President, Ohio AFL-CIO, Tim Burga | Dev Wakeley, Worker Policy Advisor, Alabama Arise

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - December 05, 2023 20:01 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO, Fred Redmond | Business Agent, Ironworkers Local 17, Scott Munnings

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President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, Tim Burga, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the success of union members on election day in Ohio. Burga also discussed the ongoing redistricting conversation in the state and a bill that could impact educators in higher education.

Dev Wakeley, a worker policy advisor for Alabama Arise, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss their recently released 2023 State of Working Alabama report that looks at the auto industry in the state. Wakeley provides some information from the report, an interesting discovery in his interviews and what the United Autoworkers' contract win did for the auto industry wages in Alabama.