Jim Ascione (Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council) / Greg Regan (Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO)

Jim Ascione, Financial Secretary of the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the controversy surrounding a policy that allows non-union contractors to buyout apprentices in order to work on publically funded projects. He also spoke about loopholes in Delaware’s Prevailing Wage laws and how the building trades will lead the charge to create and pass the Delaware PRO Act Bill.

Greg Regan, the President of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about a proposal by Amtrak to replace a two-person railroad crew with only an engineer and the safety issues it could create. He also discussed his optimism about future transportation regulations and the need for international companies to follow the same safety standards as American companies who work on domestic aircraft.