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The importance of preparing for retirement with...

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2025/02/23

Former Megent Financial Investment Executive Ron Bickel joins Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson on The Workers’ Mic to discuss retirement strategies and why it’s important to plan for your retirement early. Ron also shares details surrounding his own retirement journey.

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The Workers’ Mic (2/23/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

The Workers" Mic ·

2025/02/23

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with former Megent Financial Investment Executive Ron Bickel. Listen in while Ron discusses retirement strategies and why it’s important to plan for your retirement early. To close out the show, the guys discuss the latest union related news surrounding […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/16/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2025/02/16

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Tim Drea and Legislative Director at Illinois AFL-CIO Frances Orenic. Listen in while they discuss details about the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation and the United We Move Illinois proposal (Senate Bill 1938). To close […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/9/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2025/02/09

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the Communication Director for UNITE HERE Local 1, Sarah Lyons and Cass Hotel worker and UNITE HERE union memeber Flor Ulloa. Listen in while Sarah and Flor share details pertaining to their hospitality union and talk about how […]

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The Workers’ Mic (2/2/25): The Workers’ Mic talk with...

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2025/02/02

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the Assistant Professor of labor studies at Rutgers University and Author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big, Eric Blanc. Listen in while Eric talks about the power of unions and how […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/26/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2025/01/26

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with the Vice President of Business Development at Premise Health, Tami Damiani. Listen in while Tami reminds listeners that Premise Health’s goal is to make healthcare easy and people healthier. Tami also walks listeners through what they can expect […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/19/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2025/01/19

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with President of Working Families’ Friend (WFF) Niki Montgomery. Listen in while Niki shares details surrounding what WFF is and how people can support their cause by participating in their annual casino night happening on January 31st. […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/12/25): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2025/01/12

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Phil Davidson and Ed Maher, kick off the show by chatting with Labor Legend and General Counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, Dale Pierson. Listen in while Dale discuss the origin of the word “scab,” who Scabby The Rat is and his connection to this inflatable rat. […]

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The Workers’ Mic (1/5/25): The Workers’ Mic talk with...

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2025/01/05

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson kick off their first show of the new year by chatting with some of the Vice Presidents of the Kocher Insurance Group, Will McCabe and Trenton Munk. Listen in while Will and Trent discuss open enrollment, what Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance is, and more. To […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/29/24): The Workers’ Mic stress...

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2024/12/29

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Phil Davidson and Ed Maher are joined by the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council’s Organizing Director Jim McDonnell. Listen in while Jim shares the importance for organized labor and what the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is doing to continue to organize and grow. To close out the show, Phil and […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/22/24): The Workers’ Mic discuss...

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2024/12/22

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher, kick off the show by discussing details surrounding how the actors, servers, and bartenders of the theater production Drunk Shakespeare ratified a new union contract in November. The guys then discussed the Amazon strike and what union dues are and whether or not they are worth […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/15/24): The Workers’ Mic share...

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2024/12/15

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher, kick off the show by discussing details surrounding the latest “no confidence” vote members of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 unanimously voted for on Thursday, December 12th about department leadership. Ken and Ed also discuss other latest union related new pertaining to Samuel Gompers, […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/8/24): The Workers’ Mic talk...

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2024/12/08

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher, kick off the show by chatting with Alex Tetzlaff, a Business Manager for IUOE Local 420, about Local 420 as a whole. Then, Alex shares details surrounding how a Wisconsin judge ruled that parts of Act 10 are unconstitutional and what this means for the […]

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The Workers’ Mic (12/1/24): The Workers’ Mic share...

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2024/12/01

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting about Thanksgiving and sharing what they are thankful for and the guys encouraged listeners to call in throughout the show to share what they are also thankful for. Next, they discuss future president Trump’s appointment for Labor Secretary and […]

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The Workers’ Mic (11/24/24): The Workers’ Mic talks...

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2024/11/24

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher kick off the show by chatting with Megent Financials’ Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham. Listen in while Ron discusses what this administration change means for your wallet and Ron also shares some tips for setting yourself up for retirement. Then, Chicago Tribune’s City Hall Reporter Jake Sheridan […]

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Megent Financial: How will this new administration...

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2024/11/24

Megent Financial Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham returns to talk with Ken Edwards and Ed Maher on The Worker’s Mic to discuss what this administration change means for your wallet. Listen in while Ron also shares some tips for setting yourself up for retirement.

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The Workers’ Mic (11/17/24) – The Workers’ Mic shed...

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2024/11/17

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting the President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Tim Drea, Legislative Director at Illinois AFL-CIO Frances Orenic and IAM Railroad Coordinator Brian Shanahan. Listen in while they shed light on the nearing public transit ‘fiscal cliff’ […]

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The Workers’ Mic (11/10/24) – The Workers’ Mic talks...

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2024/11/10

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with Beth Ratliff the Chief Operating Officer at Premise Health. Listen in while Beth shares details on how Premise Health provides care for members, Premise’s mission for disrupting healthcare, the cost savings in their model and more. Then, to close out the […]

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The Workers’ Mic (11/3/24): The Workers’ Mic talks...

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2024/11/03

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with some agents and staff with Teamsters Local 727. Listen in while John Coli, Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer, General Counsel Jayna Brown, and forklift operator and union steward who has been with PepsiCo for 29 years Daryl Smith to discuss details pertaining […]

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The Workers’ Mic (10/27/24) – The Workers’ Mic...

The Workers" Mic ·

2024/10/27

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Ed Maher let you know the latest union-related news, including the latest news about the Boeing Strike and the WNBA opting out of their CBA deal. Later on, Attorney James Connolly Jr. joins the show to talk about a Labor Law Certificate Program he teaches through the […]

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