Lou Antonellis (IBEW 103) / Monique Morrissey (Economic Policy Institute)

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - November 02, 2020 20:44 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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The first featured guest on today’s edition of America’s Work Force Union Podcast was IBEW Local 103 Business Manager Lou Antonellis. He spoke about the upcoming election, IBEW 103 members working in the swing state of New Hampshire, changes made to construction site safety due to COVID-19, projects that were backlogged due to the pandemic and what a Biden administration would look like for the labor movement.

Economic Policy Institute Economist Monique Morrissey was the second guest on today’s show. She spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about public sector collective bargaining in Missouri, the younger generation being the most favorable of unions and annual recertification.