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Carlos Andrade, Vice President of Government and Union Services at ABOC, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the importance of financial literacy for union apprentices.  Raymond Jackson, President and Business Agent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his experience with the Local Union and the impact of privatization on the transit industry.

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the current state of mechanical insulation recruitment and the industry's efforts to address mental health concerns. Dan Gallagher, business agent for the United Association's Pipefitters Local 120 in Cleveland, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to share his career journey and insights into the pipefitting industry, as well as discuss some of the career opportunities available through his Local Union.

How Do You Become an Apprentice? Is Apprenticeship worth it?   In this episode, Frank Lopez and Skyler Romero from Local Union 412 explore the transformative power of apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, celebrating the 10th National Apprenticeship Week.   Whether you're contemplating a career change or just starting to explore your options, this conversation dives into how apprenticeships offer a pathway to a fulfilling, lifelong career. Learn about the value of hands-on training, the role these programs play in building New Mexico's workforce, and how they're shaping industries of the future.   Tune in to the Local 412 411 Podcast: https://ualocal412.org/podcasts/   Ready to start your journey? Discover more about apprenticeships here: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Apprenticeship

Malcolm R. French, 88, of Sandston, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024. He was preceded in death by his son, Randall French, and is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty French; daughter, Sandra Rickman (David); Daughter in law, Paula French; grandchildren, Eric (Skylar), Jessica (Cody) and Jason; 3 great grandchildren and a large circle of extended family and friends. Mr. French served in the Army and was a member of International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union #147 for over 50 years. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m., Friday, October 4 at Washington Memorial Park.Article LinkSupport the show

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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Curtis McMurtry returns to the show for episode 1398! Curtis has just released the first of four forthcoming albums inspired by seasons (in this case, spring), The Pollen & The Rot, is available now on Bandcamp or wherever you stream music. You can see Curtis live this Sunday, 6/21 at Batch Craft Beer or next Friday, 6/26 at The Continental Club Gallery in Austin. Go to curtismcmurtrymusic.com for show dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Austin around a bunch of musicians and how that informed his life, being a third generation artist, writing and recording The Pollen & The Rot, exploring themes of restlessness, revolution and rebirth, the album's unique instrumentation, Bandcamp vs streaming, Musician's Local Union 433 find it HERE, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Curtis. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

I sat down with Frank Denton, Chairman of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, to explore the dynamic world of plumbing in Texas. Frank has licensed more plumbers in Texas than almost anyone else, attributing this success to the state's robust economy and abundance of opportunities, especially when compared to neighboring states like Oklahoma. We delve into the challenges and potential of establishing reciprocity agreements for journeyman plumbers from other states, highlighting Louisiana and Arkansas as key examples. Frank explains the critical need for skilled tradesmen in times of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, and how these agreements could aid states like Florida in emergency situations. Frank's journey also includes his tenure as Chairman of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation during a tumultuous period when the Sunset Commission considered abolishing the licensing and plumbing board for Texas plumbers. He shares his insights on Governor Greg Abbott's decision to sustain the TSBPE and the passion and pride that drew him to the role of chairman. We discuss the core values of the tradesmen, evidenced by a 7,000-person rally at the state capitol in Austin, where no trash was left behind. Frank addresses the lengthy process of becoming a Master Plumber in Texas and the need for more specific requirements for apprentices. Frank's optimism shines through as he talks about the impact of institutions like Collin College on the future of plumbing in Texas. Despite the impressive statistic that 98.7% of plumbers in Texas have no complaints against them, he emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards to protect the reputation of the profession. Join us for an insightful conversation with Frank Denton as we uncover the intricacies and values of the plumbing industry in Texas and beyond. Our Sponsor: LeakPro | Leak Detection Equipment LeakPro® has been providing reliable slab leak and swimming pool leak detection equipment for 40 years. Our products can help you find underground water leaks quickly and easily! Go to https://leak-pro.com   Tradesmen built America. This is the "Blue Collar Channel"... Where you can listen to the top tradespeople around the world. Everything you need to learn about getting into the trades, becoming the best tradesman, starting your own business, and using networking and social media to GROW in the trades!!!!

As part of the America's Work Force Union Podcast's “Best of 2023” coverage, we highlight Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, noted psychologist, program trainer and speaker, who joined the show on Sept. 11 as part of Suicide Prevention Week and Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Sally spoke about improving mental health awareness in the building trades and improving a Local Union's ability to provide resources to those in need.  Many great labor supporters have joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast this year. For the final segment of 2023, we wanted to look back and honor one of Labor's great leaders, Tom Conway, the late President of United Steelworkers. Today, we shared the second segment from the Oct. 3 episode that highlighted his appearances on the show over the last three years.

We talk to Todd Dunn, of UAW Local 862 about the strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. In OT, we have an IATSE panel highlighting new organizing at Marvel, Disney, and the video game industry. UAWD had an event about the fight for a shorter work week that we'll review. Gavin Newsom is vetoing a lot of pro-labor bills, what's up with that? AND MORE✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org  256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services,  and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself?   Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure.  Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Teamsters Local 320 Secretary-Treasurer Brian Aldes appeared on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the Local's new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Aldes also talked about the Local Union and the wins it gained within its recently ratified contract. Emily Drabinski, President of the American Library Association, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the ALA and attacks on libraries across America. Drabinski also spoke about the Unite Against Book Bans campaign and a tool kit for patrons to support their local library.

The Federal Drive continues its week-long series: The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government, which happens to be the Bureau of Prisons, part of the Justice Department. Yesterday we heard from a former warden, Bob Hood. In today's installment, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks with Aaron McGlothin, President of AFGE Council 33, a local chapter, representing officers at the Federal Correctional Institution at Mendota, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covering all sides of the BCTGM's Education and Training programs: Part One: An overview with the program director/head of the BCTGM's Research and Education Department, Matthew Clark. Part Two: Trainees from the most recent New Officers Training at the Maritime Institute in Baltimore, Md. give their feedback and insight. Also hear from International Secretary-Treasurer David Woods, Organizing Director John Price and Local 6 President Hank McKay - on-site to contribute their mentorship and wisdom.  Interested in attending, setting up or sending someone to a future leadership training? Contact Research & Education Director Matthew Clark at mclark@bctgm.org.

