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S7E117 Ironworkers Local 48’s Trey Martin Is Running for Congress in Oklahoma
Trey Martin joined the Iron Workers at 19 with no clear path to the middle class. Twenty years later, he watched his wife nearly die from two autoimmune diseases and nearly go bankrupt in the process…
S7E116 Teamsters Local 175's Luke Farley on Beverage Market Strike in West Virginia
A profitable MillerCoors distributor in West Virginia is demanding wage cuts, retirement rollbacks and health insurance premium increases of up to 880%. The company is not claiming financial…
S7E115 CWA District 4's Frank Mathews on the AT&T Contract Win and the CWA Worker Power Agenda
AT&T Mobility wireless workers just ratified a strong new contract covering 9,000 people across 36 states — and a 95% strike authorization vote is a big reason why the bargaining committee had…
S7E114 SMART-TD's Jared Cassity on the Rail Safety Act Breakthrough and Lessons from East Palestine
Three years after the East Palestine derailment, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has adopted the Rail Safety Act as an amendment to the Build America 250 Act — mandating…
S7E113 LaborLab's Bob Funk on the $1.7 Billion Union Busting Industry and How Workers Can Fight Back
US employers spend $1.7 billion every year trying to stop workers from organizing. One union-busting consultant earned $7 million alone last year. Amazon spent more than $26.6 million on outside…
S7E112 Income Inequality and the 30th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
The worker's share of Gross National Income just hit its lowest level ever recorded. Corporate profits just hit their highest share in nearly 80 years. And CEOs took home $1.24 million in raises last…
S7E111 C/COBCTC’s Hager Talks Data Centers, Intel and Ohio’s Sales Tax Repeal
Central Ohio is on pace to work 20 million building trades hours in 2026 — nearly double its 2023 record. So when Governor Mike DeWine suspended Ohio's data center sales tax exemption without warning…
S7E110 Ohio AFL-CIO's Tim Burga on Labor Roundtables, November Stakes and the Voter ID Fight
Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga just wrapped a seven-city labor roundtable tour across Ohio — and the message from workers was the same at every stop. Affordability is the number one issue, trust in…
S7E109 From Fast Food to Union Carpenter: Taylor Dobson's Journey Into the Trades
Taylor Dobson was a fast food shift lead being pushed toward assistant manager when she decided enough was enough. Today she is a first-year carpenter apprentice with Carpenter's Local 174 in…
S7E108 CFM Local 10-208 on the Live Nation Monopoly’s Impact on Independent Music
When Live Nation and Ticketmaster make the news, the conversation usually starts and ends with ticket prices. But the real crisis goes much deeper. In this episode, we sit down with Karen…
S7E107 "It's Okay Not to Be Okay" – How the USW is Reimagining Mental Health & Workplace Safety
Every victory at the bargaining table starts with workers standing together—but solidarity means looking out for each other's minds as well as their livelihoods. In this episode of America’s Work…
S7E106 Data Centers, Nuclear Power & the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2026
As America’s energy infrastructure undergoes a massive evolution, one critical trade is quietly keeping it all efficient: mechanical insulation. On today's episode of the America's Work Force Union…
S7E105 China's EV Threat, Apple Store Closures & The Faster Labor Contracts Act
Is American manufacturing fighting a losing battle against corporate greed and foreign markets? On today’s episode of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, we welcome back our independent labor…
S7E104 Closing the GI Bill Gap: Equalizing Housing Benefits for Veteran Apprentices
While veteran students pursuing a four-year degree receive 100% of their monthly housing allowance for the duration of their program, veterans entering union apprenticeships face a steep penalty:…
S7E103 Beyond "Thank You": Mike Hazard on UA VIP & Veteran Mental Health
What does it actually mean to support our military veterans when they transition to civilian life? It goes far beyond a simple "thank you for your service." It means providing a direct path to a good…
S7E102 Labor’s New Strategy: Running for Office and Resisting the Federal Workforce Gutting
The labor movement is done waiting for a seat at the table—workers are fighting for survival at the federal level and running for legislative seats locally. In this episode of America’s Work Force…
S7E101 “News, Not Slop” | NewsGuild’s Jon Schleuss on AI & the Global Press Freedom Fight
Artificial intelligence is moving fast, but union journalists are fighting back even faster. In today’s episode of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, host Ed "Flash" Ferenc sits down with Jon…
S7E100 Ohio Labor Battles with OFT and Maternal Mental Health with BCBS NLO
On today's episode of the America's Work Force Union Podcast, we are covering a massive amount of ground—from the halls of the Ohio Statehouse to the structural healthcare barriers facing union moms…
S7E99 IAFF Local 1120’s Battle for Safe Staffing and the Vote of No Confidence
What happens when local politicians prioritize budget spreadsheets over public safety? In this episode, we visited with IAFF Local 1120 President Jeremy Gillam from the Bucyrus City Fire Department…
S7E98 The $12K Wage Gap and the Hidden Crisis of Workplace Hearing Loss
On this episode of the America's Work Force Union Podcast, host Ed "Flash" Ferenc welcomes Dr. Michael MacDonald, director of audiology, and Rick Renna, chief growth officer of Birdsong Hearing…
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