Jon Schleuss, President, NewsGuild-CWA | Erik Skoog, President, Teamsters Local 320

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - December 18, 2023 20:48 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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The NewsGuild-CWA President, Jon Schleuss, returned to the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to provide an update on the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Schleuss also discussed the busiest year for collective actions in the union’s history and how bargaining units like the Washington Post have utilized one and two-day strikes to their advantage in negotiations.

President of Teamsters Local 320, Erik Skoog, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the unanimously ratified contract between the city of Mound, Minn. and its Public Works members. Skoog also discussed his journey to becoming president of Local 320.