Share this episode of Labor Relations Radio with your colleagues.NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo wants employers, during union organizing campaigns, to fully explain employees' Section 9(a) rights under the National Labor Relations Act to include explaining unionized employees' right to present their own grievances or, if they don't, employers could face unfair labor practice charges or election objections.Specifically, Abruzzo wants employers discussing ‘exclusive representation' to include the following:Section 9(a) provides that any individual employee or a group of employees shall have the right at any time to present grievances to their employer and to have such grievances adjusted without the intervention of the bargaining representative provided:1. The adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of any collective-bargaining agreement then in effect.2. The bargaining representative has been given the opportunity to be present at such adjustment. [Emphasis added.]However, in her zeal to prosecute employers, GC Abruzzo may be overlooking the chilling effect that many collective bargaining agreements, as well as union constitutions, have on employees' rights under Section 9(a).For example, Article 14, Section 3, which is found on page 119 of the Teamsters' constitution, states (in part):“Every member covered by a collective bargaining agreement at their place of employment authorizes the Local Union to act as his or her exclusive bargaining representative with full and exclusive power to execute agreements with the employer governing terms and conditions of employment and to act for him or her and have final authority in presenting, processing, and adjusting any grievance, difficulty, or dispute arising under any collective bargaining agreement or out of their employment with such employer in such manner as the Local Union or its officers deem to be in the best interests of the Local Union, all subject to Article XII and other applicable provisions of the International Constitution relating to such matters.”If workers are required—under the threat of termination—to become “union members in good standing” under a “union security clause” (which are lawful in the 23 states without “Right-to-Work” laws), and they become obligated to adhere to a union's rules, if the union is not explaining or ensuring members' ability to represent themselves, is that not violative of their rights?In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, host Peter List explores the General Counsel's seemingly-contradictory theory that is only being applied to employers, and how it could be applied to unionized employers and unions as well.RELATED: * Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 60: Employers Beware—During Union Campaigns, Parse Your Statements…or Else.* NLRB's Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act* 7 Things Employers Couldn't Say About Unions if NLRB's General Counsel Has Her WayFor prior episodes of Labor Relations Radio, go here.LaborUnionNews.com's Labor Relations Radio is a subscriber-supported publication. To receive new posts, episodes and support our work, become a subscriber. Get full access to LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest at laborunionnews.substack.com/subscribe

In cracking down on employers' communicating about NLRA Section 9(a), NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo seems to want her cake and to eat it too.NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo wants employers, during union organizing campaigns, to fully explain employees' Section 9(a) rights under the National Labor Relations Act to include explaining unionized employees' right to present their own grievances or, if they don't, employers could face unfair labor practice charges or election objections.Specifically, Abruzzo wants employers discussing ‘exclusive representation' to include the following:Section 9(a) provides that any individual employee or a group of employees shall have the right at any time to present grievances to their employer and to have such grievances adjusted without the intervention of the bargaining representative provided:1. The adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of any collective-bargaining agreement then in effect.2. The bargaining representative has been given the opportunity to be present at such adjustment. [Emphasis added.]However, in her zeal to prosecute employers, GC Abruzzo may be overlooking the chilling effect that many collective bargaining agreements, as well as union constitutions, have on employees' rights under Section 9(a).For example, Article 14, Section 3, which is found on page 119 of the Teamsters' constitution, states (in part):“Every member covered by a collective bargaining agreement at their place of employment authorizes the Local Union to act as his or her exclusive bargaining representative with full and exclusive power to execute agreements with the employer governing terms and conditions of employment and to act for him or her and have final authority in presenting, processing, and adjusting any grievance, difficulty, or dispute arising under any collective bargaining agreement or out of their employment with such employer in such manner as the Local Union or its officers deem to be in the best interests of the Local Union, all subject to Article XII and other applicable provisions of the International Constitution relating to such matters.”In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, host Peter List explores the General Counsel's seemingly-contradictory theory that is only being applied to employers, and how it could be applied to unionized employers and unions as well.RELATED:Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 60: Employers Beware—During Union Campaigns, Parse Your Statements…or Else.NLRB's Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act7 Things Employers Couldn't Say About Unions if NLRB's General Counsel Has Her WayFor prior episodes of Labor Relations Radio, go here.__________________________LaborUnionNews.com's Labor Relations Radio is a subscriber-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber here.

Richard Rothwell, Training Coordinator for the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 6 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed his career journey as a third-generation Insulator and the importance of being loyal to one's Local Union. He also spoke about the need to elect labor-friendly candidates.   Tom Buffenbarger, an independent labor voice, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about the failure of Congress to provide railroad workers with paid sick days. He also compared the situation of the railway workers to that of workers in the airline industry.

Holiday special.  Join Lee, Mike, Roy and Shawn as they talk about Local Union news.  Then we interview Jordan Boone from SMART-TD 445 about recent events involving railroaders.   Enjoy!

Join Lee, Shawn, and Roy as they discuss Local Union news. Enjoy, Happy Thanksgiving!

Join Lee, Roy and Shawn as they discuss Local Union news.  Stay to listen to hear the interview with Nick Avgerinos and Rocco Motto, work comp attroneys from Capon, Avgerinos & Heinlen on what to do if you get hurt at work. Enjoy.    

Bob Rohr joins in as a co-host as he visited and held a training at the Steamfitters Local Union 449 in Harmony, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh. Brad Tisdale, Director of HVACR Training at the Local Union 449 Technology Center boasts about the facility there, the training offered and the potential it—and its new mobile lab—has for the trades.#appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #plumbingperspective #mechanicalhub #steamfitters #plumbers #localunion449 #steamfitterslocalunion449 #UA #unitedassociation #caleffi #training #supportthetrades #trades Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels.

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3283 Executive Vice President Laurie Glicker joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed how technology is doing the work of the members of her Local who work in the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) and forced those members to retrain for new positions. She also spoke about a change in telework policy for federal employees.   Barry Davies, Business Manager and Financial Secretary/Treasurer of Ironworkers Local 512, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and explained how members of the Local paid off $10 million in debt taken out to build several training centers. He also talked about how Local Union leaders made tough decisions to improve the fiscal health of the Local's retirement fund.

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Join Roy, Lee and Shawn as they discuss Local Union news.  Stick around for an update on how Mike Nicholas is doing after his kidney transplant.  After that, we interview Amy Fanning, AFL-CIO Community Liason about the United Way.   Enjoy!

