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To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of and historic protests over the legislation that would later become Act 10, the Cap Times is producing a series of stories and podcasts over the next month. Led by Cap Times’ K-12 education reporter Scott Girard and state politics reporter Briana Reilly, the series will run to mid-March and be available at captimes.com. The podcast discussions will be made available through Jessie Opoien’s Wedge Issues feed on most major podcasting platforms, and at captimes.com. In this episode, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin president and former gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell speaks with Girard and Reilly about how the protests launched him into the spotlight and how Act 10 has changed Wisconsin politics. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke and Jerry talk to Mahlon Mitchell, fire fighter from Madison WI and candidate for General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters. Hear Mahlon's thought on his plans to make the IAFF stronger and his views on politics and labor issues.

We talk to Mahlon Mitchell who is a firefighter in Madison WI, and is a candidate for General President of IAFF. Mahlon talks about his career in the fire service and his ideas to move the IAFF forward.

Hosts Frank Ricci and P.J. Norwood talk to Mahlon Mitchell, candidate for IAFF General President. Frank and P.J. are also joined by Bobby Halton to speak with Sean Mitchell about forever chemicals in firefighter PPE and IAFF Resolution 28, which will be heard at the upcoming convention.

Mahlon Mitchell became a firefighter at age 19. He rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant at Station #1 in Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison, where he still serves and lives today with his wife, April, and two kids, Sie’anna and Karson.Mahlon is now running for General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters in 2020.Seeing the power of a union, Mahlon became active in the IAFF early in his career. After having served on the board of Local 311 for years, he was elected President in 2011 of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and Local 311 in 2014.The year he took over as President of PFFW, the most anti-union governor in modern U.S. history passed Act 10, stripping unions of their collective bargaining rights. Even when his members were exempt from the bill, Mahlon answered the call.He stood in solidarity with his brothers and sisters in labor, led marches and rallies at the capital – and fought back. He brought Wisconsin firefighters together in solidarity with the rest of the labor movement because he understands that we are stronger when we are united.In this podcast:What fire department do you work for?What rank are you?How many years do you have in the fire service?How did you climb the ladder of leadership in the IAFF?Tell me about your best accomplishments?Tell me about your run for Governor in Wisconsin?Tell me about Act 10 in Wisconsin?Tell me how you stood in solidarity with union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin?Tell me about your run for GP of the IAFF?Tell me about your fresh start plan first 30 days in office?What do you think about diversity in the Fire service and the IAFF? Tell me how you would make the IAFF more transparent?What would your goals and objectives be as GP of the IAFF?Help us grow the Fire Fighter Kingdom Tribe by sharing with others and also visit us on our YouTube channel and other social websites below. Thanks and see you soon!iTunes PodcastFaceBook PageYouTube ChannelVisit FireFighter Kingdom Website

Why can't first responders get workers' compensation if they get coronavirus? In today's Real Talk with Henry Sanders, we hear from the front lines with Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and former Democratic candidate for governor about the workers comp issue plus how the day to day life of firefighters and paramedics has changed and more. This episode is sponsored by Park Bank.

In this edition of All Over The Map, I sit down with longtime fire fighter, current President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and recent Democratic candidate for governor...Mahlon Mitchell.  We discuss how he got into fire fighting, why he decided to run for governor, why the November 6th election is so important...and there's even a #ChocolateTrump sighting!   It's an interesting conversation and I hope regardless of your political leanings, you give it a fair listen.  Mahlon is a man of service and it's clear he wants to do everything he can to help people.  It was my first time meeting him and i appreciate him taking the time to do this interview with me (especially with an election right around the corner).  Thanks also to Kevin Hembrook for connecting us.

