The Union Edge

The Union Edge


Latest Episodes

The New American Economy: Martin Luther King’s Work Is Not Done!
January 17, 2018

The Economic Policy Institute has found that the race disparity in wages has grown since 1968. We discuss the complex pieces of the puzzle with Valeria Wilson, labor economist and director ...

Berry Craig – KY AFL-CIO – Mitch McTurtle
January 17, 2018

Berry Craig introduces us to Nevada Democrats’ 2018 mascot, Mitch McTurtle!

Doug Cunningham – January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018

Labor reporter Doug Cunningham discusses a Maryland initiative to raise the minimum wage and other labor news.

The Labor Intensive – January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018

The false ballistic missile alarm sent to residents of the Hawaii on Saturday prompts our resident labor historians Charlie McCollester and Rosemary Trump to discuss the past and potential future ...

Sondra Cosgrove – LWV – How Nevada Became The Least Gerrymandered State
January 16, 2018

Sondra Cosgrove, President of the League of Women Voters of Nevada, talks about how their state became one of the least gerrymandered in the country, the upcoming Women’s March, and ...

PFT Local 400 – Teacher’s Unions Fight Privatization
January 16, 2018

Nina Esposito-Visgitis, president of Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers local 400 and organizer Chris George discuss the problems associated with privatizing public schools and what we can do to fix them. ...

Ken Mash – APSCUF – Making College Affordable Makes The US Competitive
January 16, 2018

APSCUF President Ken Mash joins us to discuss public colleges, the people who work at them, and how their budget still isn’t where is was before the previous governor cut ...

The District Sentinel – Trump’s Comments About African Nations and Hatti are Clearly Racist
January 16, 2018

Sam Knight and Sam Sacks of The District Sentinel to discuss the Trump’s comments about African countries, the impending government shutdown, and how the number of uninsured Americans has risen ...

Charlotte Handcock – Gen Progress – Colleges The Defraud Students Given A Say On Defrauded Students Will Be Compensated
January 12, 2018

Charlotte Hancock from Generation Progress joins us to discuss how Betsy DeVos has restored negotiations to hold colleges that defraud student accountable, and how instead of have the victims of ...

Buck Geno & John Reurink – January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018

Buck Geno of Work in Progress Radio has John Reurink on the program to talk about the late in Michigan Politics.