On the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast, Why are so many union members running for office? Strippers seek justice at work; Belabored talks with Velveeta. On the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast, Louise Milone discusses how the Steelworkers pushed for an investigation into dangerous smog in the Monongahela Valley David Jenkins discusses the new HBO series Our Flag Means Death, on the On Writing podcast. This is your Network, and we're building it like a union organizing campaign, one show and one listener at a time; please help us build sonic solidarity by sharing this show; just click on the share button below. Thanks so much! Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @DCLabor @SWWACLC @DissentMag @ReutherLibrary @WGAEast Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

In our twenty-fourth episode, Ryan and Robbie talk about: Reviews and emails! Send us one: goinggreypod@gmail.com Another dynamite e-mail question from Brian, email us your supergroups! (25:11) Happy Labor Day and ending of the summer! (34:14) Oh, that's nice (41:41): It's super-star Katie's birthday! Bea gets a haircut, Robbie gets back on the golf course, not having chores to do, and getting an attaboy at work. Who asked you? (55:25): Rubberneckers, work kitchen scavengers, getting bombarded by texts, and having a no-good, awful morning. Washed up (01:06:25): US Life Expectancy Sports (01:10:42): Football/Fantasy Football talk Entertainment (01:16:28): House of the Dragon. Look for our weekly review/discussion episodes with Benny from UI on Thursdays and The Great British Bake Off is back! Hollywood Handshakes for everyone! Hey, you want to talk about music? (01:22:20) Robbie shared 4 songs with Ryan... Glass Animals: Agnes Caamp: Vagabond Father John Misty: Nancy From Now On Tame Impala: The Less I Know the Better Storytime (01:33:29): Robbie was a disgrace to the school Thank you as always for your support, we love you. Find us on https://www.instagram.com/thegoinggreypodcast/ (Instagram) Goodnight Paul Hollywood!

WGLT spoke with Mike Matejka, a longtime local labor historian, and Chuck Carver, the president of the union, AFSCME Local 1110, that represents certain service workers at Illinois State University.

Listen as Doug Schroder explains on the how the local Bricklayers Union operates and the function it serves.  https://www.bac1mn-nd.org/

Bill Samuel, Government Affairs Director for the AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the legislative victories for the Biden Administration and what they mean for working class families.    The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 363 Business Manager Sam Fratto appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the surprising number of solar projects within the Local's jurisdiction. He also explained the impact out of state workers had on a project at the Cardinal Health distribution center.

Communications Workers of America District Four Administrative Director Frank Mathews joined the AWF Union Podcast and discussed recent legislative victories by President Biden including passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS Act.   Bobby Knost, Iron Workers Local 808 Business Manager and Financial Secretary/Treasurer appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the current workload in Central Florida and the Local's organizing efforts.

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In Today's show, Joe and Dave interview Dennis Siravo. Dennis is the is Assistant Administrator for Sheetmetal Workers Local 19 Benefit Funds. He has been a member of the Local 19 since he graduated high school in 1985. He worked in the trade as an Apprentice for 4 ½ years. 8000 hours of combined schooling and hands on the job training. When he completed his apprenticeship he had zero student debt, it was all paid for from the employers at Local 19. After 29 years of working with the tools on jobsites and in the shops, Dennis became the Assistant Administrator for Local 19.

Gillian O'Rourke, President of the Eastern Shores Teachers' Association

A conversation between QPAT and local union President Keith Rowsell (Lower North Shore English Teachers' Association) 

Join Lee, Mike, Roy and Shawn as they discuss Local Union news.  We then interview Daniel Jones about the free college benefit through the USW and Union Plus.  Enjoy

Join us as we talk about Local Union issues before we interview UAW Local 434 Vice President Robert Bern about their strike at Deere.   

Joining a union can be expensive, but is it worth the investment?This week, Saul Cervantes, Local Union 728 member, shares why he joined the union and how it's helped him achieve his career goals. Saul talks about why he joined the union, what it takes to join, and the looming strike in Hollywood. Listen to see if joining the union is the right investment for you to achieve your career goals. Key points:1:21 - How he got started3:11 - Strategies to achieve his goal4:01 - Difference between rigging and striking4:31 - Why he joined the Union 7285:24 - Qualifications to join the union7:37 - Joining another union9:17 - Hollywood Strike12:17 - Safety on set14:57 - What he looks for in a beginner 16:35 - Skills to develop 18:56 - Tools he uses on set20:50 - Reliable old tools21:25 - Favorite new gear22:19 - Current project25:16 - Why you shouldn't go to film filmschoolLinks:ShittyRigsShot Designer Connect with the Practical FilmmakerFollow The Practical Filmmaker on InstagramWatch more episodes on YouTubeSupport the showFind more filmmaking resources

IBEW Local 136 Business Manager Bill Blackman joined today's episode of AWF Union Podcast. He discussed a Responsible Bidder Ordinance being considered by the Birmingham, Ala. City Council. Blackman also spoke about the Alabama Organized Labor Awards Foundation offering annual scholarships to union members or immediate family to go to post secondary schools, and scholarships for building trades apprentices. IBEW Local 103 Business Manager and Financial Secretary Lou Antonellis later joined the show. He spoke about the Polar Park Project; how the Green Line Extension Project will create hundreds of new jobs; and Boston's mayoral race, including who his Local Union plans to endorse. The third guest on today's episode was the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement National President Yanira Moreno. She spoke about the pay gap that Latina Americans face, and how migrant workers could benefit from having a union presence in their workplace.

In this episode Matt and Dr. Ben interview Maggie Butler, Owner of Local Union Consulting. She discusses the 4 key points every agent needs to focus on to become a true CEO of their real estate business.Learn more about Maggie and Local Union Consulting here:  https://www.local-union.com/

Maggie & Brent – Local Union ConsultingMaggie and Brent have taken their knowledge and experience from some of the biggest corporations and are using it to help the small business owners and entrepreneurs take the step to the next level. As a husband and wife team it's amazing to see how they utilize each of their skill sets to help businesses grow and realized their potential. In this episode we talk about how their experience working at Delta Airlines helped them create this business. We also discuss where their passion of helping these small business owners came from. As small business owners themselves they understand the day to day struggles and can help you break through to grow your business. Looking to connect with Local Union!·         Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/localunionllc/·         Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/localunionllc·         Website - https://www.local-union.com/Sign-up to our email list -  https://www.palmharborlocal.comFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/palmharborlocal/

Cameron Capri – Q Southern BBQQ Southern is a family friendly BBQ restaurant located in Dunedin, FL. Cameron is committed to serving the best barbeque in Tampa Bay and has spent the last 10+ years studying, learning, and mastering his craft. In this episode we talk about how the popularity of barbeque has increased in recent years. Instead of only being able to get some good barbeque on the side of the road on the weekends, you now have restaurants like Q Southern BBQ where you can get your barbeque fix any day of the week. What amazes me is the amount of time the Cameron has put into his craft and lot of it is trial and error until you find something that works. That same persistence is a big part of what helped get Cameron through his first year in business while having to shut down because of the pandemic. Listen in to learn more about Cameron and his story with barbeque! Looking to connect with Cameron!·         Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/qsouthernbbq/·         Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/QSouthernBBQ/·         Website - https://qsouthernbbq.com/Sign-up to our email list – https://palmharborlocal.com/Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/palmharborlocal/Our sponsor for this episode is Local Union, LLC. Local Union helps successful small businesses and entrepreneurs take the step to the next level. They offer business and financing planning, process efficiency, and general coaching. Visit their website below for more tips and ideas to grow your business! Learn more about Local Union, LLC - https://www.local-union.com/

Local 6 Pres. Hank McKay, Bus. Agent/Organizer Corey Walter and a Local 6 Retired Activist tell us how they insulated their Local Union against a 5-year, 531-member loss - coming out with a net-gain of 370 members in that time.

