Dan Duncan (Maritime Trades Department) / Beth Kontos (Massachusetts AFT)

Maritime Trades Department Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dan Duncan was the first guest on today’s episode of the AWF Union Podcast. He spoke about the Jones Act and how it was incorporated into President Biden’s “Made in America” executive order. He also discussed supporting miners at Warrior Met Coal and fundraising for leukemia and lymphoma.

Massachusetts American Federation of Teachers President Beth Kontos also joined today’s show. She spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about her past as a telephone operator, how she became involved in the union, school funding in Massachusetts and how the state successfully fought back against school vouchers.