The Workers' Mic

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August 9, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (8/9/26): The Workers’ Mic talk to the Police Benevolent & Protective Association and Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL Ken Edwards and Phil Davidson, kick off the show by chatting with Dave Amerson, the Executive Director of the Police Benevolent & Protective Association (PBPA) Labor Committee, to discuss how high-ranking Chicago Police Department officials are seeking to unionize under Illinois’ Workers’ Rights Amendment. Next, the guys welcome Matt […]

August 6, 2026

Worker Wednesday: Why Chicago’s police commanders want a union

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ed Maher joins the show to discuss a new push by Chicago Police Department commanders and deputy chiefs to unionize. Ed explains how these supervisors, when promoted, lose key benefits such as uniform allowances, on-call pay, and banked sick time leading some officers to […]

August 2, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (8/2/26): The Workers’ Mic discuss the data center boom, Act 10 and what the National Coalition of Labor does

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL Ed Maher and Ken Edwards kick off the show by sharing a win for labor and Ascend Cannabis. Then, the guys recap their in-depth discussion on the economic, infrastructural, and community impacts of building data centers during their recent special Worker Wednesday segment on Your Money Matters. Next, Ken and Ed […]

July 30, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: Inside the data center boom with the Workers’ Mic

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Jon Hansen welcomes the crew from The Workers’ Mic, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson, who take over the program to conduct an in-depth discussion about the economic, infrastructural, and community impacts of building data centers.

July 30, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: The economic trade-offs of data centers

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are joined by Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University who kicks off the conversation by talking about a NBER working paper examining 30 years of data on how data centers impact local […]

July 30, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: Regulations, AI growth, and labor impact

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson are joined by Marc Poulos, Executive Director of the Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting (III FFC) who talks about the societal benefits and local economic impacts of data center developments. Marc points out that physical […]

July 30, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: Compass Datacenters on building data centers responsibly

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson welcome Sarah Ridgely VP, Campus Strategy at Compass Datacenters and the Chief Technology Officer Adil Attlassy with Compass Datacenters who address common community concerns regarding local data center developments. Sarah and Adil also explain that data centers […]

July 30, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: Grid modernization and the impact of data centers

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson welcome Mark Pruitt, Principal at The Power Bureau, LLC and adjunct professor within Northwestern’s Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability (MSES) Program on the show to discuss the complexities of modernizing the electric grid and the […]

July 29, 2026

Understanding Data Centers: Mayor Cohen Barnes on DeKalb’s Meta Data Center

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday on Your Money Matters, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson welcome Mayor of DeKalb, Illinois Cohen Barnes to discuss DeKalb being a pioneer and anchor of the large-scale data center development, Meta. This center established a massive $1 billion campus that effectively extended the greater Chicago tech […]

July 26, 2026

The Workers’ Mic (7/26/26): The Workers’ Mic talk Ashland Specialty Chemicals strike & wage theft

This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with Charlie Singletary, Business Manager at Operating Engineers Local 564, and Lewis Crawford, IUOE Local 564 Business Agent and Lead Negotiator for the Texas City Metal Trades Council, to discuss the Ashland Specialty Chemicals strike. Next, the guys welcome Matthew Capece, Special Representative of the General President […]

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The Workers’ Mic (8/9/26): The Workers’ Mic talk to the Police Benevolent & Protective Association and Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

Worker Wednesday: Why Chicago’s police commanders want a union

The Workers’ Mic (8/2/26): The Workers’ Mic discuss the data center boom, Act 10 and what the National Coalition of Labor does

Understanding Data Centers: Inside the data center boom with the Workers’ Mic

Understanding Data Centers: The economic trade-offs of data centers

Understanding Data Centers: Regulations, AI growth, and labor impact

Understanding Data Centers: Compass Datacenters on building data centers responsibly

Understanding Data Centers: Grid modernization and the impact of data centers

Understanding Data Centers: Mayor Cohen Barnes on DeKalb’s Meta Data Center

The Workers’ Mic (7/26/26): The Workers’ Mic talk Ashland Specialty Chemicals strike & wage theft

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