Episode 22 - Employee Free Choice Act

This week’s POWERcast is on the scene. We bring you reports from our nation’s Capitol that gives you the latest Employee Free Choice Act news as well as a story from the Take Back America conference. We’re there in Philadelphia for an important discussion on diversity in the labor movement, and we travel to England with USW President Leo W. Gerard who spoke to a Unite the Union conference about the exciting possibilities of forming a powerful global partnership with Great Britain and Ireland ’s biggest trade union. The Creep of the Week is proof that an Ivy League resume doesn’t always guarantee the smartest ideas. Listen

Episode 21 - Global Agenda

This week’s POWERcast is jammed packed with information. USW’s National Director for Canada Ken Neumann answers some of the many questions surrounding the union’s global agenda. There’s a heart-breaking story about thousands of former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant workers who have been denied compensation and medical care for their cancers. W e hear from two Women of Steel who are part of the USW delegation attending important union diversity discussions being held around the nation. And no one has deserved the Creep of the Week more than this week’s recipient, whose recent decision is not only wrong but potentially deadly. Listen

Episode 20 - Preparing for the 2008 Elections.

This week’s POWERcast provides a glimpse into the important work already underway to prepare for the 2008 election. We hear from labor leaders about what you can do now to become a part of it. You’ll also get a preview of the upcoming Take Back America conference in Washington, D.C., where several USW members will be among the activists gathering to talk about a new direction for America. The Creep of the Week – more evidence of a broken executive compensation system - will get your blood pressure sky-high. Listen

Episode 19 - A report from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention.

This week’s POWERcast takes you to Chicago for a report on the 36th annual Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention, where presidential candidate Barack Obama was among the speakers. There’s also an update on the continuing saga of exorbitant executive pay – this chapter features a major victory for workers. And don’t miss the Creep of the Week, a reflection of lazy journalism that’s woefully wrong and incredibly insulting. USW President Leo Gerard helps set the record straight. Listen