Joelle Hall, President, Alaska AFL-CIO | Daniel Hicks, Business Representative, Carpenters Local 225

On the final day of Women’s History Month, Joelle Hall, President of the Alaska AFL-CIO joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast. She discussed not only becoming the first female president of the AFL-CIO in Alaska, but also the first president not to come from rank-and-file members.  Hall discussed the recent approval of the Willow Project by the Biden Administration, and the impact the project will have on not just Alaska but the entire United States moving forward.

 

Daniel Hicks, the Business Representative for Carpenters Local 225 in Atlanta, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent growth of pro-union sentiment in the state. Hicks also discussed the Skills USA competitions, the growing apprenticeship program and the Southeastern Carpenters' yearly Lobby Day.