Tony Reardon, National President, National Treasury Employees Union | Scott Slawson, President, United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America Local 506

National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the need to grow the Internal Revenue Service following more than a decade of downsizing. He then discussed an attempt by Repubilcans to repeal portions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Reardon then compared a proposed pay raise for federal employees to the wages of those in the private sector with similar jobs.

Scott Slawson, President of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America Local 506, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and urged Class 1 railroad carriers to embrace the “Green Locomotive.” He explained the possible reasons why railroads continue to use locomotives that do not meet emissions standards and debunked misconceptions about going “green.”