The Union Edge

Recent Episodes

Symphony Orchestra on Strike

Posted October 4, 2016 • 00:28:15

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musician are on strike! Donations are up, attendance is up, but managements wants the symphony players to take a pay cut...

Could a Union Bank Help College Students?

Posted October 4, 2016 • 00:59:26

Banking activist John Leonard joins our resident labor historian Rosemary Trump to propose a new idea: What if unions started a bank to help students...

Walker’s Dirty Tricks

Posted October 4, 2016 • 00:10:44

Mary Bottari joins us from the Center for Media and Democracy to talk about Gov. Scott Walker’s latest dirty tricks.

$47 Million in Donations to 18,000 Charities: Fed Employees New Goal

Posted October 4, 2016 • 00:10:18

Federal Employees are enthusiastic about donating to charity, and Chris Mahoney joins us to talk about their program, which makes it easy to donate...

Latest in the ‘Trump Screws the Little Guy’ Saga

Posted October 4, 2016 • 00:08:00

The latest in a long series of broadly circulating “Trump screws the little guy” stories is that of J. Michael Diehl, a music store owner who Trump...