The Workers' Mic

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The Workers’ Mic, powered by the National Coalition of Labor

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October 11, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (10/11/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about Cook County District 130 union busting and Wage Wobble

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Phil Davidson and the Director or Media Relations for the Illinois Education Association Bridget Shanahan kick off the show by chatting about the British Petroleum lockout. Then, Bridget talks about Cook County District 130 recently union busting and how teachers in Blue Island have filed an OSHA complaint against […]

October 8, 2026

If you go on strike, do you get unemployment benefits?

Phil Davidson, Communications Director at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, joins Jon Hansen to discuss what is happening in Indiana for locked-out workers. Phil and the team will discuss this and more on The Workers’ Mic, powered by the National Coalition of Labor, on 720 WGN on Sunday morning at 8.

October 4, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (10/04/26): The Workers’ Mic on the Chicago Delivery Protection Act and Stu Clark from Premise Health

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher, and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with some Amazon drivers from Teamsters Local 705 about the Chicago Delivery Protection Act. Then the guys are joined with Stu Clark, the Chief Executive Officer at Premise Health. Listen in while Stu shares details on their now Rock Island location, […]

September 27, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (9/27/26): The Workers’ Mic talk with Kocher Insurance Group just in time for open enrollment

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by reflecting on their live recording at Cork and Kerry At The Park. Then, Ed and Phil discuss some of the latest union related news surrounding UNITE HERE Local 1 authorizing a strike, A.I. using A.I. to train A.I. and more. […]

September 20, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (9/20/25): The Workers’ Mic live at Cork and Kerry At The Park!

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson host a live show from Cork and Kerry At The Park. To kick off the show, Ken and Phil are joined with the Chief Information Officer of Megent Financial Doug Klimah who joins to discuss how Megent provides specialized financial planning and fiduciary services tailored […]

September 13, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (9/13/26): The Workers’ Mic discuss details on the Illinois Economic Policy Institute annual State of the Unions Report

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by honoring those who were lost on 9/11 25 years ago in 2001. Then, the guys are joined by Frank Manzo, Economist with the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI), to talk about the latest “State of the Unions” report celebrating a […]

September 9, 2026

Worker Wednesday: Contracts have expired but workers remain at work

Ed Maher, co-host of The Workers’ Mic, joins Jon Hansen to provide details on the potential strike looming in the background of negotiations between hotel employees and 40 downtown hotels.

September 6, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (9/6/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about the Teamsters strike at Qualawash over unfair labor practices

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by discussing the difference between Labor Day and May Day and why we celebrate both. Then, the guys are joined by some agents and staff with Teamsters Local 727. Listen in while John Coli, Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer, Local 727 Business Representative Sean […]

September 3, 2026

Worker Wednesday: Why Qualawash workers voted unanimously to authorize a strike

Ken Edwards, co-host of The Workers’ Mic, joined Jon Hansen to provide details on why employees at Qualawash Holdings LLC, represented by Teamsters Local 727, voted to unanimously authorize an unfair labor practice strike on Wednesday.

August 30, 2026

Megent Financials’ CEO and COO share details on their Union Strength Annuity

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are joined by Megent Financials’ Co-Chief Executive Officer Ron Whittingham and Dave Mallett the Chief Operating Officer for Megent Financial. Listen in while they talk about the importance of having a financial advisor, share details surrounding their offered annuity called Union Strength Annuity through the National Coalition of Labor, to […]