The Union Edge

Recent Episodes

Alex Kaplan – Media Matters – Tinfoil Hat Awards

Posted May 12, 2017 • 00:09:18

Media Matters Researcher Alex Kaplan joins us to announce this week’s winners of the Tinfoil Hat Awards!

Doug Cunningham – WIN – Volkswagen Workers Demand A Union

Posted May 12, 2017 • 00:10:21

Doug Cunningham of Workers Independent News joins us to talk about Chattanooga Volkswagen plant workers standing up for their right to have a union,...

Low Wage Industries Rely On Immigrant and Refugee Labor

Posted May 11, 2017 • 00:24:32

ProPublica lead reporter, Michael Grabell, joins us to talk about his story: Can Low-Wage Industries Survive Without Immigrants and Refugees? and tackles difficult...

Building Clean: A Free Website Tool to Buy Local and Environmentally Friendly Building Materials

Posted May 11, 2017 • 00:11:11

Kim Glas, President of the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation, joins us to announce their launch of Building Clean, a nifty free website that helps consumers...

Why Employers Should Advocate for Worker Safety, and Jake’s Law

Posted May 10, 2017 • 00:25:20

Professor Ramo Lord of Walden University, and host of the website Exploring Labor’s Concerns, joins us to talk about the importance of workers and...