President, Texas AFT, Zeph Capo | Greg Leroy, Founder, Good Jobs First

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - December 13, 2023 21:24 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Zeph Capo, President of the Texas American Federation of Teachers joined the America’s Workforce Union Podcast and discussed the Strive to Thrive Project, which found poor working conditions in the Texas public school systems. He also recapped the year that was for the Texas AFT in 2023 and looked ahead to 2024.

Good Jobs First Executive Director Greg Leroy appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and talked about how government tax subsidies often lead to the creation of low-quality jobs instead of good-paying union jobs. He also shed light on why datacenters do not benefit communities like people may think.