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The Workers' Mic

The Workers' Mic

Hosted by WGN Radio

Episodes

98

Latest episode

Nov 2026

Language

EN-US

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

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November 8, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (11/08/26): The Workers’ Mic share the Midterm General Election results

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by touching a little on the outcome of the Midterm General Election and talking about LIV Golf and how those players are experiencing unpaid wages. Then, the guys are joined by the Senior Vice President of Mercury Public Affairs Jeremy Custer who […]

November 1, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (11/01/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about the AutoZone in New York seeking a union election

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson kick off the show by giving a shoutout to two Cicero Public Works employees for assisting the Cicero Police Department as they quickly located and detained individuals involved in a shooting near an elementary school on October 19, 2026. Then, the guys are joined with […]

October 25, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (10/25/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about the dark reality of labor trafficking

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by sharing the latest lock out updates and to share details on the PRO-WORK Act, which prevents companies that lock out workers from receiving federal funds. Then, the guys dive deep into the world of labor trafficking with the Attorney Advisor […]

October 18, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (10/18/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about the UNITE HERE Local 1 strike

This week on The Worker’s Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by celebrating the show’s four year anniversary. Then, Karen Kent, President of Unite Here Local 1, joins the show to discuss the recent update with the UNITE HERE Local 1 strike involving members at six […]

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 […]

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