 2017

This week on The Education Watchdog with Butch Santicola, he invites Jeff Ney who is the new Treasurer for the PSEA on the program. Jeff talks to us about the ...

Union Busting at Charter/Spectrum
October 12, 2017

Derek Jordan of IBEW Local 3 joins us to let us know that the Charter/Spectrum strike is still going on and the company’s demand to allow outside contracting is a ...

Rand Paul Puppets Trump To Make An Executive Order Damaging Obamacare
October 12, 2017

From The District Sentinel we have Sam Knight and Sam Sacks on the program to talk about Trump’s executive order that will undermine the Obamacare. Rand Paul who was a ...

Anti-LGBT Bill Passed In Mississippi Legalizes Discrimination
October 12, 2017

From Media Matters, we have Cristian Lopez on the program to talk about the anti-LGBTQ bill that passed in Mississippi. This bill allows business to deny services based on their ...