Episode 13 - Steelworkers' plan to study a merger with Great Britain's largest private-sector union, Amicus.

In this week’s POWERcast , we bring you a report focusing on the Steelworkers’ global ambitions, including plans to study a merger with Great Britain ’s largest private-sector union, Amicus. This episode takes you to Canada and Pittsburgh to hear from USW President Leo Gerard and Amicus’ leader, Derek Simpson. USW’s international relations director Jerry Fernandez also talks about why it’s so important for the Steelworkers to take its mission beyond borders. Listen

Episode 12 - our report looks at the escalating problem of unfair executive compensation.

In this week’s POWERcast, our report looks at the escalating problem of unfair executive compensation and how new federal rules are helping to bring this issue to the forefront. This episode also includes a Workers’ Independent News interview with Dan Pedrotty, Director of the Office of Investment for the AFL-CIO, whose Web site paywatch.org gives people a valuable tool for researching the flawed executive compensation system. And at the end of our broadcast, we’ll reveal the Creep of the Week. It’s a team of executives who have prescribed multimillion-dollar compensation packages for themselves while laying off thousands of rank-and-file employees. Listen

Episode 11 - Our report focuses on unfair international trade, including how American workers got support from an unlikely source

In this week’s POWERcast , our report focuses on unfair international trade, including how American workers got support from an unlikely source, and a special Workers’ Independent News interview with Rob Scott, a senior economist with the Economic Policy Institute who breaks down why all Americans should be concerned about trade and tariffs. And at the end of our broadcast, we’ll reveal the Creep of the Week. It’s a multibillion-dollar corporation who says one thing but does another when it comes to being “green.” Listen

Episode 10 - A special POWERcast devoted to violence against trade unionists in Colombia.

This is a special POWERcast devoted to violence against trade unionists in Colombia, which continues in world record numbers while the U.S. gives Colombia more aid than any country outside the Middle East and Afghanistan and while President Bush pushes Congress to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. On this broadcast, we will speak with USW attorney Dan Kovalik. He and lawyers from the International Labor Rights Fund are representing the families of three labor leaders murdered in Colombia. In their civil lawsuit against Drummond Coal, they claim Drummond was involved in the assassinations. Our Creep of the Week contends Americans shouldn’t get all upset about the assassinations of trade unionists in Colombia because lots of people are murdered there. Listen