Stephanie Bloomingdale, President, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO | Dave Baker, Business Manager, Ironworkers Local 44

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed being the first female president of the state federation and the fight for workers’ rights. She discussed her journey, raised in a union household, and how it led her to work with the American Federation of Teachers. She also discussed the workers’ rights battles waged with then Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the work to undo his anti-labor policies. 

 

Ironworkers Local 44 Business Manager Dave Baker appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the excitement around the Local and a female member being singled out by President Joe Biden during his State of the Union in February. He also addressed the upcoming Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project.