America's Work Force

.@UAPipeTrades Veterans in Piping Executive Director Mike Hazard joined AWF on Memorial Day — 3,700 VIP graduates, the construction industry's suicide epidemic and why peer support starts with asking the right question directly. awf.labortools.com/listen/ua-vete…

Today, America's Work Force honors the men and women who gave everything in service to this nation. We are forever grateful for their sacrifice. #MemorialDay #NeverForget

North Coast Area Labor Fed (@AFLCIO) Secretary-Treasurer Davida Russell joined AWF to discuss her near-75 percent win in the Ohio House primary, union members running for office, and the Unstoppable Women Conference. awf.labortools.com/listen/davida-…

.@AFGENational Policy Director Jacqueline Simon joins AWF to discuss the 300K federal jobs eliminated, Social Security gutting, VA healthcare losses and the legal fight to restore union rights stripped in retaliation. awf.labortools.com/listen/afge-ja…

.@newsguild President Jon Schleuss joins AWF on his election to the IFJ executive committee, the AI fight in journalism contracts, CWA backing laid-off LA journalists and 730 workers organizing in publishing houses right now. awf.labortools.com/listen/newsgui…

.@OFTunion President Melissa Cropper joins AWF on the midnight pension board raid, HB 698's attack on higher ed bargaining and union busting at Columbus Metropolitan Library — with a community rally June 7 at Franklin Park. awf.labortools.com/listen/oft-mel…

.@BlueLabor's Merrilee Logue and Arin McClune join AWF on maternal mental health in the workforce, up to 20 percent of mothers affected, fewer than 20 percent screened and women of color twice as likely to suffer but half as likely to get help. awf.labortools.com/listen/blue-cr…

.@IAFFOfficial Local 1120 President Jeremy Gillam joins AWF to discuss Bucyrus's fire staffing crisis, a unanimous no-confidence vote, and why his department isn't ready for an East Palestine-scale chemical emergency. awf.labortools.com/listen/bucyrus…

.@birdsong_hb's Dr. Michael MacDonald and Rick Renna joined AWF to discuss occupational hearing loss, the $12K annual income gap for untreated workers and why union hearing benefits are a workforce safety issue. awf.labortools.com/listen/birdson…

.@ActiveRetirees Executive Director Rich Fiesta joins AWF on new polling showing voters 60-plus shifting ahead of November — and why Social Security faces a 25% cut by 2033 without action. awf.labortools.com/listen/allianc…

.@AmericanLegion's Jeff Stoffer joins AWF on the VA's $21B software accountability crisis, new veteran data protection bills and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening July 4. awf.labortools.com/listen/america…

.@IATSE Local 22's Nick Arancibia and Ryan Chavka join AWF on three theater wins in six years, a rock and roll drive and why D.C. venue managers are now calling the union themselves. awf.labortools.com/listen/iatse-l…

.@LALabor President Yvonne Wheeler joins AWF on the January 2025 wildfires, the largest nonviolent direct action training in US history and why LA is still a union town — no matter what. awf.labortools.com/listen/la-fed-…

.@D4CWA's Frank Mathews joins AWF on labor's Ohio primary wins, @TheIronworkers @bpforcongress congressional victory and why Ohio's property tax repeal movement would create a $21 billion hole in public services. awf.labortools.com/listen/cwa-fra…

.@IAFFOfficial Local 3082 Election Manager Billy Colburn joins AWF on Round Rock's firefighter staffing crisis — zero capability at nursing homes, 10 percent at homes and a ballot fight to fix it before it's too late. awf.labortools.com/listen/round-r…

16.5 million union workers in 2025 — a 16-year high. Workers of color, young workers and the South driving the surge. EPI's Margaret Poydock joins AWF to break down what the numbers really mean. awf.labortools.com/listen/epi-mar…

.@SAGAFTRA Chief Broadcast Officer Mary Cavallaro joins AWF on the Nexstar layoffs, the stunning closure of CBS News Radio, AI's threat to broadcast jobs and why union severance protections matter more than ever. awf.labortools.com/listen/sag-aft…

Happy Mother's Day from America's Work Force! To every mom who works hard every day — at home, on the job or both — thank you. We celebrate your strength and dedication today and always.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At America's Work Force, a strong workforce starts with healthy minds. You are not alone — if you need it, please don’t hesitate to call or text 988 for support. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

Despite sustained attacks on organized labor, 463,000 workers joined unions last year. @EconomicPolicy's Jennifer Sherer joins AWF to discuss why the movement is growing, not shrinking—and what states are doing to protect workers when the feds won't. awf.labortools.com/listen/epi-jen…