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Podcast: Who Will Biden Pick to Lead the Labor & Edu Departments?
The Building Trades secure a deal to build offshore wind plants, North Dakota is forcing nurses to work while sick with COVID, Biden shows his union muscle to CEOs, and who will lead the Departments...
Podcast: Labor Leaders Advising Biden
27 union leaders will help decide the future of our nation as they join 15 different agency review teams. Additionally, two labor leaders have been appointed to the full transition team by President-...
Podcast: 2020 Election Review
As of this recording, the President hasn't been chosen yet, but we do know that union members turned out big in states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada. However, some of the Republicans...
Podcast: The Billionaires Funding Trump
CEOs at Marvel and Home Depot are supporting Trump and spending millions to do it. The Proud Boys are sending out emails threatening swing voters in Florida. CBA's are getting shorter thanks...
Podcast: Is this the Year Texas Turns Blue?
Texas AFL-CIO President Rick Levy calls in to talk about the work they are doing to turn the Lone Star State Blue and how labor pushed Beto O'Rourke to be a better candidate and not take labor...
Podcast: Trump Attacks Union Organizing
Trump is attacking union's ability to organize, sign neutrality agreements with employers, and limiting federal unions' ability to bargain for their members. Plus teachers and staff at...
Podcast: Should Freeloaders Get Help from the Union?
IUOE Local 150 is suing for the right to not represent freeloaders in the union, but some big national unions are opposed to the move. NYC principals are asking the state to take over the city school...
Fighting Union Busters in a Carolina Carpet Mill
Phil Cohen is a longtime organizer for Workers United/SEIU. He has been a member of the union since 1974 and an organizer since 1980. He was a steward at a bus garage and a lead organizer for the...
Podcast: Don't Count on Union Voters
A new poll shows Biden can't count on union voters, especially building trades members, in a number of important swing states. For any voters still on the fence, we go over the 50 things Trump...
Podcast: Trump's Swamp Kills NLRB
The House is investigating corruption at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). A judge in Boston says unions can't use agency fees to pay for lobbying, but another Judge says unions don'...