Liz Weiman, founder of iWorkshop Academy joined America’s Work Force on Feb. 6 to talk about technology and being able to utilize it to its greatest potential.

Weiman stated that most Apple product consumers utilize less than 10 percent of their devices total capability. She said that with the amount of money that people spend on Apple iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and other products, they should know how to use more of the device’s functions. Weiman gave tips on how to turn your iPhone into a magnifying glass, how to bring back text that may have accidentally been deleted and how to use and emergency SOS feature programmed into the phones. Parents are also able to monitor how much their kids use their devices, how long they use certain applications and governing what websites they can visit using a feature called “screentime.” Weiman also mentioned how to avoid falling for phishing scams that could compromise a computer user’s private or sensitive information.

Freelance journalist and writer for In These Times, Heather Geis talked about her migration project in El Salvador. Geis discussed the root causes from the region, causing people to migrate, such as insecurity and lack of economic opportunity in El Salvador, lack of job opportunities, pressure on businesses from gangs demanding extortion payments and climate change and droughts affecting farmers. She also talked about the Janus decision and the effects that it had on union density, union membership and the labor movement.

AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc talked about President Trump’s State of the Union address and fact checkers claiming Trump made exaggerations about violence and job loss caused by illegal immigrants.

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