Farah Stockman, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer and author of “American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears”, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss her book and how the exportation of American jobs has impacted the working class. Continue reading
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
Bill Samuel, Government Affairs Director for the AFL-CIO, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W. Va.) opposition to the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill and why he thinks the Senate may make progress toward getting the bill passed next year. Continue reading
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
Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) President Melissa Cropper joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss union busting tactics being used by the Menlo Park Academy administration to prevent teachers and staff in northeast Ohio from joining the OFT. Continue reading
Roofers and Waterproofers Local 96 Business Agent Nick Brenner joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the struggle Wisconsin union contractors face after state legislators removed Prevailing Wage laws and instituted So-Called “Right to Work” laws during the reign of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Continue reading
John Galinac, Business Agent at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts Local 160, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the stage industry during the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Pat Gallagher, United Steelworkers District 1 Director, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss alleged gerrymandering of new redistricting maps in the state of Ohio. The case is currently before the Ohio Supreme Court. Continue reading
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment and a President Biden Executive Order that strives to bolster union membership. Continue reading
United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President at-Large Roxanne Brown joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the infrastructure bill and what its passage will mean for USW members. Continue reading