America’s Work Force Union Podcast
1,068 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAmerica’s Work Force Union Podcast provides a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America. Radio veteran Ed “Flash” Ferenc leads the discussion with a focus on topics that include the impact of labor unions in America, workers’ rights, legislative actions and labor-management relations. Featured guests include various labor leaders, politicians, journalists and more. America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides updates and information from sources around the United States and continues to be the trusted voice for workers across the country.
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Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Columbus Building Trades and Nana Watson, President, Columbus NAACP | Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
March 03, 2023 21:39 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, and Nana Watson, President of the Columbus National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), both appeared on America’s Work Force Union Podcast. They discussed diversity, equity and inclusion in Central Ohio. They explained how the building trades and NAACP partnered for the Building Futures and Driving Futures Programs. The talk also turned to recently passed...
Rita Lewis, Activist, Widow of Teamsters Local 100 President Butch Lewis | Frank Manzo, Executive Director, Illinois Economic Policy Institute
March 02, 2023 19:57 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBRita Lewis, the widow activist of the late Local 100 Teamster President Butch Lewis, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and explained the story of the passage of the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021. She detailed how the imminent collapse of various multi-employer pension funds took a toll on the health of her husband and how, after his passing, she felt compelled to pick up the torch and continue her late husband's work to lobby Congress for pension relief. ...
Lane Windham, Associate Director of Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor | Dave Megenhardt, Executive Director, United Labor Agency (ULA)
March 01, 2023 20:04 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBLane Windham, Associate Director of Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared her thoughts on the current momentum of organized labor and where the newfound support is coming from. She also spoke about women who currently lead organized labor and some of the most influential women in the history of the labor movement. Dave Megenhardt, Executive Director of United Labor Agency (ULA), appeared on Amer...
April Lott, Vice President South Carolina AFL-CIO, President of AFGE Local 3627 | Tom Buffenbarger, Independent Labor Voice
February 28, 2023 20:42 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBApril Lott, Vice President of the South Carolina AFL-CIO and President of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3627, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast. Lott spoke of the uphill battle she faces, not just from the anti-labor rhetoric but also as a black female in a union in South Carolina, the state with the lowest labor density. Despite the negatives, Lott said she is excited to work with a younger generation that wants to join a union. With new industries moving in ...
Arlene Holt Baker, Former Executive Vice-President of AFL-CIO | Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD)
February 27, 2023 20:45 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBArlene Holt Baker, former Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared her pioneering experiences in organized labor, which include hearing President John F. Kennedy speak shortly before his assassination. She also discussed the current state of organizing by the younger generations and the AFL-CIO’s Organizing Institute. Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), appeared on the America’s Work Force Unio...
Scott Paul, President, Alliance of American Manufacturing (AAM) | Ben Davis, International Affairs Director, United Steelworkers
February 24, 2023 19:27 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBScott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the power of consumers who want to purchase American-made products. Through this desire, a near record number of manufacturing jobs have been created. He also explained the funding requirements for the network of EV charging stations to be built along U.S. interstates. Ben Davis, International Affairs Director for the United Steelworkers, joined America’s Work Force...
Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs, AFL-CIO | Joe Ciacchi, International Representative, OPMCIA
February 23, 2023 21:52 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBBill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs for the AFL-CIO, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared his assessment of the first two years of policy under President Joe Biden and his for the reintroduction of the PRO Act. He also discussed the debt ceiling fight and his thoughts on train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association Union (OPCMIA) International Representative Joe Ciacchi joined America’s Work Force Union...
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust | Mike Leda, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 153
February 22, 2023 21:05 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBPete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the Insulators Union’s Members Assistance Program, which is designed to help members deal with mental health issues. Ielmini also gave an update on the progress of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 153 Business Manager and Financial Secretary Mike Leda appeared on the America’...
Melissa Cropper, President, Ohio Federation of Teachers | Stephen Rumburg, Business Manager and President, IUOE Local 465
February 21, 2023 20:26 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBPresident of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, Melissa Cropper, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to share updates about legislature impacting teachers in Ohio. Cropper discussed a proposed rule by the Federal Trade Commission to ban non-compete clauses with workers. Cropper shared how some teachers, mostly those in the Charter school system, have been impacted by non-compete clauses. She then discussed the issues the state faces with the Fair School Funding Plan and expanded charter ...
