Will The Caps on Major League Heads Be Union Made?

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This week we speak to Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Dolittle and activist Eireann Dolan about their push to keep the caps union made after a relocation was announced from Derby, NY to non-union Florida. We also talk about the MLB players association and the shift in perception with respect to labor. We also got ‘Choice Words’ about Colin Kaepernick’s settlement with the NFL. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards and more to some basketball players at Ole Miss and Patriots owner and coverage of the Robert Kraft news in recent days. All that and more! https://thinkprogress.org/baseball-couple-union-campaign-003ec8963027/ Eirann Dolan Twitter: @EireannDolan Sean Dolittle Twitter: @whatwouldDOOdo Zirin, Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL https://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-nfl-settlement-collusion/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Gangsta Shit - G-Unit | 24 Frames - Jason Isbell | Lean Back - Terror Squad Feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma | Live in the Sky - T.I. Feat. Jamie Foxx | Why We Thugs - Ice Cube | Hurt Me Soul - Lupe Fiasco | Run - Ghostface Killah | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:55.0	secure. You know, I have to wonder how public perception of labor movement is changing. You know,
1:00.8	would this have been something that, you know, a response that we would have seen in the 80s, 90s,
1:05.9	2000s with, you know, the rise of globalization and global supply chain feeling like a great thing.
1:12.0	And, you know, is this a response we would have seen from the public
1:15.2	that was largely supportive of these jobs staying in the, you know,
1:20.4	Derby area in a place where they had been done for so long?
1:24.4	And, you know, I think it's really a product of how people's perspectives are shifting.
1:32.9	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. We are back. This week, we're speaking
1:43.1	to activist Aaron Dolan
1:44.5	and Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle.
1:47.3	They are a power couple of social justice
1:49.4	and we're talking to them about a recent campaign
1:52.1	that they have embarked upon
1:53.4	to make sure that baseball caps,
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