The Workers' Mic

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the President/Business Manager for IUOE Local 399, Pat Kelly and a Business Representative for IUOE Local 399, Pat O’Gorman who joined the show to share details surrounding the actions of Advocate Health who are fighting union elections. Throughout the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news pertaining to NLRB installing their new general council, their live recording happening at Cafe Bionda on April 11th from 1pm-4pm and more.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with Joel Pogose, President of the MId-America Carpenter’s Regional Council who joined the show to share a story about how union benefits helped save his son’s life and kept his family out of bankruptcy. To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news pertaining to Utah’s collective bargaining bill petition, the Klarna partnership with Doordash and more.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting the President for UNITE HERE Local 1, Karen Kent to discuss details around the Compass Group strike that began on Monday, March 10th at Northwestern University. Then, the President of AFGE Local 777 Darrell English joins the show to talk about the Trump Administraion ending the negotiated TSA contract and what’s next. To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news pertaining to the termination of federal employees and more.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with President-Business Manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, Jim Sweeney and the Vice President of IUOE Local 150 Jeff Horne. Listen in while Jim and Jeff discuss details pertaining to neutrality agreements, the recent neutrality agreement Local 150 signed with Uber and the Working Families’ Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Then, Ken, Ed and Phil discuss the latest union related news surrounding The Faster Labor Contracts Act.

When Ken Edwards (Executive Director of the National Coalition of Labor), Ed Maher (Associate Executive Director of the National Coalition of Labor), and Phil Davidson (Director of Communications of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council) teamed up to host The Workers’ Mic on WGN Radio, their goal was to bring awareness and educate listeners on what workers and their unions are dealing with on a regular basis, and bring labor news and topics to the forefront with other credible voices.

On the latest episode of The Career Vision Podcast, Ken, Ed and Phil joined host Michael Piff to talk about who they were and their interests when they were younger, their journeys that have led to worker advocacy as a profession, how someone interested in the trades is introduced to a union, what their union can do for them (as long as they are putting in the work themselves), and much more. One was in a metal band. Another was a standup comedian. Listen to the full episode below to find out who:

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This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with Meghann Burke, the Executive Director of the NWSLPA (National Women’s Soccer League Players Association) and a former professional goalkeeper, to talk about the creation of the NWSLPA and what they added to their current CBA deal. Ruthy from the Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board of Workers United and Fauna, from First Ascent Uptown, joins the show to talk about what led First Ascent to want to organize, the reaction they got from management, and share how you can help them. For more information visit their Instagram page, instagram.com/climbing_workers_coalition.

Former Megent Financial Investment Executive Ron Bickel joins Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson on The Workers’ Mic to discuss retirement strategies and why it’s important to plan for your retirement early. Ron also shares details surrounding his own retirement journey.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with former Megent Financial Investment Executive Ron Bickel. Listen in while Ron discusses retirement strategies and why it’s important to plan for your retirement early. To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news surrounding Illinois Commerce Commission, development around the United Center and the NLRB.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Tim Drea and Legislative Director at Illinois AFL-CIO Frances Orenic. Listen in while they discuss details about the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation and the United We Move Illinois proposal (Senate Bill 1938). To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news surrounding Cook County State’s Attorneys, Project Labor Agreements Act and more.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the Communication Director for UNITE HERE Local 1, Sarah Lyons and Cass Hotel worker and UNITE HERE union memeber Flor Ulloa. Listen in while Sarah and Flor share details pertaining to their hospitality union and talk about how the hotel’s new ownership abruptly cut off health insurance for members of UNITE HERE Local 1 and IUOE Local 399 and what Local 1 is doing to fight back. Then, the guys discuss immigration law with Lauren McClure, a Partner with Kriezelman Burton & Associates. To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news pertaining to Bird Flu, Denver grocery workers being on strike, the NLRB and more.