Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig joined the AWF Union podcast and announced the UVC was designated a constituency organization by the AFL-CIO as an independent organization. He also urged veterans to manage their stress when watching news about the war in Ukraine and discussed the report by the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment.     

 

Laborers International Union of North America Local 814 Business Manager Kristi Snider was today’s second guest. She spoke about efforts to organize healthcare and social assistance workers in West Virginia, contract negotiations with West Virginia Wesleyan College and how an app helped increase member participation.