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The Workers’ Mic (11/5/23): Putting out fires with...

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/11/05

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson, return with a loaded show of labor news including the latest in the UAW strike, a Las Vegas casino strike that threatens the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the United Nations hits a wall. Later in the show, they […]

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The Workers’ Mic (10/29/23): Fighting for your...

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/10/29

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are joined by Joe Pignataro and Rob Kobleski from the National Pharmacists Association to talk about their recent change in unions and what they provide for Walgreens. They also discuss the big win for the UAW, Clarence Thomas, and some […]

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The Workers’ Mic (10/22/23): Kocher Insurance Group...

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2023/10/22

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher announce Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, is now an official band member on the show! They talk with Kocher Insurance Group’s Karl Kocher, President, and Account Manager Will McCabe, about the importance of having life insurance, as well […]

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The Workers’ Mic (10/15/23): Labor stories that Crumbl’d

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/10/15

Phil Davidson returns to The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, with Ed Maher to give the latest in labor news. They kick things off they share new developments in the UAW strike, then dive into the tentative agreement in the Kaiser Permanente strike, later on hear a story that Crumbl’d Ed’s heart.

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The Workers’ Mic (10/8/23): Drew Barrymore, Ron...

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2023/10/08

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher returns from Oktoberfest to reunite with Ken Edwards and they talk about Drew Barrymore’s status in the writers’ strike, Chicago’s Signature Room closure, and how Jeppson’s Malört isn’t even safe from pumpkin spice! Ron Whittingham, Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer, also returns to the show to discuss more […]

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The Workers’ Mic (10/1/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/10/01

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, and Isabel (Izzy) Dobbel, Political Director at Chicago Federation of Labor take the reigns while Ken Edwards and Ed Maher take the week off. They talk with Brian Shanahan, National Vice-President of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM, to talk about what is happening in the […]

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The Workers’ Mic (9/24/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/09/24

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, talk with Eric Chaudron, Executive Director SAG-AFTRA Chicago, and Charles Andrew Gardner, SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local President, about the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

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The Workers’ Mic (9/17/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/09/17

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher are joined by Chief Executive Officer at Premise Health, Stu Clark. He talks about their new healthcare model and the new health and wellness center in Northbrook, IL. Ken and Ed also share what’s happening in the UAW strike, as well as a […]

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The Workers’ Mic (9/10/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/09/10

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher returns from vacation to share the latest news in labor with Ken Edwards. Karen Kent, President of UNITE HERE Local 1, joins the show and details the big win for the workers at the Kinzie Hotel Chicago lockout.

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The Workers’ Mic (9/3/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/09/03

To celebrate Labor Day on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ed Maher takes the week off while Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, talk with Professor Bob Bruno, Director of the Labor Studies Program and a Professor of Labor and Employment at the University of Illinois. Bob shares the origins of Labor Day, […]

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The Workers’ Mic (8/27/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/08/27

On this episode of The Workers’ Mic, Powered by MCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher are reunited and they cover the abundance of labor news this week including Starbucks’ attempt to remove unions, the United Auto Workers strike, and the nurses’ strike in Joliet, IL. Plus, Ken and Ed learn a little bit of WGN history!

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The Workers’ Mic (8/20/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/08/20

Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, hits the trifecta by stepping in for Ken Edwards for the third week in a row on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL. He and Ed Maher spend this week discussing tip fatigue, Starbucks refusal to negotiate with it’s workers, the reinstatement push for card check, and a […]

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The Workers’ Mic (8/13/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/08/13

Ken Edwards does some post-shark week celebrating and Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, joins Ed Maher once again on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL. Ed and Phil talk with Dr. Rosemary Feurer, Professor of Labor History at Northern Illinois University, to talk about Mother Jones and the statue being erected in her […]

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The Workers’ Mic (8/6/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/08/06

Ed Maher is joined by Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, while Ken Edwards takes some vacation time from The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL. Ed and Phil start off with an update on the Hollywood writer’s strike and how July has been the busiest month for strikes in 30 years. They close out the show […]

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The Workers’ Mic (7/30/23)

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2023/07/30

Ed Maher takes a week off from The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, while Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, steps in with Ken Edwards. To kick off the show, Ken and Phil are joined by Brendan Born, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign college student to get an inside look at the future of labor […]

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Megent Financial’s Ron Whittingham shares the...

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/07/23

Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham returns to talk with Ken Edwards and Ed Maher on The Worker’s Mic to discuss the benefits union members have available and also to stress the importance of financial literacy for any and all age groups. To learn more about Megent Financial and what they offer, call them at […]

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The Workers’ Mic (7/23/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/07/23

On this episode of The Workers’ Mic, Powered by MCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher have a lot to share. To kick of the show, Ken and Ed are joined by Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham who discusses the benefits union members have available and also to stress the importance of financial literacy for any and all age groups. […]

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The Workers’ Mic (7/16/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/07/16

Ed Maher takes a week off from The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, while Phil Davidson, Communications Director, Mid America Regional Council of Carpenters, steps in with Ken Edwards. Ryan Kelly, Business Representative at Machinist Union Local 126, joins the show to talk about the diversity of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the […]

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The Workers’ Mic (7/9/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/07/09

The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, returns this week as Ken Edwards and Ed Maher start things off with why they started the show and its importance, along with some of the recent comments they’ve been receiving from listeners. Then, Premise Health’s Dr. Kavitha Bathala, Medical Director at the Carpenters Center for Health, joins the show to talk about […]

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The Workers’ Mic (7/2/23)

The Workers" Mic ·

2023/07/02

Bob Reiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, returns to The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the MCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher to talk about his recent article on diversity in the labor movement, and about the cross-industry partnership of HIRE360 that is providing career opportunities in the Chicagoland area.

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