Gina Walsh (LMCT) / Mike Knisley (Ohio State BCTC)

Gina Walsh, Deputy Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management and Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the recent Tradeswomen Build Nations conference. She also talked about the need retain tradeswomen by making daycare more accessible and adding maternity leave benefits. 

Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council (OSBCTC) Secretary-Treasurer Mike Knisley appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about Ohio House Bill 235, the High-Hazard Training Certification Act, which, if passed, would increase public safety by raising training standards for construction workers who work in Ohio refineries. He also spoke about Central Ohio’s construction boom and what building trades leaders are doing to satisfy the demand for workers.