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Joel Babbitt discusses short-term disability insurance

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2024/02/25

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.

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The Workers’ Mic (2/25/24): The Workers’ Mic talks...

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2024/02/25

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 […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/18/24): The Workers’ Mic...

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2024/02/18

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 […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/11/24): The Workers’ Mic are...

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2024/02/11

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 […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/4/24): The Workers’ Mic supports...

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2024/02/04

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!

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Professor Bob Bruno explains ‘What Work Is’

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2024/01/28

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.

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Megent Financial: The importance of trusted resources

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2024/01/28

Danielle Burton, Investment Executive with Megent Financial, joins the show to discuss how you can use the company as a retirement resource as well as the importance of having resources you can trust.

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The Workers’ Mic (1/28/24): The Workers’ Mic trusts...

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2024/01/28

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL. Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson talk with Danielle Burton, Investment Executive with Megent Financial, about using the company as a retirement resource as well as the importance of having resources you can trust. Professor Bob Bruno, Director of the Labor Studies Program and a […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/21/24): The Workers’ Mic loves...

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2024/01/21

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson return with the latest in labor news including a fisherman’s lawsuit, the worst job in the United States, and Ed claims he could land an airliner. They also share their latest fun facts that will annoy you!

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The Workers’ Mic (1/14/24): The Workers’ Mic reflect...

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2024/01/14

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the show by reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. and the power he had on the labor movement before his assassination. Next, the guys discuss the affect Chicago’s latest weather has on outdoor specific labor jobs, latest updates surrounding the UAW after […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/7/24): The Workers’ Mic kicks off...

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2024/01/07

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off 2024 by discussing first contract momentum and labor forces that may or may not be striking, the inevitable politics to come in the new year, and Costco’s latest statement. They also share their resolutions and holiday experiences […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/31/23): The Workers’ Mic looks...

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2023/12/31

On New Year’s Eve, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson take time to look back at some of their favorite conversations from 2023 on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL! The interviews include Alyssa Cruz, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 apprentice, Bob Funk, Founder and Executive Director of LaborLab, and IL Department of Labor Acting Director Jane Flanagan, […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/24/23): The unionization boom of...

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2023/12/24

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson start things off with the unionization boom of 2023, payment for NCAA athletes, and more! Later on, Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham returns to talk with Ed and Phil to remind members the benefits that are available to them through the MCL and why it’s important to know what […]

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Megent Financials’ Ron Whittingham shares the...

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2023/12/24

Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham returns to talk with Ed Maher and Phil Davidson on The Worker’s Mic to remind members of the benefits that are available to them through the MCL and why it’s important to know what you’re entitled to to set yourself up for retirement. To closer out the conversation, Ed and Phil ask Ron […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/17/23): Holiday party etiquette...

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2023/12/17

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson start things off with Microsoft’s announcement to stay neutral in organizing, a review of labor in 2023, and their holiday party do’s and don’ts! Later on, Ken Edwards joins in with Tom Bernstein, Fund Administrator for the Midwest Operating Engineers, to […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/10/23): Chicago Tribune union rally

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2023/12/10

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards returns with Ed Maher and Phil Davidson to talk with Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune about the fight the employees are having against newspaper owners. Later, attorney Terry McGann, partner at McGann Ketterman & Rioux, joins the show to discuss labor law and […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/3/23): The woke war on gas stoves

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2023/12/03

There’s much to talk about this week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL! Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are behind the mics this week with a discussion about the woke war on gas stoves, pensions making a comeback, and Ed finally begins to embrace holiday music.

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The Workers’ Mic (11/26/23): The Workers’ Mic talks...

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2023/11/26

Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson return from Thanksgiving with new content and new pant sizes on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL! Bob Funk, Founder and Executive Director of LaborLab, joins the show this week to share the only nonprofit watchdog organization that investigates corporate spending on union-busting. The guys also dive into […]

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The Workers’ Mic (11/19/23): The Workers’ Mic shares...

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2023/11/19

Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the holiday week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL, with an update on the UAW resolution and an unexpected halt on gas stoves. American College of Education’s Vice President, Field Operations and Partnerships, Tony Miller and Monica Carson, Chief Growth Officer, also join the show […]

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The Workers’ Mic (11/12/23): LiUNA Chicagoland...

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2023/11/12

Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson are back this week with another great episode of The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the MCL. Keith Vitale, Executive Director, and John Retondo, Director of Apprenticeship, at the LiUNA Chicagoland Laborers’ Training & Apprentice Fund, join the show to talk about what they provide for laborers as well as […]

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