POWERcast Episodes 1 - 5

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Episode 5 - February 26, 2007

 

 

This week, POWERcast brings you Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, a freshman Democrat who’s pressing for Fair Trade to preserve good jobs for American workers and protect foreign workers from sweatshops. We also interview Jerome Ringo, president of the Apollo Alliance, a group seeking clean energy investments and sustainable union jobs.

 

At the end of POWERcast, we’ll name the winner of our Creep of the Week award. This one is paid by taxpayers, yet wants to coddle big business at the expense of little investors.

 

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Episode 4 - February 20, 2007

 

 

This week’s POWERcast features interviews to commemorate Black History Month and a report from Worker’s Independent News on the Employee Free Choice Act. Because a vote on the act may occur as early as next month, the week of Feb. 19 is National Action Week on the Employee Free Choice Act. To find action week activities in your area, check this website: http://www.unionvoice.org/aflciopolitics/efca_events.html

 

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Episode 3 - February 12, 2007

This week’s POWERcast features interviews with two members of Congress who are working hard for workers’ rights. They are West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, co-chairman of the Senate’s Steel Caucus, and Ohio Congresswoman Betty Sutton, an attorney with an expertise in labor law. She’s organizing freshmen Democrats to oppose renewal of the President’s Fast Track authority – which prevents Congress from amending trade deals. And Rockefeller talks about his proposed legislation called “Strengthening America’s Trade Laws Act.” 

POWERcast also names another Creep of the Week. This guy threw himself a $3 million birthday party after laying off workers.

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In this POWERcast Congressman Barney Frank talks about income inequality and Stewart Acuff, organizing director for the AFL-CIO explains the Employee Free Choice Act. In addition, there’s a tribute to former USW President George Becker, who died Feb. 3. At the end, there’s a treat, another Creep of the Week.

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Episode 1 - January 29, 2007

This week, POWERcast features an interview with USW President Leo W. Gerard about the crucial role of solidarity in the Goodyear strike late last year.

Also, U.S. Rep. George Miller, the California Democrat who introduced the minimum wage increase in Congress and got it passed Jan. 10, talks about the Senate Republicans’ demand that the measure include tax breaks for small business.

We’ve got a special treat for you at the end of our POWERcast. We call it Creep of the Week.  Here’s a clue about our winner: do you think you could screw up at work then get your company to hand you $210 million buckaroos to quit?

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