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America’s Work Force Union Podcast — 248 episodes
Steven Ruggles on the Coming Labor Shortage and What It Means
AGMA's Opera Colorado Win and Ohio AFL-CIO on November's Stakes
EPI's Heidi Shierholz on Tripling Union Density and the Policy Roadmap
BRS's Tim Tarrant on Ludlow, Blair Mountain and Railroad Safety Today
St. Mary's Nurse Emily Berceau on Organizing and the Fight Ahead
Lorena Gonzalez on California Labor, Women in Trades and Worker Power
Labor Day 2026: U.S. Rep. Norcross on Worker Power and Zhavoronkova on TradesFutures
Fred Redmond on CEO Pay, the 2025 Paywatch Report and Labor Day 2026
C/COBCTC on Data Centers, Infrastructure and Outreach
Rep. Steve Horsford and Dave Megenhardt on Fighting for Workers
NABTU's Dr. Tom Kriger on Apprenticeship, AI and The Wizard of Oz
Tom Buffenbarger on ‘Wimpy’ Winpisinger and the Origins of Labor Day
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell on Trade, Social Security and Fighting for Workers
Insulators Local 6's Jeff Saliba on Energy, Recovery and Union Power
Food Is Medicine, Aviation Safety and 49 Years of the Labor Fight
USW's John Lepley on Homestead, Carnegie and the Fight That Built Labor
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan on the Labor Caucus, PRO Act and Clean Energy Jobs
9/11 at 25, US Shipbuilding and the 2032 Social Security Cliff
Bill McCamley on Wage Theft, Labor History and the Trades Crisis
Medicare for All History, Head Start Cuts and Ohio's Education Fight
SMART Union and Union EAP on Mental Health Support That Actually Works
Cleveland Teachers Fight Back and 100 Years of American Labor Law
CA Building Trades on Proposition 45 and the November Fight
LHSFNA on Trench Safety, Work Zones and OSHA Under Pressure
CWA's Frank Mathews on Union History and the Story of Red on Thursday
BAC's Tim Driscoll on Labor Law, AI, Immigration and Misclassification
TSA Administrator Cummins, Transit Funding and Ohio's Labor History
Fred Redmond on Family, 50 Years With the Steelworkers and Organizing
C/COBCTC on Data Centers, a New Learning Center and Trades Outreach
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on the SAG-AFTRA Merger and Labor History
LEAN Program's Jonathan Ashwell on Recovery in the Building Trades
Teamsters Launch Teamsters Digital Archivces With Unfiltered Union Oral Histories
UMD Mass Layoffs, Medicare Advantage and What Workers Need to Know
Roofers Local 11's Donetta Thomas on Finding Her Path Through Hire360
Nurse Safety, Boeing's New Direction and the One Big Beautiful Bill
Study Shows Union Contractors Deliver Projects Faster and Cheaper
IFPTE on DoD Union Rights, the SAVE Act and a Hawaii Organizing Win
AFSCME Council 65 on Political Firings and Organizing in South Dakota
Mechanical Insulators LMCT on Boston Hospitals and Energy Waste
OFT's Melissa Cropper on AFT Growth, a Library Win and Ohio Elections
USW's Mariana Padias on Big River Sawmill Win and First Contracts
AFM Local 4 on Cleveland Orchestra Talks and the AI Threat
America's 250th Celebrations, Social Security and AI in Medicare
National COSH on Heat Hazards, Silicosis and Worker Safety Rollbacks
DirecTV Contract Win, Ohio Organizing and Fighting Oligarchy Training
NM Building Trades Wellness Coalition on the Mental Health Crisis
NNU on the Medicare for All Coalition and the July 30 Day of Action
Andrew Strom on How Judges Chip Away at Worker Wage Protections
UA Local 43 on Bloomberg's Apprenticeship Grant and Tennessee Valley Growth
SAG-AFTRA on AI Protections, No FAKES Act and the 2028 Pension Merger
Boilermakers Local 154 on Data Centers and Grid Reliability
Brandon Elvey on the Union Pacific Merger and Rail Safety Threats
Fred Redmond on the AFL-CIO Convention, AI and America at 250
