Glenn Kelly (BAC Local 8 Southeast) / Willie Haywood Jr. (AFGE, 6th District National Veterans Affairs Council 262)

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - August 18, 2021 20:49 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Today on the AWF Union Podcast, Willie Haywood Jr., National Veterans Affairs Council 262 Sixth District President of the American Federation of Government Employees, spoke about President Biden reversing Trump-era executive orders that restricted a Unions right to represent its bargaining unit employees. He also discussed increasing the AFGE membership.

Also featured on today’s episode was International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 8 Southeast President Glenn Kelly. He joined the show to discuss membership in the area, a reduction in workforce memo from NABTU, how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their members and more.