Sen. Sherrod Brown

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - December 09, 2022 20:30 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Zach Boren (Urban Institute) / Desiree Hoffman (United Auto Workers)

Next Episode: Captain Dennis Tajer (Allied Pilots Association) / Matt Nelson (IBEW Local 756)

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared his top three priorities to address during the current lame-duck session of Congress: Increase funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), renew the Child Tax Credit and reauthorize and fund the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program.

NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America (TNG-CWA) President Jon Schleuss appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and explained the Union’s strategy behind the recent 24-hour strike by 1,100 TNG-CWA members at the New York Times. He also spoke about ongoing strikes at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, along with a judge’s recent decision to force Starbucks Workers United to turn over private messages between workers and journalists.

Joyce Goldstein, a labor and employee benefits lawyer at Joyce Goldstein & Associates, was a guest on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision that empowers workers to sue their bosses in the event of a work-related injury.