The Union Edge
Latest Episodes
Kevin Hickerson – Fairfax EA – Ending Childhood Poverty
We talk about ending childhood poverty, union organizing in right-to-work states, and Virginia’s ever revolving election cycle with Kevin Hickerson, President of the Fairfax Education Association.
Kevin Robillard – POLITICO – The Bannon-Trump Feud
Kevin Robillard joins us from Politico to report on some twists in the Bannon-Trump feud.
Berry Craaig – KY AFL-CIO – Businesses That Refuse To Recognize Unions
Berry Craig from the Kentucky Labor Institute talks about businesses and politicians who refuse to recognize unions (pst – they can’t do that!)
Mike Healey – H&H – Trump’s NLRB Dismantles Worker’s Rights
Trump appointees reversed several significant NLRB precedents, dismantling worker protections in what attorney Mike Healey calls calls “the mid December massacre.” He discusses how we can combat these attacks through ...
Rich Fiesta – AFRA – What We Can Still Do About The Tax Bill
Rich Fiesta joins us from the Alliance for Retired Americans to discuss how the tax bill affects working families and what we can still do about it.
New American Economy: Psychology and Climate Change
New American Economy: Psychology and Climate Change This week on The New American Economy with Dr Patricia DeMarco we have Dr Renee Lertzman on the program to talk about psychological ...
Lauren Gardner – POLITICO – Trump Takes Credit For Airline Safety Record
Trump takes credit for airlines’ safety record, Politico’s Lauren Gardner reports
The Labor Intensive: Workers Deserve A Just Cause When Being Fired
This week in The Labor Intensive with Rosemary Trump and Charlie McCollester we talk about how the trend of “at-will employment” needs to end. Just cause for firing has been ...
Jessica Jones Capparell – LWV – Courts Hear Voter Roll Purge Case
From The League of Women Voters we have Jessica Jones Capparell to talk about two court battles that are going on now that effect voters and voting rights. One is ...
Jim Chase & Michael Johnston – More Water Pollution In Michigan
Jim Chase from Cut to the Chase Talk Radio invites his guest Michael Johnston on the show for us to discuss a dangerously polluted water sources from Rockford, MI. The ...