Billy Dycus, President, Tennessee AFL-CIO | Jake Grumbach, Associate Professor, University of Washington
February 20, 2023 19:46 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the growth of Tennessee’s organized labor movement, which has been fueled by younger workers. He also spoke about the two sectors leading the way in union growth - construction and automotive manufacturing - and how they led to a 38 percent increase in overall union membership in a state considered to be anti-union. Author Jake Grumbach appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and sp...
Jeff Stoffer, Director of Media and Communications Division, American Legion | Norm Wernet, President, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans
February 17, 2023 20:16 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJeff Stoffer, Director of Media and Communications for the American Legion, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the Legion’s efforts to curtail veteran suicide. He also discussed the impact of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act on the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and an Idaho post that operates out of the Idaho State Correctional Center. Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans Presdent Norm Wernet appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Po...
Jim Walker, Sub-District 1 Director, United Steelworkers | Alin Boswell, Assistant to the National President, Association of Professional Flight Attendants
February 16, 2023 21:35 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJim Walker, Sub-District 1 Director for the United Steelworkers, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the upcoming closure of the Sherwin-Williams Aerosol Plant in Bedford Heights, Ohio and how it will affect members of the USW who work in the plant. He also spoke about the first newly built U.S. freighter to pilot on the Great Lakes since 1983 and organizing an aluminim plant in Youngstown, Ohio. Assistant to the National President of the Association of Profession...
Tatishka Thomas, President of AFGE Local 548 | Steve Lanning, Business Manager, LiUNA Local 11
February 15, 2023 21:05 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTatishka Thomas, President of the American Federal Government Employees Local 548 joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared the 2023 AFGE legislative priorities, which include passage of the FAIR Act and D.C. Statehood Act. She also spoke about efforts by the VA and AFGE to expedite the onboarding process for new providers. Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 11 Business Manager Steve Lanning appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the...
Frank Mathews, Administrative Director, CWA District 4 | John Holbrook, Business Manager/Financial Secretary Treasurer, Tri-State BCTC
February 14, 2023 21:39 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBFrank Mathews, Administrative Director for the Communications Workers of America Union District 4, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the CWA’s support of annual Manufacturing Camps hosted by the office of Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). He also talked about President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who will reportedly become the head of the National Hockey League Players Association in the coming weeks. T...
Ed Hawthorne, President, Connecticut AFL-CIO | Jim Lister, NY and NE States Conference International Vice President, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
February 13, 2023 21:27 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBEd Hawthorne, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the effort by organized labor within the state to elect 31 union members to the state legislature. He addressed the legislative agenda of these newly elected members and gave his thoughts on the constitutionality of a bill that banned captive audience meetings. Jim Lister, New York and New England States Conference International Vice President of the International Associatio...
Tony Reardon, National President, National Treasury Employees Union | Scott Slawson, President, United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America Local 506
February 10, 2023 21:25 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBNational 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, ...
Desiree Hoffman, Assistant Legislative Director, UAW | Tom Hansen, Business Manager, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302
February 09, 2023 21:53 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDesiree Hoffman, Assistant Legislative Director for the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), returned to the AWF Union Podcast and gave her thoughts on President Joe Biden’s State of Union Address. The President touchded on several issues important to organized labor including the PRO Act, Social Security, Medicare and union busting. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302 Business Manager Tom Hansen join...
Travis Woodward, President, CSEA SEIU Local 2001 | Pamela Trhlik, Director Government Relations/New Business Development, LiUNA Local 563
February 08, 2023 21:33 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTravis Woodward, President of Civil Service Employees Association Service Employees International Union Local 2001, joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed a childcare crisis in Connecticut caused by childcare providers earning poor wages and no benefits. He also talked about the privatization of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and legislation to fully integrate paraeducators into the educational system. Laborers' International Union of North America Local 563 Director of...
Tim Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO | Ken Broadbent, Business Manager, UA Steamfitters Local 449
February 07, 2023 19:16 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO President, rejoined the America’s Work Force Union podcast and discussed the federation’s wish list for the state’s biennial budget process and what they will advocate for. He then talked about the potential for the state to repeal public sector union release and gave an update on Ohio’s redistricting process. Steamfitters Local 449 Business Manager Ken Broadbent appeared on the AWF Union Podcast to discuss the the growth of the Local’s apprenticeship program and th...
