Season 7, Episode 195
ILEPI's Frank Manzo on 411,000 New Union Members and What It Means
Frank Manzo, an economist with the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, joined the America's Work...
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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.
Season 7, Episode 195
Frank Manzo, an economist with the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, joined the America's Work...
Sep 30, 2026
Season 7, Episode 195
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Season 7, Episode 194
Pete Ielmini, executive director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust...
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