Helmets to Hardhats assists veterans find a career in the trades
Wrapping up the National Apprenticeship Week coverage on America’s Work Force Union Podcast, Martin Helms, Executive Director of the Helmets to...
Guest Name:
Guest Website:
Guest Social Media:
Supportive Documents:
Director of United Auto Workers District 2B, David Green, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the makeup of the District. Green also talked about the recent contract negotiations in the district and how the International is preparing locals for the electric battery transitions.
District 2B represents over 160,000 retired and active members. The District covers Ohio and Indiana and is made up of 120 different UAW Local Unions. Within the Locals there are a total of 320 different bargaining units. It’s Green’s goal to ensure all 320 bargaining units get their fair share after years of conceding benefits to their employers.
Green also discussed the Clarios strike, which has finally reached its conclusion with a new contract after over six weeks on the picket line. The strike began due to an impasse in negotiations, and continued for so long due to the employer’s unwillingness to negotiate, Green said. He also discussed the unallocated GM plant in Lordstown which saw many UAW members lose their jobs. There is still a labor dispute against GM, as the UAW believes that by using the term “unallocating the plant” instead of closing the plant, GM was able to avoid contract requirements owed to workers.
As the automotive industry continues to switch to electric vehicles, UAW and District 2B are preparing their members for the transition to EV battery production to support the industry. There are several safety issues that members and the UAW are concerned with when it comes to battery production. The most significant issue involves the chemicals involved with the production. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has yet to establish regulations for the chemicals. As plants continue their switch, ensuring workers are protected and aware of potential hazards is Green’s main goal.
Listen to the entire episode to learn more.
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.
America’s Work Force Union Podcast is brought to you in part by our sponsors: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of Musicians Local 4, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes-IBT, Boyd Watterson, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Communication Workers of America, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6, Ironworkers Great Lakes District Council, Melwood, The Labor Citizen newspaper, Laborers International Union of North America, The National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Coast Area Labor Federation, Ohio Federation of Teachers, United Labor Agency, United Steelworkers.
SUBSCRIBE ON:
