Season 3, Episode 171

Ielmini: Reflect on the progress of the labor movement this Labor Day

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Pete Ielmini

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Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed why people should reflect on the labor movement and what it has delivered to working families this Labor Day weekend. 

For many, Labor Day may represent the end of summer and the start of the football season. However, the holiday is actually a celebration of the labor movement that brought about the eight hour work day, workers compensation laws and the right to a safe workplace, Ielmini said. He encouraged listeners to reflect on the contributions unions have made for working people over the last 200 years.

Ielmini also talked about the importance of mechanical insulation in reducing the use of fossil fuels.

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.


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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