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America’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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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Tim Drea (Illinois AFL-CIO) / Tim Carter (SMART Northwest Regional Council)
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The first guest on today’s edition of America’s Work Force Union Podcast was Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea. He spoke about what Clean Jobs Illinois is all about, how clean energy jobs in Illinois could create upwards of 30,000 jobs in the next 25 to 30 years, attracting younger people to the trades and issues in the gig economy.
SMART Northwest Regional Council President Tim Carter was also featured on the podcast today. Carter talked about the SMART Local 66 organizing drive at Headless Mumby Brewery in Washington, crafting a beer dedicated to Local 66 and how the pandemic affected the means of distribution for craft beer companies.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tim Burga (Ohio AFL-CIO) / Frank Manzo (Illinois Economic Policy Institute)
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga was our first guest on today’s show. Burga spoke about the need to stop the outsourcing of LED lightbulb manufacturing, OSHA implementing emergency temporary standards, the Biden administration’s legislative agenda and the need for major public investment in our infrastructure.
Illinois Economic Policy Institute Policy Director Frank Manzo rejoined the AWF Union Podcast today to discuss his newly released studies. Manzo’s studies dive into so-called “Right to Work” and how workers in states with a so-called “Right to Work” earn less, and the cost of wage theft and payroll fraud.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Today on the AWF Union Podcast, Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council President Jason Parker spoke about virtual learning and apprenticeship classes, prevailing wage and so-called “Right to Work” in Virginia, rebuilding infrastructure and how Virginia was the first state to implement permanent workplace virus protection standards.
Our second guest on today’s show was UA Local 286 Business Manager Robert “Chap” Thornton. Thornton caught the AWF Union Podcast audience up on the state of Texas as it is still recovering from the treacherous winter storm that cut off power, heat and water from many Texan’s homes and how the UA provided help.