UFCW 3000 Podcast Episode 13: Bargaining Contracts with Cathy MacPhail
Michaela sits down to talks veteran Contract Bargaining Representative Cathy MacPhail about working with rank and file members to sit opposite their employer at the negotiation table to bargain a new ...
7 Mar 20251h 8min
Episode 11: Our Union and Politics: "A politician doesn't respond to applause, they respond to pressure."
How and why does a union engage with politics? What's the "people power" we talk about in "people-powered politics"? Michaela talks with UFCW 3000 political organizer Derrick about the power of union ...
27 Jan 202433min
Episode 10: Voices from the Strike Line at Providence Everett
It's our first STRIKE EPISODE!!! UFCW 3000 member and self-taught podcast host Michaela (plus Episode 1 guest Kristina) drove out to both picket lines at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett,...
18 Nov 202314min
Episode 9: UFCW 3000 Member Amber Wise Runs for Office
What happens when you realize you could run for local office? How can the union, and the labor movement as a whole, help union members do that? And wait, how does being a mom prepare you for being a m...
16 Okt 202340min
Episode 8: So What's a Union Rep, Anyway?
I know I have a Union Rep, but who are they? What do they do? And what are my "Weingarten Rights" again? Michaela sits down with her Union Rep, Brandan, to hear more about his role and discuss rights ...
29 Sep 202355min
Episode 7: “It’s your hospital, it’s your health care, it’s your community”: How Nurses at Providence Everett Are Fighting for their Patients During a Staffing Crisis
“Nurses are mad, and we are telling you this is not normal. This should never be normal.” Kelli and Trevor, nurses at the Providence Medical Center in Everett, Washington, speak with Michaela about th...
22 Sep 20231h 12min
Episode 6: Honey, Listen! …To the Rest of Kristina’s Story
Kristina was Michaela’s first interview here on the podcast, but they didn’t get to the full story of Kristina’s union journey. What happens when you become a full-time union rep? And what if it doesn...
26 Aug 202332min
