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UCOMM Live episodes

  • Why Young People Hate Old People and the #USWNT

    Plus can cafeteria workers cancel your flight, we remember Harvey Milk and what he did for the Coors Boycott during Pride Month, the origins of the Facebook and Google anti-trust case, stupid $hit Trump is doing and who shot Big Papi.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Is the "Trump's Not My President" argument divisive?

    As Kris and Donny were arguing the same point on immigration we also talked about protestors getting locked up in New York's state capitol over housing costs, West Virginia tries to take away educators right to strike-will the Governor sign the bill? We also look at how Trump's tariffs will hurt the poor, TWU's President promises that there will blood in a strike against American Airlines, and the US Senate wants answers on Volkswagen's illegal employer retaliation tactics. 

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Top 3 things to talk about this Memorial Day weekend and how to be UCOMM's Chauffer

    Kamala Harris' Gender Pay equity plan. Should 18-year old's get to drive tractor trailers?  Do we stop trading with the Philippine's? Constructions standards hit rock bottom in West Virginia. Beto O'Rourke talks union on CNN. What it takes to be Kris LaGrange's chauffeur and the top 3 things to talk about this Memorial Day weekend. Plus in Sports, should the Met's fire Mickey Callaway and in Entertainment, the impact of TV shows All in the Family and the Jefferson's on American race relations. 

    1 hr 29 min
  • Guns in Schools with AFT's Randi Weingarten

    Congressman Tim Ryan goes bananas on the House floor over mass job loss in Ohio, but wait is the new GM deal another Trump long con like Foxconn? We discuss a dumb and "dangerous" law that would arm teachers. Should they be armed? AFT's Randi Weingarten calls in to discuss. Find out how unions are changing their approach to Presidential endorsements and staff at the Social Security Administration is shitting themselves as Trump goes after their workplace rights. We get labor lawyer Matthew Hromadka on to explain the regressive changes at the NLRB.

    1 hr 24 min
  • Jobs that Pay, Jobs that Kill, NAFTA and Strip Clubs

    Harris hops on the banning Right to Work train- welcome aboard Kamala!

    Trump went crazy over our nation's firefighters backing Uncle Joe for President

    We got the list of the worst places to work and our country's most dangerous jobs.

    Plus why keep NAFTA? What Green jobs pay the most? and how horny is Tefere Gebre?

    1 hr 31 min
  • Butts, Boobs, Bernie, and Becky

    Becky Friedrichs is on tour trying to sell her shitty book about union busting, but no one is showing up. We found out this week that Bernie has joined the 1%, but does anyone really care?

    Plus we have some audio from the Stop and Shop strike in New England, we ask is there a double standard for teachers, especially female ones, and Beto talks pot and clean energy.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Hot Nurses, Babbling Bernie Sanders and Windmill Cancer

    Feeling the Bern yet? Sanders proposes a swift change to national labor law while skipping out on the Building Trades Legislative pow wow in DC.

    Prevailing wage legislation failed to pass in New York we find out why.

    Hot nurses get a good union deal in the big apple, the 6 warning signs that you may have windmill cancer, and a list of progressive podcasts and shows according to the AFL-CIO

    1 hr 12 min
  • Raising the wage at Google & in New Hampshire, and kicking the Schiff out of Trump

    On this week's show we look at the pro's and con's of comment sections on news sites, Google's $15 minimum wage -is it a union avoidance scheme? Trump is scared Schiff-less, find out why Beto O'Rourke kicks off his Presidential campaign, the Mets are playing this afternoon after finishing a game in Miami last night-are these guys overworked? Plus we promote the AFL-CIO's podcast and the National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. 

    1 hr 28 min
  • Mueller Gave Us a gift, Texas AFL fights 1099's & Janus Hurts AFSCME

    Calm down with Mueller Report, forget Barr because justice has not been served just yet.

     

    We get the Texas AFL-CIO on the phone to talk about how Silicon Valley is trying to push around the Lone Star State, Ed Sills will be calling in, he will also explain what SB 15 is.

    Trump's Janus took over 6% of public employee unions and does anyone believe that Mickey D's will raise their wages? I sure don't.

    Plus it's Opening Day! Let's Go Met's and the Sweet 16 is here and LaGrange's bracket is already busted.

     

    1 hr 30 min

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UCOMM Live is a fast and funny show about today's union news, politics, sports, and entertainment. A member of The Labor Radio Podcast Network.