Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO President David Van Deusen joins the show to talk guns, fascism, and the importance of focusing on organizing.

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David Van Deusen, President Vermont AFL-CIO

C David Cottrill, an IATSE 488 Business Agent and Political/Legislative Coordinator, joins the show to talk about why his 60,000 person union could go on strike as early as next week due to crazy hours that they are forced to work and low pay.

Will a Strike Shut Down Hollywood?

The Nabisco strike may be over, but another strike has begun at Heaven Hill Distillery and Cops warn of Violence at September 18th rally.

Agreement Reached to End Nabisco Strike, Whiskey Strike On

Biden met with automakers about electric vehicles, but Tesla was not there due to their anti-union activities. Plus the IBEW has won a decade-long fight to get the first contract with Comcast and the NLRB may be able to make card check a reality after card check legislation continues to be stalled in the Legislature.

Biden Refuses to Invite Tesla to White House

 A union steamfitter and a UPS employee are the two latest people to be arrested for taking part in the attack on the United States Capital. 

Two More Capital Insurgents Arrested

President Biden is mandating vaccines, but unions are pushing back saying that this needs to be bargained. Plus OSHA has issued a $1M fine to a Georgia Poultry plant that killed 6 workers

To Mandate or Not Mandate Vaccines

We have Randy Korgan, the National Director of Organizing Amazon from the Teamsters calling in to discuss their plan to organize Amazon workers nationwide.

The Plan to Organize Amazon

The Teamsters are going after Amazon, which is reporting sky-high injury rates. The Supreme Court issues yet another anti-union decision, while Biden announces who the deciding vote on the NLRB will be.

Teamsters Announce National Plan to Organize Amazon

Phil Cohen calls in to talk about what President Biden can do to fix the NLRB. Right to work is defeated in New Hampshire, California union elects a controversial new leader to lead a 90,000 member union, and the UFCW inks the first national cannabis union contract.

Will Biden Repair Trump's Damage to the NLRB?

Plus environmentalist union-busting, regulating self-driving cars, and the White House Task Force looks at how to promote organizing.

Arrests at Mineworkers Strike, Nooses at Amazon, and Teamsters Strike in NYC

Teamsters notch big win against CEO pay, Biden sets up union taskforce, unions say no money to Democrats who don't support the PRO Act and much more on this week's UCOMM Live with Kris LaGrange.

Mineworkers Support Biden's Green Energy Plan

Thursday, April 8th is the PRO Act Digitial Day of Action, find out what you need to do to get this important bill passed. Amazon, Tesla, and Google are all in trouble with the NLRB over union busting charges. President Biden has released a massive infrastructure bill that will put millions of union members to work. Minor League Baseball has started and players are getting paid below minimum wages, find out why.

Union busting at Tesla, Google and Amazon

A look at 20 things that the American Rescue Plan does for workers, Senate confirms Marty Walsh, Amazon violates NLRB rules, and the Supreme Court is hearing a union case.

20 Ways the American Rescue Plan Helps Workers

Boycott Amazon has been trending this week as consumers stay away from Amazon to support the workers organizing in Alabama. The PRO Act passed the House this week, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Right to Work was defeated in Montana and Colorado.

Boycott Amazon, PRO Act, and Right to Work Defeated in Montana

On UCOMM Live with Kris LaGrange Thursday 2/25 at 12 noon ET, we got Jay Malone, the Political Director for the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, welcoming back Vinny Alvarez, President of the NYC CLC and also welcoming back Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers.

Reopening schools with AFT President Randi Weingarten

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