A follow-up to Episode 006: How Well Does Your Local Union Function to Support ORGANIZING? Digital Media Dir. Michelle Ellis helps you build a routine for improving your Local Union's visibility in the community; and explains how this formula can apply to any of the points on your "Organizer's Success Wheel."   References for this recording: Worksheet: bctgm.org/PDFs/BCTGMOrganizersWheel.pdf Podcast #6: podbean.com/ei/pb-g4arx-fdb5b6 Free Calendar pages: www.wiki-calendar.com

In this week's Business Wine Down, Local Union discusses some best practices in crafty that tricky 30-second elevator pitch using the acronym TALK and discuss four common mistakes entrepreneurs overlook, that lead to lost customers. Brent and Maggie discuss best practices to improve and create unforgettable customer experience. Learn more at: Blog on Four Reasons Your Losing Customers: https://www.local-union.com/blog/how-you-are-losing-customers Customer Experience Evaluation: https://www.local-union.com/customer-experience

In todays SPECIAL episode we talk with the "Fab Five" which includes myself and 4 other local entrepreneurs who have come together to help refresh a local small business.  We have created a unique way to refresh the local small business community and want give a complete business makeover for a small business in the Pinellas County area. Being small business owners ourselves we know and understand what it's like to run a small business during a challenging time and want to assist a business that may be in the market for an overall makeover. What does a business makeover look like? A combination of business consulting & coaching, marketing exposure, web development and new logos, photos, and branding. Meet the rest of the Fab Five! Maggie Butler, Co-founder of Local Union, LLC - https://www.local-union.com/Matthew Bert, Matthew Bert Web - https://www.matthewbertweb.net/Jess Veguez, Jess Veguez Photography - https://jessveguezphotography.com/Kaylin Ingram, https://www.kaycoastaldesigns.com/Follow our journey as we accept applications, work with the winning small business and refresh their business to be set up for a strong second half of 2021. - https://www.instagram.com/businessmakeoverpinellas/APPLY NOW - https://businessmakeoverpinellas.com/Want to learn more about the podcast and Join the Locals? – PalmHarborLocal.comFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/palmharborlocal/

Meet our host, Maggie Butler, and her "special guest." We talk about the importance of Customer Service & Experience in your business (and why it's more important than social media), discuss a new email marketing tool, and offer our FREE one-page business template. All over a glass of wine! Plus, we introduce our first in-person business course: Entrepreneur Fundamentals. This four-week course is perfect for aspiring, new, and seasoned entrepreneurs in the small business world or non-profit space (if you're lucky enough to be in the Tampa Bay Area). Sign up for the Entrepreneurial Fundamentals 4-week series here. Improve your customer service and start charging more for your services / products! Learn more about our Customer Experience Evaluations here. As always, you can join us live on Instagram every Tuesday at 5pm EST. Follow us @localunionllc Maggie Butler is co-founder of Local Union, a business consulting and coaching firm. She loves helping entrepreneurs grow, retain more profit, and build the lives of their wildest dreams. She is also a board member of the Florida Business Incubator. Learn more at www.local-union.com.

Digital Media Director Michelle Ellis guides you through a visualization to measure your organization's daily Organizing momentum. CLICK HERE to download the worksheet used in this recording.   Listen to the follow-up training to this recording: 008: Digital Insights: "We Are What We Consistently Do"

Kirk Moore of Pasadena has worked as a pipefitter for over 25 years, and he's hoping to work on the new Corner Brook Hospital. Before he can do that, he must be a member of the local U-A 740, but despite many attempts, he says he's been refused a membership. Hotel Corner Brook is offering is a service for rotational workers or anyone else who has to self-isolate when they get to the province, with reduced rates and increased guest services. Emily Bland's company SucCeed is growing, along with plans to continue educating kids about gardening, and also help increase our province's food security. Brandon Cave of Gud Productions speaks with us about the challenges of being an artist during COVID and what his company has done to adapt.

Have you ever had a lawyer challenge you about conferring with your client during breaks in depositions, or suggest that you're violating some rule or ethical norm by doing so? Or, even instruct your clients before a break not to discuss their testimony with anyone - you included? The pesky notion that it's wrong to talk to clients about their testimony during deposition breaks appears to have its genesis in Hall v. Clifton Precision, a 1993 federal court ruling. But does Hall accurately represent the law, and governing rules? Jim Garrity confronts this issue, discusses the subsequent treatment of Hall by other courts, and offers his practice tips. Cases mentioned in this episode are cited below. Pertinent Cases: Perry v. Leeke, 488 U.S. 272 (1989) (judge in federal criminal trial could legally preclude criminal defendant from conferring with his counsel during fifteen-minute recess at conclusion of defendant’s direct examination) McDermott v. Miami-Dade County, 753 So.2d 729 (1 st DCA 2000)(state mid-level appeals court, citing the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Perry, observed that the federal Constitution does not prevent trial judges from barring conferral, between lawyer and criminal defendant, about the testimony while testimony is in progress, and that civil litigants have even fewer rights than criminal litigants) Hall v. Clifton Precision, a Division of Litton Systems, Inc., 150 F.R.D. 525 (E. D. Pennsylvania, July 29, 1993) (forbidding conferral between lawyers and deponents during deposition, whether on lunch breaks, snack breaks, coffee breaks, recesses, or any other kind of break) McKinley Infuser, Inc., et al. v. Zdeb, et al., 200 F.R.D. 648 (D. Colo. June 7, 2001) (rejecting Hall’s overly restrictive implications) Ecker v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd., 2008 WL 1777222 (E.D. Wisconsin April 16, 2008) (rejecting Hall, and noting that in both the Hall and Eggleston cases, the conferrals were unusually excessive in number and often took place while questions were pending) Eggleston v. Chicago Journeyman Plumber’s Local Union 130, 657 F.2d 890, 902 (7 th Cir. 1981) (imposing restrictions on conferrals between lawyers and deponents during depositions, noting there were an estimated 127 private off the record conferrals between plaintiffs and their counsel, many of which took place before a pending question was answered) In re Stratosphere Corporation Securities Litigation, 182 F.R.D. 614 (D. Nev. Sept. 15, 1998) (rejecting Hall as going too far, saying that as long as attorneys do not demand a break in between questions and answers, lawyers will not be precluded from conferring with their clients) Murray v. Nationwide Better Health, et al., 2012 WL 3683397 (C.D. Ill. Aug. 24, 2012) (rejecting Hall’s restrictions, and speaking in positive terms about the Stratosphere approach) Reynolds v. Alabama Department of Transportation, 4 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 31, 1998) (no unqualified bar to conferral during testimony, but also no unqualified right to do so)

