America’s Work Force Union Podcast
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Merrilee Logue, executive director of the Blue Cross Blue Shield National Labor Office (NLO), and Mikal Sutton, the managing director of Medicaid policy for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the process for Medicaid redeterminations and how Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies are working to give American’s access to coverage.
In honor of International Painters Appreciation Day, America’s Work Force Union Podcast spoke with the General President for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Jimmy Williams Jr. He gave an overview of the work done by the union in 2023, their strength in diversity and how the increase in work creates a greater opportunity to fix worker misclassification.
Tony Cardwell, General President, BMWED-Teamsters | Donnie Blatt, Director, USW District 1
Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs, AFL-CIO | Bob Towslee, Business Manager, Machinists Local 1363
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director, Insulators LMCT | Keith Pluymers, big bargaining team member, UFISU
Alvy Hughes, VP, SMART Union | Tom Buffenbarger, independent labor voice
Leonard Aguilar, Secretary-Treasurer, Texas AFL-CIO | Greg Regan, President, TTD
Jeff Stoffer, Director of Media and Communications, American Legion | Rich Fiesta, Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans
Brian Baker, Retired IBEW Policy Director | Elaine Rishovd, Chief Steward, Teamsters Local 120
Jacqueline Simon, Policy Director, AFGE | Dave Wondolowski, Executive Secretary and Business Manager, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council
Melissa Cropper, President, OFT | U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17th District)
Terry Melvin, President, CBTU | Zach Horn, pro-labor artist
Manny Pastreich, President, SEIU 32BJ | Joyce Goldstein, Labor Lawyer
Kevan Brown, Business Manager/Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 246 | Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
David Cann, Director of Membership and Organization Department, AFGE | Dan Poteet, Business Manager, Insulators Local 50
Frank Mathews, Administrative Director, CWA District 4 | Tim Driscoll, President, Bricklayers
Adam Keller, Political Coordinator, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 900 | David Spero, National President, Professional Aviation Safety, AFL-CIO
Dorsey Hagar, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council | Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Tim Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO | Zack Tanner, President, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh | Judy Danella, President, USW Local 4-200
April Sims, President, Washington AFL-CIO | Dave Megenhardt, Executive Director, United Labor Agency
Director of Education and Training, UA ITF, Ray Boyd | Pat Gallagher, President, North Coast Area Labor Federation
Cecil Roberts, President, UMWA | Brent Booker, General President, LIUNA
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