The Union Edge

Recent Episodes

Bakery Union Launches Consumer Boycott of Mexico-Made Nabisco Products

Posted March 30, 2016 • 00:13:19

Strategic Campaigns Coordinator Ron Baker of the BGCTM talks about the Mondelez Corporations’ decision to layoff hundreds of workers at the Chicago...

How Do Union Fair Share Fees Affect Working People More Generally?

Posted March 30, 2016 • 00:08:47

Berry Craig of the Kentucky Labor Institute joins us to talk about what the Supreme Court case decision on fair share fees really means for working...

The Outcome of Friedrichs, and Why Unions Can’t Breathe too Big a Sigh of Relief

Posted March 30, 2016 • 00:09:52

Huffington Post Labor Writer David Jamieson joins us to talk about the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Friedrichs vs California Teachers decision,...

Berry Pickers Fighting for a Living Wage in Sakuma Berries Corporation

Posted March 30, 2016 • 00:10:15

Musician and Talk Show Host Gary Kanter talks about the farmworker organization Familias Unidos por La Justicia fighting for a living hourly wage at...

GOP Governors Feeling the Heat from Proposed “Religious Freedom” Legislation

Posted March 30, 2016 • 00:08:42

Elena Schneider of POLITICO talks about the article: Backlash hits GOP governors over ‘religious freedom’ legislation.