Robert “Chap” Thornton, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 286 | Jonathan Blaine, Training Coordinator, Insulators Local 16 JATC
February 06, 2023 20:34 - 52 minutes - 52.4 MBRobert “Chap” Thornton, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer of the United Association Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 286, returned to the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the growth of Austin’s technology sector, which has created jobs for the building trades. He also addressed the growth of the Local’s apprenticeship program and his career pathway into the building trades. Jonathan Blaine, Insulators Local 16 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee Training...
Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Columbus/Central Ohio Buildings and Construction Trade Council | Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
February 03, 2023 21:14 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the Columbus/Central Ohio Buildings and Construction Trade Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the the need to organize more non-union construction workers in Central Ohio. He then addressed the need to expand and grow registered apprenticeship programs due to the long-term construction forecast in Central Ohio. Hager also discussed the work of the newly formed City of Columbus Community Benefit Agreement Commit...
(Frank Barile, IUOE 99) (Jim Fellows, IBEW 725)
February 02, 2023 21:05 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBFrank Barile, President and Assistant Business Manager of IUOE Local 99, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the benefits of joining the Local’s registered apprenticeship program. He also addressed the importance of diversity and why military veterans make ideal members. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 725 Business Manager Jim Fellows joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed the importance of classroom instruction for the Local’s register...
Joe Fowler (Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council) / Joey Combs (SEIU Michigan 517M)
February 01, 2023 20:54 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJoe Fowler, President of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about worker missclassification and wage theft, which are a problem within the construction industry. He also addressed possible solutions to job loss created by renewable energy laws. Joey Combs, President of the Service Employees International Union Local 517M, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed a plan that will hopefully lead to the eve...
(Lyn Montgomery, Transport Workers Union of America 556) (Colin Lavin, IBEW 47)
January 31, 2023 20:41 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBLyn Montgomery, President of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 556, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the late December operational failures of Southwest Airlines and the poor working conditions the airline’s flight attendants endure every day. Colin Lavin, Business Manager and Financial Secretary of IBEW Local 47, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about electrical vehicle infrastructure investments, plus the need to pass down industry knowl...
Sean Flaherty (Keches Law Group) / Paul Goodrich (Laborers’ New England Regional Organzing Fund)
January 30, 2023 21:16 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBPaul Goodrich, Laborers’ New England Reginoal Organizing Fund Organizer, and attorney Sean Flaherty, Managing Partner at Keches Law Group, appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and addressed alligations that a Massachusetts-based contractor is missclassifying its workers as independent contractors and committing wage theft. They also spoke about a recently filed lawsuit filed against the company, Feeney Brothers Utility Services.
James Hyden (Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council) / John E. Shinn (United Steelworkers)
January 27, 2023 21:25 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJames Hyden, Executive Secretary of the Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project, which he was told he would get to work on as an apprentice nearly 30 years ago. Hyden also talked about making sure the building trades apprenticeship is not the region’s best-kept secret. John E. Shinn, International Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers, appeared on the AWF Union ...
Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs with the AFL-CIO | Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council
January 26, 2023 21:36 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAFL-CIO Director of Government Affairs Bill Samuel joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the aftermath of the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. He believes an ineffective House Speaker will be good for organized labor. Samuel gave his thoughts on the issues surrounding the debt ceiling and then explained why Presidential holdover nominees from the last Sentate should receive a vote in from this Congress. Thomas Kennedy, Director and Secretary/Trea...
Pete Ielemini, Executive Director, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust | Jason Emerick, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer, Ironworkers Local 112
January 25, 2023 21:55 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBExecutive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Pete Ielemini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and debunked myths surrounding the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. He also touched on the need to invest in apprenticeship programs in order to perform high quality work on FMIA projects, if the legislation is passed. Jason Emerick, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Ironworkers Local 112, joined the America’s Work Force Union...
Grady Mullins, Executive Secretary/Treasurer Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council | Tom Buffenbarger, Independent Labor Voice
January 24, 2023 21:55 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBGrady Mullins, Executive Secretary/Treasurer of Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council, appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed what will be a busy 2023 for affiliated members thanks to large projects being performed under Project Labor Agreements at Royal Canin, Honda/LG and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He also spoke about the need to recruit more apprentices and explained how the Dayton Building Futures Program works. Tom Buffenbarger, an independ...
Jim Ascione (Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council) / Greg Regan (Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO)
January 23, 2023 21:33 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJim Ascione, Financial Secretary of the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the controversy surrounding a policy that allows non-union contractors to buyout apprentices in order to work on publically funded projects. He also spoke about loopholes in Delaware’s Prevailing Wage laws and how the building trades will lead the charge to create and pass the Delaware PRO Act Bill. Greg Regan, the President of the Transpo...
