It’s a busy day on the Union Edge:
First we talk with Deb Steele with Columbus Jobs with Justice. Then we discuss the impact of the FAA shutdown with Ed Wytkind from the Transportation Trades Dept of the AFL-CIO. Steven Capozzola from the Alliance for American Manufacturing is on with some breaking news at 3:30, and then Jack Wade joins us for a quick Fri wrap up.

Author/blogger The Reverend Manny returns to The Jack Wade Show. We discuss various aspects of a now dysfunctional Washington. Jack Wade offers a way to get John and Jane Q Public's voice heard by our electeds.

Today on The Union Edge, Jim Fish Executive Director of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (napaaUSA.org) and their bid to join OPEIU. Later,Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO on next steps for SB 5, next Jacque Simon, Public Policy Director for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE.org) To listen live or to learn more go to www.TheUnionEdge.com, 3-4 pm eastern.

Today on The Union Edge, Buy American with Barb Toncheff. Barb's guest is Pat Driscoll, of Farm American, farmamerican.furniturerowracin​g.com, Later Charlie McCollester, Battle of Homestead Foundation (battleofhomesteadfoundation.o​rg) and Rosemary Trump of the Pennsylvania Labor History Society (palaborhistory.org). To listen live, streaming radio or to learn more go to www.TheUnionEdge.com, 3-4 pm eastern.

Our first guest today is Nicole Schulte, a Wisconsin resident who took her teenage son to the DMV for a voter ID and videotaped the difficulties that ensued.  Check out her video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0G01zbHGM8&feature=share.

Also today: What Vets Need to Know with Hal Donahue and Geoff Smeltzer.

Today on the Union Edge, Joe Hansen, Pres. of UFCW International, later Curt Hess Organizer and Bill Bain political coordinator for CWA District 4, listen to our live stream at www.TheUnionEdge.com, click "Listen Live"

The guest on the Jack Wade Show today is Twitter user, @TheNewDeal.  We discuss how globalization hurt the deficit, the assault on Social Security and Medicare by the Republicans and Democrats who believe that compromise is more important that our well being, and the News Corp. scandal.

Today on The Union Edge we talk about health care reform with Dr. Andy Coates, a board member of Physicians for a National Health Program. Then at 3:30 we have Scott Strauss, an attorney at Speigel & McDiarmid who specializes in utility company rate cases.

Today on The Union Edge, UFCW Exec. Vice President Patrick J. O'Neill, UFCW.org and later Charlie McCollester on Labor History. The Union Edge broadcast weekdays from 3-4 pm eastern and streams live at www.TheUnionEdge.com

John Mahoney, federal labor relations attorney with Tulley Rinckey, explains the legal differences between private sector and government unions and employees.

Then Melissa Fazekas of We Are Ohio shares breaking news on the effort to repeal anit-worker SB5.