APWU Podcast

APWU Tentative Agreement: What you need to know and how to vote

APWU Podcast

Show Notes

Listen to the latest episode of our podcast where APWU President Mark Dimondstein talks all about the new tentative agreement. He invites IRD Charlie Cash to talk about the big picture, Sec-Treas Liz Powell to talk about the ratification timeline, and APWU Craft Directors Lamont Brooks, Idowu Balogun, Michael Foster, and Arrion Brown to talk about the pieces that will affect workers in each craft.

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