USW Powercast Podcasts

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Episode 44 – April 23, 2008

Episode 44 of POWERcast brings you the latest on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement battle in Washington. You’ll hear highlights from the recent Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference co-sponsored by the USW.

And the Creep of the Week blasts the richest corporation in the world for mistreating a disabled employee.

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Episode 43 – March 19, 2008

Episode 43 previews the first ever national conference on green jobs. You’ll hear why fixing the nation’s broken trade policies is a priority in the presidential campaign.

And the Creep of the Week is a free-trading Republican who actually believes NAFTA was good for American workers.

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Episode 42 – February 20, 2008

Episode 42 of  POWERcast goes one-on-one with Charles Kernigan, who along with the USW, is exposing sweatshops, slave and child labor and other inhumane abuses around the world. You’ll hear from an author who is telling the story of one of labor’s brightest leaders.

And the Creep of the Week award goes to another Bush appointee with a shamefully blemished record.

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Episode 41 – February 5, 2008

Episode 41 of  POWERcast brings you a report on one of the top issues facing America – the struggling economy.  You’ll hear from an award-winning journalist who’s chronicled how the nation’s unfair tax system rewards the rich and hurts everyone else.

And the Creep of the Week award highlights what’s wrong with a system that ignores strong leaders who fight for working families.

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