The Union Edge

The Union Edge


Latest Episodes

J. David Cox – AFGE – Trump Wants To Shut Down The Government If His Wall Isn’t Funded
August 25, 2017

AFGE President J. David Cox joins us to talk recent comments made by President Trump about shutting down the government over funding for his boarder wall, and the need for ...

Doug Cunningham – WIN – Target Employees Stand Up Against Sexual Harassment and Racism at Work
August 25, 2017

Doug Cunningham of Workers Independent News joins us to talk about the worker victory for Target employees in Christianville, VA, who stood up to sexual harassment and racism in the ...

Ben Zipperer – EPI – Data Limitations and Biases in Seattle’s Minimum Wage
August 24, 2017

A recent study of Seattle’s minimum wage increase is rife with data limitations and bias. Economist Ben Zipperer joins us from the Economic Policy Institute to explain what’s really happening there. 

The District Sentinel – Amazon Continues Towards Becoming a Monopoly
August 24, 2017

Sam Sacks and Sam Knight join us from The District Sentinel to talk about Amazon as it continues to move toward a monopoly.

Informed Action – Who Is Making Work Harder For Other Branches of Government
August 24, 2017

It’s one thing to not be very good at what your doing, but it’s another to make it harder for the other branches of government and others in your party ...

The Education Watchdog – How To Talk To Students About Current Events
August 24, 2017

Butch Santicola, the Education Watchdog is fired up today. How do we talk to high school students about current events? About our country’s history?

Just Transitions – Some Green Technologies Used In Europe Should Be Adopted In The United States
August 24, 2017

Dr. Patty DeMarco invites Kirsi Jansa, the producer of Sustainability Pioneers, a web-based short video documentary series that showcases the new reality that is emerging as a response to climate change. ...

Megan Cassella – POLITICO – Trump Threatens NAFTA
August 24, 2017

Trump’s threat of NAFTA withdrawal loses its edge, Megan Cassella reports for Politico.

Bobby Lewis – Media Matters – How to be a good American according to Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade
August 24, 2017

Media Matters researcher Bobby Lewis reports: How to be a good American according to Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade

John Russo – The America Prospect – The Wages Of Neglect Pt 2
August 24, 2017

“Can you have a model city in a left-behind region?” Author John Russo poses this question in The American Prospect, as part of their feature on the economic abandonment of ...