Dorsey Hager, C/COBCTC | Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO

03/07/25 • 52 min

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council (C/COBCTC), joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss workplace safety concerns, economic growth in central Ohio and political challenges facing workers.

Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss issues facing the global labor movement, new AFL-CIO initiatives to support workers and the surge in union organizing efforts in response to challenges from legislators and corporations.

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Mandy Jo Ganieany, Director of Organizing for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 30, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss her role in advancing women in construction, tackling labor shortages and the importance of union organizing.

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