Dorsey Hager on Drones, Data Centers and Central Ohio's Building Boom
1,000 Placements, Union Wealth Doubled and a New Cleveland Office
Ironworker Brian Poindexter on His Primary Win and Fighting for Workers First
PASS National on FAA Workforce Plan, System Upgrades and Drone Safety
Skilled Trades Crisis, Lockheed Contract Win and a School District Fight
Pete Ielmini on Apprenticeship, Senate Bill 4312 and Construction Mental Health
AFL-CIO Convention Recap, Jones Act and International Travel Health
NRDC's Juanita Constible on Protecting Workers From Extreme Heat
Carelon Behavioral Health on Modern EAPs and Workforce Mental Health
America at 250 and the 2032 Social Security Cliff
Tennessee Nuclear Network on $10B Investment and 3,000 Skilled Jobs
UPTE-CWA Tech Worker Win and OFT's Voucher Fight and First Contract Success
Iron Workers Local 44 on the Brent Spence Bridge Finally Breaking Ground
Labor Lawyer Andrew Strom on How the Sixth Circuit Just Made It Harder for Workers to Fight Back
Ironworkers Local 48’s Trey Martin Is Running for Congress in Oklahoma
Teamsters Local 175's Luke Farley on Beverage Market Strike in West Virginia
CWA District 4's Frank Mathews on the AT&T Contract Win and the CWA Worker Power Agenda
SMART-TD's Jared Cassity on the Rail Safety Act Breakthrough and Lessons from East Palestine
LaborLab's Bob Funk on the $1.7 Billion Union Busting Industry and How Workers Can Fight Back
Income Inequality and the 30th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
C/COBCTC’s Hager Talks Data Centers, Intel and Ohio’s Sales Tax Repeal
Ohio AFL-CIO's Tim Burga on Labor Roundtables, November Stakes and the Voter ID Fight
From Fast Food to Union Carpenter: Taylor Dobson's Journey Into the Trades
CFM Local 10-208 on the Live Nation Monopoly’s Impact on Independent Music
"It's Okay Not to Be Okay" – How the USW is Reimagining Mental Health & Workplace Safety
Data Centers, Nuclear Power & the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2026
China's EV Threat, Apple Store Closures & The Faster Labor Contracts Act
Closing the GI Bill Gap: Equalizing Housing Benefits for Veteran Apprentices
Beyond "Thank You": Mike Hazard on UA VIP & Veteran Mental Health
Labor’s New Strategy: Running for Office and Resisting the Federal Workforce Gutting
“News, Not Slop” | NewsGuild’s Jon Schleuss on AI & the Global Press Freedom Fight
Ohio Labor Battles with OFT and Maternal Mental Health with BCBS NLO
IAFF Local 1120’s Battle for Safe Staffing and the Vote of No Confidence
The $12K Wage Gap and the Hidden Crisis of Workplace Hearing Loss
$21B VA Waste & Social Security’s Future: American Legion & Alliance for Retired Americans
Winning the Stage: IATSE Local 22’s Organizing Surge
Defending Ohio’s Schools & LA’s Historic Direct Action Training
The Battle for Prop B in Round Rock
Broadcast’s AI Threat vs. The Largest Union Surge in 16 Years
Surge in Union Growth and a 13-Year Legal Defeat for Worker Rights
Fighting a Silent Epidemic: Gary LaBarbera on the NYC Building Trades’ Peer Support Network
Ohio’s Primary Election Reckoning & Navigating a Scrambled Job Market
IBEW Local 125’s Travis Eri on Permitting Bottlenecks & Union Jobs
Dismantling the CDC: Mass Layoffs, EEO Collapse and Federal Worker Rights with AFGE Local 2883
Federal Safety Rollbacks & the Columbus Construction Boom
Brian Andersen on IBEW Local 601’s Role in the 2026 Energy Boom
Colorado’s Labor Peace Act & The Merger Threatening 50 Percent of U.S. Flights
The Whiting Refinery Lockout with USW Local 7-1’s Eric Schultz
The Bonus You Didn’t Get & The "Careless" Tax Flaw Hitting Transport Workers
The RTO Pay Cut: Georgia Campus Workers Fight for Living Wages and Remote W
The Federal Mechanical Insulation Act Hits the Senate
Books, Blockbusters and Big Raises: OFT and SAG-AFTRA Secure Major Wins
