John Morrison (Greater Louisville BCTC) / Russ Jaeger (SMW Local 263)

John Morrison, Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of the Greater Louisville Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about Ford’s $5.8 billion electric battery plant being built in Glendale, Ky. and the work it has created in the state. 

 

Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation (SMART) Local 263 Business Manager Russ Jaeger appeared on the AWF  Union Podcast and how cuts to Iowa’s unemployment benefits will impact exacerbate the state’s construction workers. He also explained how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has created work opportunities in the sheet metal industry.