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Episode 30 – August 21, 2007
This edition of POWERcast brings you the latest news in the heart-breaking case of sick nuclear workers fighting for health care. USW President Leo Gerard appeared on a national news program to talk about unions’ agenda in the presidential campaign and we were there. There’s also a report on a major victory for Continental Tire retirees.
Don’t miss the Creep of the Week – it celebrates a right-wing rant from a not-so-compassionate conservative running amok.
Episode 29 – August 14, 2007
The eyes of the nation were watching when the AFL-CIO gathered the Democratic presidential candidates at Soldier Field in Chicago for a nationally-televised debate. And it was a Steelworker who stole the show. Listen to this week’s POWERcast to find out how this member has pushed health care front and center.
USW Vice President Tom Conway and President Leo Gerard also were on big stages recently and POWERcast takes you there. The Creep of the Week honors one of the most heartless displays of corporate greed ever.
Episode 28 – August 6, 2007
One day USW President Leo Gerard joins a group of Steelworkers in Washington, D.C., to make the case for keeping tariffs on cheap, imported steel and the next day he’s starring on the big screen in a Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Listen to this week’s POWERcast to get the scoop.
The episode also features an interview with a well-known blogger who wrote about the nation’s crumbling infrastructure long before a string of deadly bridge and road collapses. And we’ll give Creep of the Week honors to a group of politicians who continue to put Big Business before needy children.
Episode 27 – August 1, 2007
Travel to Africa in this episode of POWERcast. We go along with a USW and AFL-CIO delegation that observed historic union elections in Liberia. You’ll also hear from filmmaker Michael Moore who talks about his latest movie that highlights America’s growing health care crisis. You’ll also hear some presidential candidates talk about why health care is a major campaign issue.
The Creep of the Week is a group of CEOs whose latest globalization gimmick is nothing but a big dose of denial.
Episode 26 – July 23, 2007
Holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices that have led to the loss of thousands of North American paper jobs is at the core of an important trade case in Washington, D.C. Hear members of the USW legislative and legal teams discuss the issue in this episode.
We also catch up with presidential candidate John Edwards during a stop on his poverty tour, and we visit with the son of a Steelworker whose blue-collar roots are the inspiration for his Grammy-award winning music.
The Creep of the Week highlights another questionable decision by the White House – and this one is putting American consumers at risk.
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