Sheet Metal Workers (SMW) Local 9 Business Manager Jon Alvino joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed how legislation passed in Colorado resulted in building trades leaders and contractor associations working together to create the Western States College of Construction, which provides an associate’s degree for apprenticeship training. 


Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) Executive Director John Borsos appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed how an eight-day strike in late March 2022 over teacher shortages resulted in a $47 million fine for the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) because it did not make up the lost instructional days.