Episode Details

On this episode of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, we go inside the two engines driving the modern labor movement: massive infrastructure build-outs and the development of the next generation of union leaders.

Segment 1: Central Ohio’s Construction Revolution Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, joins the show to discuss the "stacking" of megaprojects in the region.

• Intel Update: Why the duration of the Licking County build matters more than the peak headcount.

• The Power Demand: How "behind-the-meter" power and the $850M Bluegrass Power Station are creating a secondary wave of union jobs.

• Data Center Ecosystems: Moving beyond the initial build to long-term maintenance and modernization.

Segment 2: Organizing, Action, and Union Pipelines Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, checks in to discuss the national landscape for workers in 2026.

• USW History: The significance of Roxanne Brown taking the helm as the 10th International President of the United Steelworkers.

• The Worker-Candidate Surge: How union members are translating shop-floor leadership into successful campaigns for public office.

• Coalition Power: Why labor is aligning with community partners to protect voting access and economic fairness.

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