Melissa Cropper (Ohio Federation of Teachers) / Adam Dean and Jamie McCallum (Health Affairs)

Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) President Melissa Cropper joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed House Bill 99 and the OFT’s position on allowing teachers and staff to carry guns in schools. She also talked about the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention and a recent filing by Equitas Healthcare Workers’ to hold a union election and join the OFT.

 

Adam Dean, Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, and Jamie McCallum, Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed separate studies they co-authored that explored the impact unions had on public health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.