NABTU President Sean McGarvey on 300K Apprentices and the OpenAI Partnership
The Future of Healthcare Interoperability and Navigating the "Summer of Steel"
Honoring the Fallen & Fighting Care Denials: Jeff Stoffer and Rich Fiesta
Union Ironworker to Congress? Brian Poindexter’s Mission to Reward Work over Wealth
Worker Power & Workplace Rights: The 2026 Midwest Ground Game and the Truth About Free Speech at Work
How Unions Saved Pensions with IBEW 4th District's International Vice President Austin Keyser
UFCW 3000’s Faye Guenther on Strikes, Mergers and Holding the Line
D.C. Nurses Fight Wage Theft, Understaffing and Management Failures at MedStar
The Future of the Trowel Trades: Tim Driscoll on Infrastructure, AI and the Fight for Fairness
Building Worker Power: California’s AI Fight & Ohio’s Election Ground Game
From Survival to Stability: Liz Looper’s Journey into the Painters Union
The Real Truth About Ohio’s Hazmat Gaps with OAPFF President Jon Harvey
Ohio’s Data Center Boom & The National Fight for Economic Relief
Whirlpool Layoffs: The Fight to Save Union Manufacturing in Amana, Iowa
NTEU President Doreen Greenwald on the Crisis Facing Government Workers
Deep Sea Fishermen: Defending Union Jobs and Pacific Sustainability with James Johnson
AI Protections with SAG-AFTRA & "Food Is Medicine" Programs for Union Families
TSA Under Pressure & Labor on the Ballot: Inside the Fight for Federal Workers and Ohio Leadership
The Physical Side of AI: Why Data Center Growth is a Win for Mechanical Insulators
Silica Safety Milestones & The Defense Capacity Questions
Beyond the Harness: How Ironworkers are Redefining Jobsite Safety and Mental Health
Healthcare Advocacy & Transportation Safety: Tera Clizbe and Greg Regan
Veterans in the Trades and Protecting Social Security: Jeff Stoffer and Rich Fiesta
Technical Expertise and Bold Leadership: Gay Henson on the IFPTE and Public Service
Funding Fights & Classroom Mandates: Melissa Cropper on the Future of Ohio Schools
Building the Future of the Iron Workers and Helping Ironworkers Recover
Building the Future: CWA’s Broadband Justice & the AFL-CIO’s AI Bill of Rights
Building Women’s Power & The SCOTUS Fight Over Forced Arbitration
USW President Roxanne Brown: Industrial Trades, Bargaining, and the Future of Labor
Galesburg’s First: Haley Stevenson on Breaking the Firehouse "Brass Ceiling"
Cara Siegel on Hire360, Clean Energy and the Retention of Women in the Trades
Nurses Fight for Safety with Mary Turner, NNU | Labor’s AI Strategy with Dave Megenhardt, ULA
Building the Future: Intel’s Expansion & The New Era of Labor Leadership
Beyond the Hard Hat: Why Childcare & Retention Matter for Women in the Trades with IBEW 11’s Diana Limon
The 4 AM Reality: Krissy Webber on Childcare Barriers for Women in the Trades
San Diego’s Labor Shift: Carol Kim on PLA Victories and Women in Construction
Leading the Change: AFL-CIO’s Liz Shuler on Women’s Power and the AI Frontier
Holding the Line: Big Wins for USW at Libbey Glass and Nurses at UPMC Magee
Building the Masonry Pipeline & Challenging NLRB Supervisor Rulings
Building Union Power: Mastering the Business of Contracting & Expanding Indigenous Trades Pathways
Tariffs, Layoffs and Safe Staffing with Tom Buffenbarger and SEIU 121RN’s Guillermo Mendoza-Lujan
Building Worker Power: From Union Resurgence to Transportation Safety Reforms
Social Security Data Breaches & The Future of America’s Downtowns
The Blue-Collar Blueprint: From Union Apprenticeships to Pattern Bargaining Wins
Union Hurdles & Modern Mergers: The Battle for Worker Power in CO and IL
Teamsters Local 2010 on Strike at CSU and OFT Sounds the Alarm
APWU President Jonathan Smith on "Pseudo-Privatization" and the Future of Your Mail
Trade, Triage and the 2026 USMCA Review. Is the NLRB Backlog Stalling Worker Power?
