Melissa Cropper (Ohio Federation of Teachers) / Fred Albert (AFT-West Virginia)

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - March 16, 2021 17:33 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Darryll Bell (American Federation of Government Employees Local 31) / Terri Gerstein (Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, Economic Policy Institute)

Next Episode: Terry Joyce (Laborers Local 310) / Rosemary Feurer (Mother Jones Museum)

The first featured guest today on the AWF Union Podcast was Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper. She discussed the America Rescue Plan and how the money in the bill will be used for state and local aid, keeping schools open and cutting child poverty across the entire nation.

American Federation of Teachers - West Virginia President Fred Albert was our second guest speaker on the podcast. He discussed legislators taking retaliatory actions against teachers unions in West Virginia, union busting, and how their teachers navigated the pandemic.