Tim Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO | Jeff Holly, Business Manager and Financial Secretary-Treasurer, SMART Local 359

President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, Tim Burga, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Ohio’s upcoming legislative battles. Burga discussed the lack of progress on redistricting. He also talked about the fight over the approval threshold on state constitutional amendments and Senate Bill 83, and what it means for Ohio public university workers. 

Jeff Holly, Business Manager and Financial Secretary-Treasurer of SMART Local 359 joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the state of his local. Holly discussed the major work projects that Local 359 is working on in the Phoenix area and the boom in membership since 2015. He also discussed the Local’s growing apprenticeship program, the factors that he believes led to the growth of union membership and Local 359’s five-year work outlook.