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The Workers' Mic WGN Radio
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The Workers’ Mic, powered by the Midwest Coalition of Labor
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The Workers’ Mic (12/3/23): The woke war on gas stoves
There’s much to talk about this week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL! Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are behind the mics this week with a discussion about the woke war on gas stoves, pensions making a comeback, and Ed finally begins to embrace holiday music.
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The Workers’ Mic (11/26/23): The Workers’ Mic talks unionizing with LaborLab
Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson return from Thanksgiving with new content and new pant sizes on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL! Bob Funk, Founder and Executive Director of LaborLab, joins the show this week to share the only nonprofit watchdog organization that investigates corporate spending on union-busting. The guys also dive into […]
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The Workers’ Mic (11/19/23): The Workers’ Mic shares the American College of Education
Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the holiday week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, with an update on the UAW resolution and an unexpected halt on gas stoves. American College of Education’s Vice President, Field Operations and Partnerships, Tony Miller and Monica Carson, Chief Growth Officer, also join the show […]
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The Workers’ Mic (11/12/23): LiUNA Chicagoland Laborers’ Training & Apprentice Fund
Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson are back this week with another great episode of The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL. Keith Vitale, Executive Director, and John Retondo, Director of Apprenticeship, at the LiUNA Chicagoland Laborers’ Training & Apprentice Fund, join the show to talk about what they provide for laborers as well as […]
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The Workers’ Mic (11/5/23): Putting out fires with Megent Financial’s Tim Holubik
This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson, return with a loaded show of labor news including the latest in the UAW strike, a Las Vegas casino strike that threatens the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the United Nations hits a wall. Later in the show, they […]
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The Workers’ Mic (10/29/23): Fighting for your pharmacist
This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are joined by Joe Pignataro and Rob Kobleski from the National Pharmacists Association to talk about their recent change in unions and what they provide for Walgreens. They also discuss the big win for the UAW, Clarence Thomas, and some […]