WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) launched his new podcast, “Canarycast,” which features discussions moderated by Brown on how to restore the value of work in America.
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“On this podcast, we are going to talk about what we can do to make hard work pay off once again,” said Brown. “The fact is all workers across this country are feeling squeezed. So we’ll be talking to a broad cross-section of folks from different industries, incomes, and backgrounds about what to do about it.”
In the first episode of Brown’s podcast -- available on iTunes here or on Soundcloud here -- he talks with Ohio workers from the Whirlpool plant in Clyde. Brown joined these Whirlpool workers when he testified on their behalf in a trade case at the International Trade Commission (ITC).
The podcast is named Canarycast, a nod to the canary pin Brown wears on his lapel instead of the official Senate pin. An Ohio steelworker gave Brown the pin. He wears it as a reminder of the progress the country has made since the days when all coal miners had to protect them was a canary – and all the work still left to do to ensure American workers are valued.
In March, Brown unveiled a plan to make hard work pay off for Ohioans. For more than a year, Brown and his office studied the challenges facing workers in Ohio and across the country and compiled a comprehensive agenda of solutions. Brown has introduced legislation to implement his plan and Canarycast will build on many of Brown’s ideas.
Brown has introduced legislation to encourage corporations to invest in their workers, provide employees advanced notice of their work schedules, expand two anti-poverty tax credits that help put money back in the pockets of working Ohioans and families, and provide paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave.
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