On the Frontlines: Ohio Firefighters’ Legislative Push & Maine Nurses’ Victory
USW's Myles Sullivan on Strike History | DePaul's Youth Union Training
Ohio’s Tax Repeal Danger & NewsGuild Organizing Surges
Organizing DC’s Iconic Venues & The Battle for AI Guardrails | IATSE Local 22 & AFL-CIO
Building the "Silicon Valley of the Midwest" | AFL-CIO's Fred Redmond on Democracy
DreamWorks Remote workers & TED Workers Unionize | Iowa Rep. Dan Gosa on Labor in Politics
Young Workers March on D.C. & The “Good Jobs” Shortage | AFGE & Ironworkers Local 5
East Palestine, Ohio After Three Years with Tony Cardwell & Ohio’s Labor Landscape with Tim Burga
Working for Free vs. The $8 Trillion Boom: The Shutdown Crisis & Billionaire Wealth
Manufacturing Crisis & Library Safety: The Fight for Worker Power in Ohio
A City in Crisis: Minneapolis Labor Mobilized, and the Fight for Video Game Workers’ Rights
Passing the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act & Harnessing Food as Medicine
From the Picket Line to D.C.: The Fight for Staffing and the Young Workers March
The Safety Gap: Federal Rail Reform & The Firefighter Staffing Crisis
David Goldberg, California Teachers Association | Sue Browne, United Steelworkers
Mike Leda, IBEW Local 153 | Richard Shavzin, SAG-AFTRA
Jason Walsh, BlueGreen Alliance | Lynn LaPlante, Chicago Federation of Musicians
Melissa Cropper, OFT | Jon Schleuss, NewGuild-CWA
Jennie Baird, Ethical Tech Project | Siobhan Standaert, Good Jobs First
Jeff Stoffer, American Legion | Lisa Cutler, Alliance for Retired Americans
Kai Shin, Chicago Botanic Garden Workers United | Pat Gallagher, NCLF
Luis Jimenez, IAFF Local 735| Jason Monteith, SEIU-West
Frank Mathews, CWA District 4 | Benjamin Lynn, ATU Local 689
Michelle Eisen, Starbucks Workers United | Aurelia Glass, Center for American Progress
Guillermo Mendoza-Lujan, SEIU Local 121RN | Andrew Strom, labor lawyer
Chris Flett & Anthony Noseworthy, IUOE Local 955 | Joe Gambill, META (SBJATC)
Brandon Campbell, UAW Region 4 | Amy Howell, United Labor Agency
Betony Jones, EnergyEmployment US | Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO
Dan Osborn, Steamfitters & Plumbers Local 464 | Frank Manzo, Illinois EPI
Dorsey Hager, C/COBCTC | Best of 2025: Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO
Ariel Wittenburg, PEN Guild | Best of 2025: Claude Cummings Jr., CWA
Machinists Local H1 | Best of 2025: Pat Devaney, Illinois State AFL-CIO
Brad Asay, Utah AFL-CIO | Best of 2025: Lindsay Dougherty, Teamsters
Sherrod Brown | Best of 2025: Doreen Greenwald and April Goggans, NTEU
Dave McCall, USW | Best of 2025: Joe Nantista and Paul Slocomb, BMWED
Zach Story, IBEW Local 210 | Best of 2025: Sylvester Taylor, IBEW Local 1
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez | Best of 2025: Sean O’Brien, Teamsters
Tom Buffenbarger | Best of 2025: Lee Saunders, AFSCME
Greg Regan, TTD | Best of 2025: Everett Kelley, AFGE
Jeff Stoffer, American Legion | Rich Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans
Pat O’Gorman and Jesus Ramirez, IUOE Local 399 | Davida Russell, NCLF
Jordan Barab | Frank Manzo, ILEPI
Tony Johnston, CCCTU Local 1600 | Melissa Cropper, OFT
Carrie Lee Patterson, AEA | Jay Edwards, Former Ohio State Rep.