Matt Grills (American Legion) / Rich Fiesta (Alliance for Retired Americans)
January 20, 2023 21:04 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBMatt Grills, Managing Editor of The American Legion Magazine, joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed how the Federal omnibus spending bill will help veterans, plus the importance of the U.S. being energy independent. He also previewed an article in the upcoming February issue of the magazine on how the Korean war helped to end segregation in the U.S. military. Rich Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke abo...
Vince Saavedra (Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions ) / Greg Leroy (Good Jobs First)
December 30, 2022 22:51 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBSouthern Nevada Building Trades Union’s (SNBTU) Executive Secretary-Treasurer Vince Saavedra joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the generational change unions provide working families as a pathway out of poverty and into the middle class. He also talked about the need to provide accessible childcare so more women can begin a career in the trades. Greg Leroy, Executive Director of the national policy resource center Good Jobs First, appeared on the America’s Work ...
Dan Gallagher (IBEW 38) / Jacob Morrison (North Alabama Area Labor Council)
December 29, 2022 21:19 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBDan Gallagher, Business Manager/Financial Secretary for IBEW Local 38, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the rise of the new IBEW International President Kenneth W. Cooper and the importance of giving a hard day’s work on the jobsite. North Alabama Area Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Jacob Morrison appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about an op-ed he wrote that rebuked former Auburn football coach and current Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville for criticiz...
Pete Ielmini (Insulators LMCT) / James Brant (Teamsters)
December 28, 2022 20:52 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBPete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Insulators LMCT, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the career opportunities available to members of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers. He also touched on the importance of proper firestop inspections and gave an update on the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 651 President James Brant appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about co...
Richard Rothwell (Insulators Local 6) / Tom Buffenbarger (Independent)
December 27, 2022 21:20 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBRichard Rothwell, Training Coordinator for the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 6 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed his career journey as a third-generation Insulator and the importance of being loyal to one’s Local Union. He also spoke about the need to elect labor-friendly candidates. Tom Buffenbarger, an independent labor voice, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about the fa...
Jean Ross (National Nurses United) / Greg Regan (AFL-CIO)
December 27, 2022 01:19 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJean Ross, a president of National Nurses United, joined The America’s Work Force Union Podcast. Ross discussed the need for nurses to obtain equipment and staff that they were denied, but needed to take care of patients. She also urged nurses countrywide to join the union so that they can have these benefits and not be threatened with losing their jobs for not being able to meet quotas because they are missing necessities to work. Greg Regan of the Transportation Trades Department of t...
Chris O’ Keefe (Ironworkers Local 384) / Jim Walker (United Steelworkers)
December 24, 2022 00:45 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThe Ironworkers Local 384 Business Manager and Financial Secretary-Treasurer Chris O’ Keefe joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast. He discussed the safety-first environment that has become a priority for the Local and how this has increased the number of workers and education opportunities. Jim Walker of United Steelworkers appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the leadership and scholarship program that will provide recruits better training. He also ...
Bill Samuel (AFL-CIO) / Robbie McCarthy (UA Local 4)
December 22, 2022 18:47 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBBill Samuel, Government Affairs Director for the AFL-CIO, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the need for Congress to pass a $25 million budget increase to the National Labor Relations Board this week. He also provided updates on the likelihood of Congress passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and renewing funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program. United Association (UA) Local 4 Business Manager Robbie McCarthy appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and ...
Samuel Caraballoso (Carpenters Local 212) / Arnold Scott ( AFGE)
December 21, 2022 19:46 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAmerican Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) District 6 Vice President Arnold Scott joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the AFGE’s effort to increase membership in 2022 after losing members during the pandemic. He also talked about AFGE’s accomplishments in the past year. Carpenters Local 212 President Samuel Caraballoso appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the role of concrete carpenters and the contributions they make to the New York City skyl...
Terry Burke (HFIAW Local 8) / Melissa Cropper (OFT)
December 20, 2022 22:04 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBOhio Federation of Teachers (OFT) President Melissa Cropper joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed an organizing campaign of teachers at KIPP Columbus and the anti-union tactics used by the administration. She also talked about several bills that failed in the lame-duck session in the Ohio Legislature. Heat and Frost Insulators Local 8 Business Manager Terry Burke appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA), which wa...