Welcome to the Check In. Short segments designed to answer common questions many of us just don’t know the answers to. Our question today comes from A.Z member of the local 30. A.Z ask “Why are we not able to Zoom into our monthly meetings? I mean we use Zoom for everything else, why not use modern technology to keep our members up to speed with what’s going on? Come on y’all, we’re better than this”.To help us understand why Zoom, Facetime or other modes of teleconferencing aren’t used to hold our local meetings we will ask Ryan Hyke Western Washington Regional Manager of the Northwest Carpenters Union and member of the local 196. Ryan will explain why historically we have shied aware from these forms of meetings and how our union is taking strides to embrace modern technology.If you have a question that you would like to have answered on the Check In,send an email to GritNW@gmail.com.Please make sure to include your locals # in the message.If your question gets asked you will be entered to win an official “I’ve got Grit” t-shirt, in the monthly drawing. Also, if you enjoy Grit NW, a Carpenters Podcast, and haven’t already done so, please write a review on Apple Podcast, it will help others to find the show.For comments, questions or suggestions please email;GritNW@gmail.comhttps://gritnw.buzzsprout.comJoin the Grit NW Nation by registering here.https://forms.gle/WEKcA76y3Wegmv8z7https://forms.gle/WEKcA76y3Wegmv8z7

09-04-20 - Buckeye Local @ Union Local - Fox Sports Wheeling

Hingham Firefighters from Local Union 2398 have taken a stand to not comply with Hingham’s Fire Chief Steve Murphy and Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s request to remove the Thin Blue Line flags from their engines. Initially the call for removal of these flags came after a citizen called the town complaining that the flags were offensive. The chiefs say the flags are in violation of a town policy prohibiting political messages on town property. Is the message of the Thin Blue Line political? The union’s stance is that the flags are not political and no member from the union will remove those flags. Local reporter from The Patriot Ledger, Joe DiFazio joins Dan about the story.

Hingham Firefighters from Local Union 2398 have taken a stand to not comply with Hingham’s Fire Chief Steve Murphy and Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s request to remove the Thin Blue Line flags from their engines. Initially the call for removal of these flags came after a citizen called the town complaining that the flags were offensive. The chiefs say the flags are in violation of a town policy prohibiting political messages on town property. Is the message of the Thin Blue Line political? The union’s stance is that the flags are not political and no member from the union will remove those flags. Local reporter from The Patriot Ledger, Joe DiFazio joins Dan about the story.

Hingham Firefighters from Local Union 2398 have taken a stand to not comply with Hingham’s Fire Chief Steve Murphy and Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s request to remove the Thin Blue Line flags from their engines. Initially the call for removal of these flags came after a citizen called the town complaining that the flags were offensive. The chiefs say the flags are in violation of a town policy prohibiting political messages on town property. Is the message of the Thin Blue Line political? The union’s stance is that the flags are not political and no member from the union will remove those flags. Local reporter from The Patriot Ledger, Joe DiFazio joins Dan about the story.

We sat down with Jon and Lou Tuesday evening. Jon is a military veteran and an active Police Officer in New Hampshire. Lou is the President of his Local Union and an active Police Officer in New Jersey. It was interesting to discuss the similarities and differences facing these Law Enforcement Officers. Being "essential", everyone leaves their families at home to care for the communities they serve.

Episode 14: Guest Amanda Swenson, Journeyman Operator, IUOE Local Union 701 discusses how her decision to become a crane operator helped her find the perfect work / life balance. Other topics include what it is like to be a female in a male dominated trade, how she got started with the operators union, and what they have done to help her and her family. IUOE youth outreach programs and labor gap initiatives are covered.

You heard it here first! The ground level view of 2158 expanding in to the robotics world! We take a look at the mechatronics field. I talk with Pete R. and John M. about the future of 2158 and what it might look like. This episode examins the world of robots, thier needs, and where our millwrights fit in with them! Local Union 2158 will be adding mechatronics to the syllabus, and we show you how large the scope is and where you can get training... ( Its here!)

Regular Meeting and Post Council Study Session Agenda ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Council Bill No. 2019-177 A Resolution Appointing Thomas Thompson to the Code Review & Appeals Board in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-178 A Resolution Appointing Adrianne Brehm to the Historic Preservation Commission in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-179 A Resolution Appointing Aviyah Washington to the Human Relations Commission in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-180 An Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for Various Funds (Budget Amendment No. 2019/2020-5) Council Bill No. 2019-181 An Ordinance Amending the Position Control Report and Salary Schedules of the City of Champaign for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Council Bill No. 2019-182 An Ordinance Amending the Rates of Compensation for Employees of the Champaign Public Library and the Annual Position Control Report for the Champaign Public Library for the Fiscal Year 2019/20 Council Bill No. 2019-183 A Resolution Adopting a Plan of Finance to Issue General Obligation Bonds to Refund the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010 (Finance Department – Debt Financing – 2019 Refunding Bonds) Council Bill No. 2019-184 An Ordinance of the City of Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2019, Providing the Details of Such Bonds and for a Levy of Taxes to Pay the Principal of and Interest on Such Bonds, and Related Matters (Finance Department – Debt Financing – Refunding of Series 2010 Bonds) Council Bill No. 2019-185 A Resolution Approving a Grant Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a Fire Prevention & Safety Grant (Fire Department-Fire Prevention & Safety Grant) Council Bill No. 2019-186 An Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the General Fund (Budget Amendment No. 2019/2020-6) Council Bill No. 2019-187 An Ordinance Approving an Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Champaign, Illinois and AFSCME Council 31, Local Union #1960 (FY 2019/2020 – FY 2021/2022) Council Bill No. 2019-188 An Ordinance Approving an Agreement Between the City of Champaign, Illinois and the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, Metal Trades Division, AFL-CIO Local Union #149 (FY 2019/2020 – FY 2021/2022) Council Bill No. 2019-189 An Ordinance Adding Section 2-291 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Administration – Legal Department – Case Intervention and Support) Council Bill No. 2019-190 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Subrecipient Agreement with the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission – Community Services Division for Senior Minor Home Repair Program Management Services (Neighborhood Services Department) Council Bill No. 2019-191 A Resolution Approving the Final Plat of Brookfield Properties Retail No. 1 Subdivision (located at 2002, 2100, and 2310 North Neil Street) Council Bill No. 2019-192 An Ordinance Amending Articles II, IV of Chapter 37 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Article II – Definitions; Article IV – Development Standards) Council Bill No. 2019-193 An Ordinance Amending Article XI of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Zoning Requirements for Cannabis Business Establishments) STUDY SESSION AGENDA SS 2019-037 Financial Forecast SS 2019-038 Proposed 2019 Property Tax Levy

Today I speak with Rick R. and Kieth H. about being able to deliver quality work, in a professional and safe mannor using our local millwrights. We talk about some of the training advancements and leadership classes that our memebrs undergo.

