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
Tom Germuska, Jr., Editor of The Labor Citizen, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the December issue of Ohio’s monthly union building trades newspaper. Continue reading
Communications’ Workers of America (CWA) District 4 Administrative Director Frank Mathews joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss AT&T’s use of non-union third party vendors and how listeners can ensure they shop from unionized retailers when purchasing phones and other merchandise. Continue reading
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
American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 4 President Leonard DiCosimo joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the American Music Fairness Act — bipartisan legislation to establish a performance right for sound recordings broadcast on terrestrial radio. The bill would close a decades-long loophole that has allowed AM/FM radio broadcasters to play music without compensating performers and producers for their work. Continue reading
Labor Attorney Joyce Goldstein, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a recent case where a federal judge upheld an arbitrator’s decision to require an AT&T subsidiary to give a former employee his job back after he pled guilty to causing a fatal crash in a company vehicle. Continue reading
United Auto Workers (UAW) Legislative Representative Desiree Hoffman joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss tax incentives in the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill that would encourage the purchase of union-made electric vehicles built in the U.S. Continue reading
Sean Egan, COVID-19 Director of Workplace Safety, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s efforts to bring Prevailing Wage back to the state. Continue reading
Policy Matters Ohio Research Director Zach Schiller joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss why states that cut off federal unemployment benefits early during the COVID-19 pandemic did not see unemployment gains, and in actuality, did real damage to their economy. Continue reading
Humana Group Medicare Associate Vice President Eric St. Pierre and Humana National Labor Relations Representative Nate Whiteman joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the benefits of group medicare plans for retirees and how Humana strives to provide the best quality healthcare possible. Continue reading