Terry Melvin, President, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists | Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO honoring William “Bill” Spriggs

In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, Terry Melvin, President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the most recent CBTU Convention in New Orleans. Melvin also discussed the history of the CBTU and the organization’s to push America and the labor movement forward.

Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Fred Redmond, made a special appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast this Juneteenth, and discussed the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and Terry Melvin. Redmond also honored William “Bill” Spriggs and his impact on the way economists do their jobs. Finally, we replay Spriggs’ last interview on the AWF Union Podcast where he discussed Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights movement and how they correlate with the labor movement today.