08-31-18 - Buckeye Local @ Union Local - KISS 95-7

Episode 2 is finally out! In this episode I compare Teamsters for a Democratic Union to your average Teamsters Local Union. Guess who is more democratic, transparent, and responsive to Teamsters members? I also touch on Sean O'Brien's announcement which will be the entire subject of episode 3.

Episode 2 is finally out! In this episode I compare Teamsters for a Democratic Union to your average Teamsters Local Union. Guess who is more democratic, transparent, and responsive to Teamsters members? I also touch on Sean O'Brien's announcement which will be the entire subject of episode 3.

In this episode: Local unions regularly manipulate their cronies in government to enact unfair policies for their own benefit. We detail such union scams across the country, with a special focus on a local union supported “head tax” preventing Amazon from expanding in Seattle. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/aIxwvv-1r8o Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

Episode 14 of The Career Tipper features Tonya Hicks. Tonya is the President/CEO of Power Solutions. She is is the first woman journeyman wireman in Local Union 917 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.). Tonya continues to be a trailblazer in the construction industry. She is going to share her perspective of the gender gap in the construction industry. Tonya is among the 3% of female electricians and one of the 5.2% of women-owned construction businesses in the United States.

For this episode of The Future Is A Mixtape, Jesse & Matt have a discussion with Matt Bruenig--a lawyer, blogger, political analyst and Twitter-dynamo who's got your back when you're kettled by Roaming Hillbots and Randian Regressives. More importantly though, Matt has just started the first grassroots, people-powered think tank called The People's Policy Project (3P). Funded by small donations from $5 to $15 dollars, 3P is an attempt to actually make Think Tanks “think” again, but for the purpose of actually benefitting the 80% Americans who now own only 20% of the nation's wealth, and are increasingly living lives of quiet desperation. We will discuss Bruenig's childhood, his educational experiences and awareness-path toward political change, his history as a blogger for the think tank Demos, and his surprising success at crowd-funding 3P via Patreon. We will also talk about where Matt plans to take this new and enterprising venture in the years ahead.Mentioned In This Episode: The World of Mattness: The People's History of Matt Bruenig Matt's Official Website and Blog Page Matt's Twitter Page & Wrecking Tweets (@MattBruenig) The People's Policy Project (3P) The People's Policy Project on Twitter (@PplPolicyProj) Some Notable Essays by Matt Bruenig: Here, Here and Here Some Notable Podcasts Where Matt Appears: The Jacobin's The Dig with Danvir: “Bruenig on Why Welfare Is Great and Need More of It” The Katie Halper Show: “Matt Bruenig on Liberals Who Are Actually Conservative + Get Out!” Delete Your Account Podcast: “The Welfare State” Why Snyder Was a Good Last Name (While It Lasted): Gary Snyder as Featured in The New Yorker: “Zen Master” . . . Then “Snyder” Found Bad Luck in the 21st Century: Fallen Marine, Matthew Snyder Heckled by Westboro Church Members as Seen in the SCOTUS case Snyder v. Phelps and in The New York Times: “Justices Rule for Protesters at Military Funerals” Zack Snyder (Awful Director of More Noble Comic Book Heroes) as Explored in The Guardian: “From Suicide Squad to Batman v. Superman, Why Are DC's Films So Bad?” Rick Snyder (Awful Governor of Michigan) Being Roasted and Cross-Examined in The Washington Post: “The Flint Disaster is Rick Snyder's Fault” Do Boys and Girls Like Trucks and Buses or Barbies and Conversation? Or Both? Simon Baron-Cohen in The Guardian: “They Just Can't Help It.” Here Is an Excerpt:"How early are such sex differences in empathy evident? Certainly, by 12 months , girls make more eye contact than boys. But a new study carried out in my lab at Cambridge University shows that at birth, girls look longer at a face, and boys look longer at a suspended mechanical mobile. Furthermore, the Cambridge team found that how much eye contact children make is in part determined by a biological factor: prenatal testosterone. This has been demonstrated by measuring this hormone in amniotic fluid." Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Millennials: A Generation Differences Chart Sarah Stankorb in Vogue Magazine: “Xennials, or 30-Something Millennials, a Micro-Generation With a Writer to Thank” Reality Bites - Metaphor and Symbol of the Grunge Age? Or Is It, as Expressed in Jezebel, Lindy West Writes “I Rewatched Reality Bites and It's Basically a Manual for Shitheads” Jim Puzzanghera in The Los Angeles Times: “Economy Has Recovered 8.7 Million Jobs Lost in Great Recession” PBS's 25th Anniversary Special: Looking Back at the LA Riots After the Beating of Rodney King Anna Deavere Smith's Stunning ‘Documentary Theater' Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Savior America's Low-Morale Car Industry and the Comeback King in the 1990s Is Explored in Autotrader: “A Look Back at the Ford Taurus” John Bellamy Foster in The Monthly Review: “The Financialization of Capital and the Crisis” When Contrasting Presidential Terms, 22 Million Jobs Were Created During Clinton Regime Versus Bush 2 Million During His Eight Years in Office: “Job Creation by President: Number and Percent” Sara McClanahan in The American Prospect: “The Consequences of Single Motherhood” Michael Morris in The Huffington Post: “The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Pathway Out of Poverty for Millions of Americans with Disabilities” The Podcast Radiolab Provides A Moving and Deeply Thoughtful Exploration About the History of U.S. High School Debates & What Happens When A Black Queer Student Challenges This Culture as an Institutional Force: “Debatable” The School of Life Explores John Rawls' Life and His Most Important Contribution, The Veil of Ignorance: “POLITICAL THEORY - John Rawls” Lance Weiler in The World Economic Forum: “How Storytelling Has Changed in the Digital Age” Peter Guber in Psychology Today: “The Inside Story”  Excerpt: “Telling stories is not just the oldest form of entertainment, it's the highest form of consciousness. The need for narrative is embedded deep in our brains. Increasingly, success in the information age demands that we harness the hidden power of stories.” Sociology - Relight the Mechanisms That Justify Your Life Story: Social Construction of Reality and Dramaturgy Owen Jones in The Guardian: “The Iraq War Was Not A Blunder or a Mistake. It Was a Crime.” Theresa Amato in Vox: “I Ran Ralph Nader's Campaigns. A Political Revolution Is Vital — and Much Harder Than You Think.” Quinn Norton in Wired: “Beyond the Rhetoric: The Complicated, Brief Life of Occupy Boston” Occupy Riverside Still Exists on Facebook (At Least) The San Bernardino Sun: “Occupy Movements from Inland Empire Meet Together” The Dangers Found in Call-Out-Culture as Explored in Kristian Williams' Long Essay in Toward Freedom: “The Politics of Denunciation” Mark Fisher in The North Star: “Exiting the Vampire Castle” Yamiche Alcindor in The New York Times: “Black Lives Matter Coalition Makes Demands as Campaign Heats