Anna-Marta Visky, CWA District 1 | Andrew Strom, Labor Lawyer
Charlotte Brody, BlueGreen Alliance | Will Lindsay, BMWED
Adam Keller, The Valley Labor Report | Hannah Halbert, Policy Matters Ohio
Frank Mathews, CWA District 4 | Dave Wondolowski, Cleveland BCTC
Sylvia Allegretto, CEPR | Bob Funk, LaborLab
Dorsey Hager, C/COBCTC | John Paul Smith, AFL-CIO
Jared Ross and Lorie Thompson, South Sound BCTC | Steve South, Teamsters Local 25
Paul Nolley, Project First Rate | Jody Calemine, AFL-CIO
Dave Saucedo, Teamsters | Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO
Ted Pappageorge, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 | Merrilee Logue, NLO
Roxanne Brown, USW | Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing
Jeff Padallero, Teamsters | Greg LaRoy, Good Jobs First
Chris Grando, NUICA | Trish Belenson, SEIU Local 1021
Casey Van Den Heuvel, SMW Local 104 | Tom Buffenbarger
Jon Schleuss, NewsGuild-CWA | Greg Regan, TTD
Jeff Stoffer, American Legion | Rich Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans
Anton Ruesing, FTI | Pat Gallagher, North Coast Area Labor Federation
Matthew Bruenig, NLRB Edge | Dennis Torres, Bonnie Oconer, SEIU UHW
Melissa Cropper, OFT | Jeff Bryant, Our Schools
Cristina Hooper, SEIU Local 1107 | Hannah Halbert, Policy Matters Ohio
Aaron Walsh, LEAN STL | Suntrapp Workers Unite, CWA Local 7765
Andrew Strom, Brooklyn Law School | Natalie Robin and Dante Smith, USA Local 829
Bret Oesterich, AMFA | Chris Rak, SEIU Local 1
Dan Wiley, American Legion | Mike Hazard, UA VIP
Frank Mathews, CWA District 4 | Tracie McMillan, Capital and Main
Dorsey Hager, C/COBCTC | John Paul Smith, AFL-CIO
Jackie Tate, Imogen Fox, AFSCME Local 88 | Merrilee Logue, NLO, David Yoder, BCBS FEP
Paducah Professional Firefighters Local 168 | Dave Megenhardt, United Labor Agency
Nick Weiner, Amer Dababneh, CWA | Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO
Jon Wentz, Wentz, McInerney, Peifer & Petroff, LLC | Justin Hubly, NAPE/AFSCME Local 61
Scott Nelson, University of Georgia | Andy and Brian Nieweglowski, LIUNA Local 607
Sarah Anderson, IPS | Elliot Encarnacion and Martha Kinsella, AGMA
David Cooper, EPI | Matt Biggs, IFPTE
Tom Buffenbarger, IAMAW | Barbara Robertson, AFSCME Local 1671
Greg Regan, TTD | Dave Spero, PASS National | Dante Woodson & Nick Coronado Teamsters Local 705
Alex Aguilar, LIUNA Local 724 | Donnie Blatt, USW District 1
Sandy Reding, NNU | Jana Blunt & Perry Siu & Paul Perryman, SEIU Local 1021
Pete Ielmini, LMCT | Frank Manzo, ILEPI
Melissa Cropper, OFT | Randi Weingarten, AFT
Patrick Moran, President of AFSCME Maryland Council 3 | Matt Gunup, President of SEIU Local 580
Jeff Stouffer, AL | Lisa Cutler, ARA
Max Page, Massachusetts Teachers Association | Pat Gallagher, North Coast Labor Federation
Heidi Shierholz, EPI | Michael Pineda, SEIU UHW
Frank Mathews, CWA | Mary Cochran and Greg Bailey, Walters Art Museum
Justin Sloan, Bosworth Steel & Harvey Swift, IMPACT | Sarah Dziunycz, AFSCME
Millard Brown, Spring Health
Adam Keller, VLR | Chris Baumann & Maribel MacBeth SEIU 32BJ
Doug Moore, UDW | Mike O’Reagan & Jason Burns, PFFM
Josh Smith, IAFF, Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO
Randy Korgan, IBT | Zack Privette, CPFFL 1055
Dorsey Hager, C/COBCTC | Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO