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Berry Craig – KY AFL-CIO – Mud Slinging at Fancy Farms Picnic
Berry Craig reports back from that annual mud slinging contest called the Fancy Farm Picnic. Turns out some politicians can dish it out, but can’t take it.
The Labor Intensive
This week on the Labor Intensive with Charlie McCollester and Rosemary Trump, we talk about issues ranging from the failed UAW election in Mississippi, unions in colleges, and wage theft. ...
Wildfires Rage on the West Coast
Labor Educator Mark McDermott talks about the wildfires happening on the west coast right now. These fires have made the sky white with smoke and burnt an area the size ...
When Trump’s policy looks like Obama’s
Even though it may not appear this way, Trump’s policies towards North Korea are very similar to Obama’s, Politico’s Jacqueline Klimas explains. We also talk about how an attack would ...
Gerrymandering ruins democracy
Julie Alderman of Media Matters talks about why Gerrymandering is ruining our democracy. For some reason this bipartisan issue only seems to be talked about by people who aren’t in ...
Dangerous Cuts to Locomotive Staffing
Locomotive companies are cutting back staffing, which can be dangerous for drivers and the public alike. We discuss this issue with Stuart Gardner, Chairman of the Transportation Division in SMART, ...
Banking Fines Nosedive Under Trump Administration
Banking fines have dropped by 2/3 since Trump’s inauguration, showing a much greater difference that we expected. Sam Sacks joins us from the The District Sentinel to explain.
Bernie to roll out Single Payer Bill
Steve Larchuk of Healthcare Politics with Steve Larchuk comes on the program to talk about the latest things happening in the healthcare debate and what we will be looking at ...
The GOP Healthcare Divide
From Politico, we have Jennifer Haberkorn on the program to talk about the divided republican party as it pertains to healthcare. Some are still on the repeal and replace train, ...
ID laws confuse voters, drive them away from polls
Julie Alderman of Media Matters joins us to talk about voting rights. In Texas it was found that the voter ID laws were so confusing that people just decided not ...