America’s Work Force Union Podcast
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Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper was the first featured guest on today’s edition of the AWF Union Podcast. Cropper spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about Ohio Governor Mike DeWine calling out school districts in Ohio for not opening schools back up by March 1, priorities for teachers and school staff receiving the vaccine and calling out inequities in Ohio school funding.
Also featured on the podcast today was Florida Education Association President Andrew Spar. Spar discussed the teacher shortage during the pandemic, teachers dying from COVID-19 after constant exposure and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis not allowing teachers to move up in priority to receive the vaccine, but allowing schools to open.
Peter Manikowski, President, PSRA | Adam Kaat, Author, Life on the Grocery Line
Mike Knisely, Ohio State BTC | Doreen Cannon, Chair, Tradeswomen Committee at the Cleveland BCTC
Tim Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO | Jon Schleuss, President, The NewsGuild | Dave Jamieson, Labor Reporter, HuffPost
Doreen Greenwald, President, NTEU | Pat Gallagher, President, North Coast Area Labor Federation
Merrilee Logue, Executive Director, BCBS NLO | Andrew Snell, Organizing Committee Member, AQAU-CWA
Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs, AFL-CIO | Chelsea Fenton, Executive Board Recording Secretary and Labor Steward, LIUNA Local 596
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director, Insulators LMCT | Latoya Mathis, Union Rep, UFCW Local 75
Maximillian Alvarez, Editor, The Real News Network, and Chris Albright, LIUNA Local 1058 | Tom Buffenbarger, independent labor voice
Rachel Lablance, UA VIP Instructor | Mary Anne Trasciatti, Director of Labor Studies Hofstra and President of Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition | Greg Regan, President, TTD
Staci Moody-Gilbert, Vice President of the Midwest Region, BMWED | James Walker, Director of Sub-District 1, USW
Dave McCall, President, United Steelworkers | Teresa M. Hodge, President, United Faculty of Florida
Tanita Cole, 6th District NVAC Rep, AFGE | Shawn Fain, President, UAW
Melissa Cropper, President, OFT | Max Alvarez, TRNN and Chris Albright, East Palestine Resident
Adam Keller, Co-host, TVLR | Liliana Calderon, Director of Health and Safety, Bricklayers Union
Jeff Stoffer, Director of Media and Communications, American Legion | Rich Fiesta, Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans
Rachel Slade, author, Making It in America | Scott Paul, President, AAM
Randi Weingarten, President, AFT | Bill Jones, Coalition for a Prosperous America Board Member and Retired CEO for Cummins American
Tim Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO | Frank Mathews, Administrative Director, CWA District 4
Peter Manikowski, President, PSRA | Julie Hedrick, National President, APFA
Thom Kay, Program Manager for Energy Transition, BlueGreen Alliance | Andrew Strom, Contributing Writer, On-Labor Blog
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