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Barstool Sports Threatens Employees if they Organize
Following the announcement that the staff of The Ringer had decided to organize, Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy felt it was important to let Barstool’s employees know that they will not be gaining a...
How Media Downplays Trump Inspired Killings
We here at UCOMM love recycling Cathy Young’s opinion pieces, but it’s naive to assume she picks the headlines. Her words are syndicated nationally and most of the time she is right on...
What Can be Done About these ICE Raids?
The Governor of Massachusetts vetoes a popular bill that would protect employees right to have a voice at work, ICE conducts their biggest workplace raid ever, Democratic candidate Jay Inslee talks...
Problems for Miners, Gamers and Sanders (Getting Punched)
This week coal miners are pissed about not getting paid in Kentucky and are currently blocking any coal from leaving the mine, the Bernie Sanders campaign may be rethinking a staff union after unfair...
The Racists on the Radio, in the White House, and at the Border
We are back after a short summer vacation in which our producer James got married and LaGrange headed to Jamaica. On the show, we discuss the racists over at WOR 710, find out what they had to say...
How Video Game Developers Are Exploited
The Video Game industry has expanded from about $78 Billion in 2017 to over $90 Billion by 2020. At the heart of all this wealth being created is the Studios that create these games, which are...
SAG-AFTRA’s Deal with Netflix Signals Changes
SAG-AFTRA, the 160,000-member union that represents performance artists and media professionals, has signed a collective bargaining agreement with Netflix, Inc.
The Morning Bigots at WOR 710 AM NYC
The radio station that nicknames itself “The Voice of New York” doesn’t share the city’s values or seem to care about the people who live and work here.
Stephen King Fires Agent Over Union Dispute
For the last few months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) have been locked in a bitter dispute. The fight has gotten so bad that the Writers Guild asked...
UCOMM Live: Angry Umps, Trumka, and Toxic Coal Fire Pizza
Plus George was polled, he calls in. Brooklyn's Tony Barone talks up CWA's Call Center Bill, the one in New York passed last night. Farmworkers in New York are now allowed to organize and...