Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, accomplishments of the Biden Administration during the President’s first year in office and Ohio’s redistricting maps. Continue reading
Category Archives: Infrastructure
Infrastructure bill will invest $15 billion in lead pipe removal
Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss provisions in the infrastructure bill to remove lead pipes and provide millions of Americans access to clean drinking water. Continue reading
Minnesota’s budget surplus could be a perfect infrastructure investment
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 49 Business Manager/Financial Secretary Jason George joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Minnesota’s recently announced $7.7 billion surplus, and why much of this money should be invested into the state’s infrastructure. Continue reading
Infrastructure bill will create electrical jobs to install charging stations
Doug Nelson, Business Manager and Financial Secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 223, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the infrastructure bill and what it will mean for Massachusetts. Continue reading
Could a maritime highway solve the U.S. shipping crisis?
AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President Jimmy Hart joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss why the creation of a maritime highway to link the ports of the nation’s intermediary cities could solve future supply chain issues. Continue reading
Infrastructure bill will increase passenger rail, broadband in Ohio
Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recently signed infrastructure bill, particularly as it pertains to expanding Amtrak and broadband internet capabilities. Continue reading
Reviewing the Biden administration’s plan to address the supply chain crisis
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dan Duncan joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss efforts by the Biden Administration to solve the current supply chain crisis. Continue reading
Build America, Buy America Act will benefit union members
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President Scott Paul joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the Build America, Buy America Act included in the infrastructure bill signed by President Biden. Continue reading
Mechanical insulation is our most effective tool to fight climate change
Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the role of mechanical insulation in the fight against climate change. Continue reading
Infrastructure bill provision can benefit generations of workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Legislative Representative Mike Dolan, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss provisions in the recently passed infrastructure bill that will require all projects funded by federal tax payer dollars to use materials manufactured in the U.S. Continue reading