Up” “Folk Politics” as Explored by Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek in The Disorder of Things: “Inventing the Future”Classical Definition of “Prefigurative Politics” Samuel Farber in the International Socialist Review: “Reflections on ‘Prefigurative Politics” Jo Freeman's Massively Influential and Famous Essay (Among Activists): “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” Jason Stahl in Jacobin: “Do We Need a Socialist Think Tank?” Nicole Gaudiano in USA Today: “‘The Sanders Institute:' Jane Sanders Launches New Think Tank” Alex Shephard and Clio Chang in The New Republic: “How Neera Tanden Works: Emails released by WikiLeaks reveal the maneuverings of a liberal think-tank president and member of Hillary Clinton's inner circle.” The Spoils System Dino Grandoni in The Atlantic: “Obama Likes the Spoils System as Much as Any President” TINA: There Is No Alternative Adam Curtis' Blog Post About the Origins of the First Think Tank in Britain: “The Curse of Tina” An Excerpt from His Survey About The International Policy Network: “Think Tanks surround politics today and are the very things that are supposed to generate new ideas. But if you go back and look at how they rose up - at who invented them and why - you discover they are not quite what they seem. That in reality they may have nothing to do with genuinely developing new ideas, but have become a branch of the PR industry whose aim is to do the very opposite - to endlessly prop up and reinforce today's accepted political wisdom. So successful have they been in this task that many Think Tanks have actually become serious obstacles to really thinking about new and inspiring visions of how to change society for the better.” Tom Liacas in Mashable: “How Online Activist Groups Are Raising Millions to Keep Corporations in Line” Cesar Chavez's United Food Workers (UFW) Was Successfully Committed and Focused Because It Relied Upon A Large, Balanced Ring of Small-to-Medium Donations; Now as Recorded in Miriam Powell's Article in The Los Angeles Times, “Farmerworkers Reap Little as Union Strays From Its Roots” A History of the National Labor Review Board (NLRB) J.K Trotter in Gawker: “Liberal Think Tank Fires Blogger for Rude Tweets”Michelle Goldberg in Slate Magazine: “Is Matt Bruenig a Populist Martyr?” Sam Levine in The Huffington Post: “Pro-Bernie Blogger Raises $25,000 After Getting Fired For Attacking Clinton Backers” “Scumbag Neera [Tanden]” Was a Play and Meme Allusion on “Scumbag Steve” Deadline Hollywood: “Reza Aslan Out At CNN On Heels Of Trump ‘Piece of Sh*t' Tweet” Matthew's Local Union from UC-AFT (University of California & American Federation of Teachers): 1966! The National Labor Review Board's Position on Social Media Matt Bruenig's GoFundMe Account After Demos Fired Him After Bruenig Raised More Than He Needed, He Asked Supporter to Donate to Eric Harwood's GoFundMe Page. You Can Read About the Story of Harwood in One of Bruenig's Blog Posts Here. Terry Gilliam's Famous Sendup to 1984, Kafka & Bureaucracy with Brazil George Zimmerman ($100,000!): Don't Look Like Him, Matt! “George Zimmerman Auctioning Off Gun He Used to Kill Trayvon Martin” The People's Policy Project (3P): Here Are Some Supporting Writers That Have Contributed to the Think Tank Thus Far . . . Peter Gowan and Mio Tastas Viktorsson's “Tackling Wealth Inequality Like A Swede” Peter Gowan's “Models For Worker Codetermination In Europe” Michelle Styczynski's “What Does The Stock Market Do For Workers' Wages? Nothing” Matthijs Krul's “Does The Dutch Healthcare System Show The Way?” The “About” Page for 3P & an Excerpt:“Unlike most think tanks, which are financed by large corporations and foundations, 3P is funded by small donors pledging $5 to $15 per month on the Patreon platform. This unique funding source enables us to publish policy insights untainted by the compromises typically demanded by monied interests. We are, as the name suggests, the People's Policy Project, not Walmart's Policy Project and not the Gates Foundation's Policy Project. The work of 3P aims to fill the holes left by the current think tank landscape with a special focus on socialist and social democratic economic ideas.” Gus Bagakis in Truthout: “Faith in Charity Is Hopeless: Philanthrocapitalism Has Failed Us” Instead of Philanthrocapitalism How About Givedirectly.org? As One Princeton Study Details, Direct Donations Are Far More Effective than NGOs Matt Bruenig's Policyshop (Blog) at Demos: “How Much Money Would It Take to Eliminate U.S. Poverty?” Alex Emmons in The Intercept: “The Senate's Military Spending Increase Alone Is Enough to Make Public College Free”CNBC News: “A $1,000 Per Month Cash Handout Would Grow the Economy by $2.5 Trillion, New Study Says” Reading the Fine Print, From the Roosevelt Institute, Which Is Glorious to Behold: “Modeling the Macroeconomic Effects of a Universal Basic Income” Matt Bruenig in Medium: “The UBI already exists for the 1%” A Counterattack from Tim Worstall in Forbes Magazine: “Matt Bruenig Says The 1% Already Gets A Universal Basic Income - So Why Not One For All?” Hillary Clinton invented UBI? Did She? Or Is This Matt Snyder's Fib? Dylan Matthews in Vox: “Hillary Clinton Almost Ran for President on a Universal Basic Income” Matt Bruenig's Vision For Changing Society with a Better Understanding of Transforming the Use of Capital: 1: Enlarge Our Welfare System to Something Akin to the Nordic System 2: Expand Labor/Union Rates Via Legal Protections   3: Develop Capital Social Fund Dividends as Seen in Norway Jesse Herring's Suggestion for 7-Point Platform, “The Slingshot Seven”: Healthcare for All Renewable Energy Plan Toward 100% Usage Universal Basic Income (UBI) for All Demilitarization: Both Domestic & Foreign Tuition-Free Education Getting Money Out of Politics $15-Hour Minimum Wage (Adjusted to Inflation) David Levinthal on the Koch Brothers Funding of Colleges in The Atlantic: “Spreading the Free-Market Gospel” Draft Bernie for a People's Party Matt Bruenig in the People's Policy Project: “The Contents Of The New Medicare-For-All Bill” Catherine Rampell's Inflammatory Op-Ed in The Washington Post: “Sanderscare Is All Cheap Politics and Magic Math” Michael Sainato in The Observer: “Recall Campaign for California Democrat Takes Big Step Forward” Physicians for a National Healthcare System: (PNHP): “California Speaker Anthony Rendon Calls for Hearings on Universal Health Care” Elana Schor in Politico: “Chris Murphy's Stealthy Single-Payer Pitch” Ryan Skolnick in Medium: “Rendon is Wrong: SB 562 is Not ‘Woefully Incomplete'” Frantz Pierre's Los Angeles - Basic Income Project on Indiegogo On Patreon: “Scott Santens Is Creating Support for Unconditional Basic Income” The Guardian: “What Makes Norway Is the World's Happiest Country” (2017) CNN's Travel: The Top-Ten Rankings for the Happiest Places on Earth for 2017 Feel Free to Contact Jesse & Matt on the Following Spaces & Places: Email Us: thefutureisamixtape@gmail.com Find Us Via Our Website: The Future Is A Mixtape Or Lollygagging on Social Networks: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Today, our theme is on unions: particularly, the rise of unions under capitalism, the recent teachers' union struggle in Vermont, and how unions can serve to deaden labor struggles. DUE TO COPYRIGHT ISSUES, THE MUSIC IS EDITED OUT OF THIS PODCAST.