Mike Spaulding spoke with the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

August 14th is the primary for the Democratic candidate for Governor. We sat down with one of the gubernatorial candidates, Mahlon Mitchell, to hear his thoughts on the election and why he believes he is the best fit to be the next governor of Wisconsin. We discuss a variety of issues including his plan for Foxconn, criminal justice reform, the environment, education, and much more. Mahlon is currently the President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin. Creators/Producers: Benjamin Rangel & Kyle HaggeCo-host: Liz SmithWebsite: bridgethecitypodcast.comInstagram: @BridgeTheCityPodcastTwitter: @BridgeTheCityWiEmail: Bridgethecitypodcast@gmail.comLogo Design: Ryan FlynnMusic: Casey Masters

DeRay, Sam and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including the not-so-secret meaning of Melania Trump’s jacket and how Starbucks and other corporations came to Ferguson after Michael Brown was shot, but not to the neighborhood where he died. Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell joins DeRay and discusses his race to become the first black governor in a state that has struggled with race relations. Mike Johnston explains how one of his students inspired him to run for governor of Colorado.

On the first episode of the Cap Times' 2018 election podcast, Jessie Opoien speaks with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell. Support the show.

Nomiki Konst (TYT Politics) interviews Mahlon Mitchell on his bid to be the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin’s Governor race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome state Representative Jonathan Brostoff to discuss new GOP wetlands destruction legislation, modeled on dangerous Foxconn wetlands exemptions, which could result in a loss of an estimated 1 million acres of our wetlands. We talk about the GOP federal tax cut plan approved by the House Thursday, including Sen. Ron Johnson's opposition. Robert also highlights the tax bill's sabotage of the Affordable Care Act by removing the ACA's individual mandate. We review the latest news in the 2018 gubernatorial election, including Mahlon Mitchell's announced candidacy this week and 2 special elections in the Legislature this winter. Milwaukee and other municipalities are set to increase voting locations, how about your city? Rep. Gordon Hintz fights the rent to own industry and Robert discusses new polling demonstrating the more education Republican voters have, the less they believe in climate change and other interesting findings.

It began as a protest by a few students and teaching assistants over deep budget cuts, but quickly turned into a history making movement of working people in Wisconsin. Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States?  Or the last gasp for unionized workers, as they face continual erosion of their rights. Over the next two weeks, we'll hear a retrospective documentary on the 2011 Wisconsin uprising, produced by Workers Independent News. Featuring: Gerald  McEntee, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President; Jordan, University of Wisconsin Student; working people; David Olsen, James Madison High School Social Studies Teacher; Joe Conway, Madison firefighters union local 311 president; Mary Newton, Janesville teacher; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; Mary Bell, Wisconsin Education Association president; Stacey Benson-Taylor, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Local 101 staff representative; Ed Hill, IBEW President; Dave Harswick, Wisconsin education Association Secretary-Treasurer; Ian Murphy, Buffalo Beast Editor; Phil Neuenfeldt, Wisconsin AFL-CIO President; Mahlon Mitchell, Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin President; Caral Turner, Michigan UAW Local 6888 unity committee chair; Dan Query, Waunakee High School Junior; Alan Chancellor, Lafollette High School senior; Alejandra Prado, East High School student; Angelica Alvarez, West High School senior, Jessica Ruiz, West High School senior; Wisconsin teachers, students, firefighters, police officers, union members and other citizens    For More Information: Workers Independent News www.laborradio.org WORT Community Radio-Madison, WI http://www.wort-fm.org Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) http://www.weac.org AFSCME http://www.afscme.org/ Wisconsin AFL-CIO http://www.wisaflcio.org/ IBEW-International http://www.ibew.org Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin http://www.pffw.org/ Buffalo Beast http://www.buffalobeast.com/ Michigan UAW Local 6888 http://www.uawlocal6888.org/ Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/ South Central Federation of Labor http://www.scfl.org/ Drop Kick Murphys http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/ Tom Morello http://nightwatchmanmusic.com/ The post Making Contact – The Wisconsin Workers Uprising (Part 1) appeared first on KPFA.