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Podcast: PRO Act Introduced in Congress & the Amazon Union Busters
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'...
Podcast: Troops Pissed at Trump
Joe Biden promises to be the most union-friendly president ever, Will Attig of the Union Veterans Council calls in to tell us about his reaction to Trump's comments, ABC endorses Trump, Amazon...
Podcast: Trades for Biden vs. Cops for Trump
Bobby Holst of Local 3 IBEW comes on to talk about his piece on why union members should support Joe Biden. At the same time, NYC Police are supporting Trump and their union may have an issue with...
Podcast: Labor's Strategy to Elect Joe Biden
Austin Keyser the National Political Director of the IBEW calls in this week to talk about what their union is doing to get Joe Biden elected and gives some inside strategies to get their member out...
Podcast: Portland Pleads for our Help
Three union activists from Portland call in to talk about the federal mercenaries that Trump has sent to quell peaceful protests in Portland. They tell the real story about what it is like to be on...
Podcast: Ironworker White Privilege?
With race issues making headlines every day, we take a look at white privilege through an ironworker meme. Trump's NLRB is also allowing bosses to search employees cars, Michigan is making it...
Podcast: The Systemic Issues within AFSCME
Local Union President Colin Maycock calls in to talk about some transparency issues his Local is having with their AFSCME Council amid constant threats from the Freedom Foundation. AFSCME did not...
Podcast: Frontline Minneapolis: An Activist Report
Loretta VanPelt, a teacher in Minneapolis, reports in from the protests in her city over the police killing of George Floyd. She lets us know about the lack of accountability from the Mayor, the...
What You Can Do About Minneapolis
Across Minneapolis, protests have broken out over the death of George Floyd in police custody. The alarming video showed Police Officer Derek Chauvin holding Floyd on the ground with his knee on...
Podcast: How to Stop a Carpenter Union Raid
On this week's show we have Frank Jacobs, the Business Manager of IBEW Local 1 in St. Louis on a campaign to stop the raids from the Carpenters union. We also have the New Jersey Department of...