Rick Bloomingdale (PA AFL-CIO) / Rick Purdue (Lima Building and Construction Trades Council)

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - September 01, 2021 20:23 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Maida Rosenstein (UAW Local 2110) / John Westerhaus (Survey & Ballot Systems)

Next Episode: Joyce Reichard (Kelley & Ferraro) / U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale joined the AWF Union Podcast to discuss worker safety. He explained why OSHA standards need to be updated to hold companies more accountable for creating unsafe environments. He also discussed the importance of investing in infrastructure in rural America.

Lima Building and Construction Trades Council President Rick Purdue discussed issues pertaining to work in northwest Ohio. He spoke about a refinery in Lima that is planning to bring in over 3,000 non-union workers for maintenance work; jobs that have been done by union members for over a century.