Leonard Aguilar (Texas AFL-CIO) / Robert Espinoza (PHI International)

Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar was the first featured guest on today’s edition of the AWF Union Podcast. Aguilar discussed the Texas Climate Jobs Project, union jobs being a pathway to the middle class for workers and the political climate in the state.

PHI National Vice President of Policy Robert Espinoza was today’s second guest. He spoke about the direct-care workforce being underfunded, the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on direct-care workers and the sub-par standards and conditions for workers in this sector.