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.
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
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, Clinical Psychologist | Remembering USW President Tom Conway
Sean McGarvey, NABTU, President | Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs, AFL-CIO
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director, Insulators LMCT | Terry O’Sullivan, General President, LIUNA
David Cann, Director of Organizing with the American Federation of Government Employees | Tom Buffenbarger, independent labor voice
Ed Hill Jr., Business Development Rep, IBEW 3rd District | Vicki O’Leary, TWBN Chair, Erica Stewart, TWBN committee member
Mark Dimondstein, President, AWPU | Dave McCall, International President, USW
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Vice President, Writers Guild of America East | Len DiCosimo, Executive Secretary, North Shore AFL-CIO
Tim Ryan, Former Ohio State Senator | Marisa Powell, Organizer and Lawyer, Doctors Council SEIU
Melissa Cropper, President, Ohio Federation of Teachers | John Russo, Visiting scholar, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University
Jon Schleuss, President, NewsGuild-CWA | Erik Skoog, President, Teamsters Local 320
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