LA/OC Trades' Ernesto Medrano on Prop. 45 and Apprenticeships
Ernesto Medrano, executive secretary of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction...
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America’s Work Force Union Podcast covers the latest union news and issues such as employment, healthcare, corporate practices, legislative actions, politics, finance and other topics that matter to the labor union movement and working class Americans. Learn more about what matters to today's union members in a no-nonsense, long-form interview format.
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