Billy Dycus (Tennessee AFL-CIO) / John Flattery (APWU Local 4553)

Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed efforts in Tennessee to pass Amendment 1, which would enshrine a So-Called “Right to Work” law in the state constitution. He also talked about 24 percent growth in the state’s union density and the planned $5.6 billion Ford Batty plant project.

 

American Postal Workers Union Local 4553 President John Flattery appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the degradation of services offered by the post office under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. He also explained how the USPS’s two-tier wage system has impacted retention, turnover rates and employee morale.