MaryBe McMillan (North Carolina AFL-CIO) / Tim Carter (SMART Northwest Regional Council)

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - January 31, 2022 21:04 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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North Carolina AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan spoke to the AWF Union Podcast today about a major union victory by nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., and a failed attempt by politicians to weaken labor rights in the state.

SMART Northwest Regional Council President Tim Carter was also featured on today’s edition of the podcast. He discussed a union-made beer called Local 66 Lager, the region’s hot construction market and the need to recruit more apprentices.