Stu Clark, Chief Executive Officer at Premise Health, is on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, this week to discuss how complex healthcare is broken and what the company is doing to fix it.

Kevin McLaughlin, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, joins The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, for his first day on the job and to share a little bit of his background.

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson host the first live show from Café Bionda in the South Loop in Chicago! Joining the show are Kevin McLaughlin, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, and Stu Clark, Chief Executive Officer at Premise Health! The guys also dive into boss mode, some new developments for Starbucks, and Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham rounds out the show to share how they are helping union members.

Casey Martin, President of the Midwest Coalition of Labor Credit Union, joins The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, to discuss the differences between banks and credit unions, and what they offer their members.

Joel Babbitt, President of Group Benefit Associates, is with Ed Maher and Phil Davidson to explain what short-term disability insurance is and what its resources can do for those who need it.

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are back talking with guests Joel Babbitt, President of Group Benefit Associates, and Casey Martin, President of the Midwest Coalition of Labor Credit Union. They also discuss the war on gas, whether Ken or Kevin works harder, and next week’s live taping at Café Bionda on Friday, March 1, 2-5 pm.

Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are in this week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, and they talk with BJ Levy, President of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, about organizing local hip-hop artists. They also share their favorite Valentine’s Day labor stories, the recent flight attendants’ strike, and it turns out the guys are cheerleaders…for cheerleaders!

It’s game time! This week on the The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off Super Bowl Sunday talking about everything Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl! This includes labor news about Super Bowl commercials, Dartmouth Big Green basketball, Tickle Me Elmo, and we learn why Ed has started a boycott on Trader Joe’s cookies!

Al Llorens, President of the Illinois Education Association, joins The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, and Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson start the month of February off by talking about the importance of the role that teachers play in the United States. Plus, Ken learns all about phonics!

Professor Bob Bruno, Director of the Labor Studies Program and a Professor of Labor and Employment at the University of Illinois, returns to The Workers’ Mic to discuss his new book “What Work Is,” and to share some incredible labor history.