Pat Hook, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 683 | Ryan Cave, Project field Organizer/Executive, UFPA

Business Manager and Financial Secretary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 683, Pat Hook, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the exceptional growth of projects and the need for new union members in Central Ohio. Hook also discussed the growth of Local 683 over the last two decades, including a major increase in their apprenticeship class sizes and the technological improvements they’ve made in the training classes to match the new energy sources utilized in Central Ohio.

 

Ryan Cave, Executive with the United Football Players Association (UFPA) and a project field organizer with the United Steelworkers, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the new United States Football League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. Cave talked about his past experiences with negotiating CBAs for other professional leagues, how the USW got involved in the process, the future of the UFPA and what they hope to do for the players they represent.