Best of 2023: Honoring late Steelworkers’ President Tom Conway

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Many great labor supporters have joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast this year. For the final segment of 2023, we wanted to look back and honor one of Labor’s great leaders, Tom Conway, the late President of United Steelworkers. Today, we shared the second segment from the Oct. 3 episode that highlighted his appearances on the show over the last three years.

Conway was always open about his belief in the importance of knowing labor history. In honor of this, we spotlight his reasoning behind the USW’s use of the Homestead site to help establish this historical importance with new members.

As politicians debated the need to fund America’s infrastructure improvement, Conway offered multiple reasons to make the investment. He understood that by investing in infrastructure, the country could also invest in workers, improve their lives and strengthen the middle class. Hear Conway discuss multiple points on this topic over the course of three different shows.

Not only was Conway known for his ability to rally his members and negotiate, but he was also a skilled writer who wrote op-eds for multiple publications that covered topics within the labor movement. Our host, Ed “Flash” Ferenc, discussed several of Conway’s articles and the importance of leaders communicating and leading through more than just a voice, but the written word.

Listen to the show above to hear more about the remembrance of Conway.

America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues.

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