UCOMM Live

NFL PA President JC Tretter calls into this week's show to talk about taking over the union, their new contract, and what led him to lead the union. With everyone working from home, some interesting groups have been called on to step up and work during these trying times. We take a look at who has been deemed essential.

This week's show is all about coronavirus. We take a look at changes that unions negotiated including teachers unions shutting down schools across the nation, the UAW convinced the Big Three Automakers to close their factories for the rest of the month, and the CWA bargained new benefits for their workforce. There are also things you can do to support workers. Find out what you can do.

Albertsons and Safeway threatened a strike over pension benefits and won. Now the company is paying $575 Million to sure up the pension fund. Congress passes a bill to give TSA employees bargaining rights, while other federal unions pressure Trump to allow more telework because of the Coronavirus. We also look at Mike Bloomberg's run for President and talk about what he brought to the race. Flordia wants to allow employers to decide who gets to join the union and an investigation reveals corruption in the New Orleans Building Department led the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel.

On this week's show we have on a medical doctor to talk about his experience with Medicare vs. private insurance and to give us advice on the coronavirus. LaGrange talks about his love of Public Enemy and we talk about their very public spat. Plus the SEIU is spending $150 M to beat Trump in 2020 and Donny calls out LaGrange over his baseball knowledge.

On this week's show we take a look at the CBA between the NFL and the NFL PA and have some audio from The Pat McAfee Show. We ask is Pat right about the union keeping quiet on the deal?

Teachers in New York are fighting for foundation aid, which is money that they are owed from the state. Find out why it is important and what states like New York so to make it tougher to adequately fund our schools.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) have put Democrats who voted against the PRO Act on notice and are asking the DCCC to pull their support.

Trump is challenging a ban on captive audience meetings and wants to let federal workers opt-out of their union at any time. We wonder, why would you ever want to opt-out of your union. Plus LaGrange gives the panelists the floor to discuss whether he went too far in saying that Trump supporters create Stupid Kids. Let us know in the comments if he went too far.

Plus should we fire Will C for sleeping with Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports? Congress passes the PRO Act, American Factory wins an Oscar, Trump is banning unions at the Department of Defense, and we have audio from the campaign trail.

Christopher Dale calls in to talk about whether liberals will leave the country if Trump is re-elected. Trump is also at it again, this time hiring union-busters to oversee the agency that is in charge of regulating unions.

The IBEW has endorsed Joe Biden, a good idea? Let us know in the comments below.

Plus we have the 12 CEO's we hope get CoronaVirus (we are just kidding our prayers are with everyone who is sick), we ask the listeners who they think we should interview at the New Hampshire Primary, and we take a look at the Super Bowl ads that meant the most to us.

Remembering Kobe, Will C has some reflections, Trump is going out of his way to privatize the Post Office, Illinois wants to ban Right to Work, Amazon employees are protesting climate change, Schneck talks about his efforts to take the UAW back for the members, Trump bans impeachment talk, and we have bets on the Iowa Caucus and the Super Bowl.

Plus Trump bans union stickers, Mexican unions threaten a strike against Home Depot, Barstool Sports gets a slap on the wrist from the NLRB, and should employers be allowed to microchip their employees?

MLB is coming down hard on managers involved in a sign-stealing scheme. LaGrange argues with Will C about whether this is the progression of the game or just a repeat of the Black Sox scandal. West Virginia's Supreme Court is hearing a case about their Right to Work law, while Colorado's Governor is supporting a bill to give public employees bargaining rights. CNN is paying a record fine for union-busting, while FedEx gets off scot-free and the PRO Act is finally getting a vote in the Congress, we sure need it.