For education on current Union & Non-Union Labor issues and about TEAM Workin 4 A Livin Caucus; please join Leroy McKnight, on behalf Co-Hosts Jeff Brown and David Fillion, Sunday at 7:00pm edt; where these “Progressives For Change Offer Opinions That Matter” This Week’s Reports include: Local Union 3000 Update, The General Strike of 1937, and Janus v AFSCME.   Workin 4 A Livin is about the meaning of work for men and women from all backgrounds - in the union and non-union jobs - who are working for a living every day at their job. For them to get the latest union news, to discuss and learn about the meaning of work within labor unions. We welcome you to find us, our [I-Tunes, Stitcher, Player.FM and Blog Talk Radio] podcasts can be found on our website at www.workin4alivin.com. Our email address: Workin4ALivin@Workin4ALivin.com

Zach Koutsky is an impressive man. He is the Legislative and Political Director at Local Union 881 UFCW, one of Illinois’ largest private sector unions. He currently serves on the Local School Council for Audubon Elementary and is a founding member of the pro-choice advocacy group, Men4Choice. He was listed as one of the 35 under 35 to know by the Chicago Scholars. And was referred to us as “The Man Leading The Political Revolution in Chicago”.

For education on current Union & Non-Union Labor issues and about TEAM Workin 4 A Livin Caucus; please join Leroy McKnight, on behalf Co-Hosts Jeff Brown and David Fillion, Sunday at 7:00pm edt; where these “Progressives For Change Offer Opinions That Matter” This Week’s Reports include: Local Union 3000 Update, Are There “Secrets in Asia” and NEWS at Volkswagen. .   Workin 4 A Livin is about the meaning of work for men and women from all backgrounds - in the union and non-union jobs - who are working for a living every day at their job. For them to get the latest union news, to discuss and learn about the meaning of work within labor unions. We welcome you to find us, our [I-Tunes, Stitcher, Player.FM and Blog Talk Radio] podcasts can be found on our website at www.workin4alivin.com. Our email address: Workin4ALivin@Workin4ALivin.com

We discuss attracting young people to the skilled trades and the importance of using education as a pipeline for talent in the skilled trades on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, featuring Dart Foundation, Michigan Creative, Ingham ISD and The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333.

We discuss attracting young people to the skilled trades and the importance of using education as a pipeline for talent in the skilled trades on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, featuring Dart Foundation, Michigan Creative, Ingham ISD and The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333.

For education on current Union & Non-Union Labor issues and about TEAM Workin 4 A Livin Caucus; please join Leroy McKnight, on behalf Co-Hosts Jeff Brown and David Fillion, Sunday at 7:00pm edt; where these “Progressives For Change Offer Opinions That Matter” This Week’s Reports include: Local Union 3000 Update, Charges Of Discrimination By FORD and Who is entitled to Lost Time, and how much. Workin 4 A Livin is about the meaning of work for men and women from all backgrounds - in the union and non-union jobs - who are working for a living every day at their job. For them to get the latest union news, to discuss and learn about the meaning of work within labor unions. We welcome you to find us, our [I-Tunes, Stitcher, Player.FM and Blog Talk Radio] podcasts can be found on our website at www.workin4alivin.com. Our email address: Workin4ALivin@Workin4ALivin.com

Yesterday, a home in Port Colborne, Ontario was engulfed in flames, killing four people. Today, investigations to determine what exactly happened. What do we know so far? GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/help-a-fatherhas-lost-everything… Guest: Constable Phillip Gavin, Niagara Regional Police Service. With a deadly opioid crisis ongoing throughout Canada, the federal government is hoping to speed up the process for places like Hamilton to have safe injection sites. Guest: Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Associate Medical Officer of Health, City of Hamilton Public Health Services. Local Union 1005 and the City of Hamilton are opposing the Stelco restructuring plan and are trying to convince a Toronto judge to send negotiators back to the drawing board. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. On Monday, December 19th, Global will air Canada's 2016 Walk of Fame ceremony. One of the inductees, Jason Priestley, joined Scott Thompson.   Guest: Jason Priestley, Canadian Actor (90210) and Inductee in the 2016 Canada Walk of Fame.

Local Union 1005 and the City of Hamilton are opposing the Stelco restructuring plan and are trying to convince a Toronto judge to send negotiators back to the drawing board.    Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. 

US Steel has decided to endorse a deal to sell the former Stelco to Bedrock Industries. What has been the local union reaction? Gary Howe, President, USW Local 1005

GreenerBuilder 2016 gathered hundreds of Northern California trade professionals to learn about key trends in the green building market; to hear what owners and developers are looking for; and to make important connections with fellow industry leaders. The daylong conference trained attendees to be at the forefront of greening the built environment. The event was held in the Net Zero Energy Center in San Leandro, CA where the IBEW, Local Union 595 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) create a world-class learning environment for apprentices to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and electrical systems. On today's episode we will talk with Peter Rumsey, internationally renowned leader in Net Zero Energy building design; Bob Wallace, President of Energy ETC, whose company designed the energy management systems for the event venue; Byron Benton, training director at the Net Zero Energy Center; and Brenden McEneaney, Director of USGBC Nor Cal.