Jacen Davidson (Ironworkers Local 492) / Andrew Hutchinson (LiUNA Local 955)
December 19, 2022 21:30 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBIronworkers Local 492 Business Manager Jacen Davidson joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the need to increase recruiting efforts among women and people of color in order to expand the Union and increase market share. He also talked about Nashville’s construction boom and Tennessee Amendment 1, which enshrined So-Called “Right to Work” laws in the state constitution. Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 955 Public Employees Field Representa...
Scott Paul (AAM) / Eric Sweeney (West Central CLC)
December 15, 2022 20:05 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThe Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President Scott Paul joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and promoted the AAM’s Made in America Holiday Gift Guide, which features gift ideas from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, including many union-made products. He also spoke about a World Trade Organization ruling and how it could impact U.S. steel tariffs. Eric Sweeney, President of the West Central Ohio Central Labor Council, appeared on the AWF Union Pod...
Stacey Mixson (IBEW 1316) / Dave Gauthier (SMART LOCAL 206 )
December 14, 2022 21:40 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThe International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1316 Business Manager and Financial Secretary Stacey Mixson joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and explained how his Local’s membership grew 50 percent in the past three years. Sheet Metal Workers Local 206 Business Manager and Financial Secretary Dave Gauthier appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed the billions of dollars in federal, state and local funds available for school districts to improve air qu...
Frank Mathews (CWA District 4) / Bill Benner (UFCW 75)
December 13, 2022 21:29 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBCommunications Workers of America (CWA) District 4 Administrative Director Frank Mathews joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and explained why he believes Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard would be great for workers. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block the acquisition. Bill Benner, Director of Organizing and Political Action for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 75, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed the opportuniti...
Captain Dennis Tajer (Allied Pilots Association) / Matt Nelson (IBEW Local 756)
December 12, 2022 21:10 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAllied Pilots Association (APA) Spokesman Capt. Dennis Tajer joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the airline industry’s pilot shortage, which has led to an increased number of “fatigue calls,” when pilots call off because they are too tired to fly safely. He also spoke about a potential merger between the APA and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), plus the impact of a recently negotiated contract win by Delta employees. The International Brotherhood of Electr...
Jon Schleuss (News-Guild CWA) / Joyce Goldstein (Labor Lawyer) / Sen. Sherrod Brown
December 09, 2022 20:30 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBU.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and shared his top three priorities to address during the current lame-duck session of Congress: Increase funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), renew the Child Tax Credit and reauthorize and fund the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program. NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America (TNG-CWA) President Jon Schleuss appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and explained the Union’s strategy behind t...
Zach Boren (Urban Institute) / Desiree Hoffman (United Auto Workers)
December 08, 2022 21:24 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBUrban Institute Senior Policy Program Manager Zachary Boren joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the Union-Based Apprenticeships for Young People report that found first-year union journeymen earn higher wages than their non-union counterparts. United Auto Workers (UAW) Assistant Legislative Director Desiree Hoffman appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the need to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the UAW’s call for automakers to shift their e...
Jeff Mehrhoff (IUPAT DC7) / Randy Frye (UA Local 538)
December 07, 2022 22:04 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 7 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Mehrhoff joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed Wisconsin’s worker shortage and how the Council is actively recruiting members of an underserved communities to close the gap. He also talked about an Apprenticeship Readiness Program in Michigans’ Upper Peninsula. United Association Local 538 Business Manager Randy Frye appeared on the AWF Union Podca...
Tim Burga (Ohio AFL-CIO) / Justin Hubly (AFSCME Local 61)
December 06, 2022 20:20 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, joined the AWF Union Podcast to discuss Ohio Senate Bill 178 and how, if passed, it would affect the State Board of Education. He also explained Ohio House Joint Resolution 6, which would increase the percentage of votes needed to pass a citizen-initiated amendment to the state’s Constitution. The Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE)/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 61 Executive Director Justi...
Lanny Mathis (IBEW Local 1205) / Stephanie Mullin (UA Local 34)
December 05, 2022 21:26 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1205 Business Manager Lanny Mathis joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the opportunities created by installing electric vehicle charging stations provide members of the IBEW. He also talked about the Local’s renovation of Tyndall Air Force base, which was destroyed by Hurricane Michael. Plumbing apprentice Stephanie Mullin, from Plumbers Local 34, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the Tra...