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AFL-CIO Convention Recap, Jones Act and International Travel Health
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- Jun 24, 2026
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Summary
Episode 125 features two segments. North Coast Area Labor Federation President Pat Gallagher recaps the AFL-CIO Minneapolis convention — including the 2-million-member organizing goal and an alarming AI deep fake demonstration — plus updates on the Jones Act waiver extension and the steel dumping fight heading into USMCA renegotiation. Then Merrilee Logue of the BCBS National Labor Office and Lynn Pina of BCBS Global Solutions walk union members through international travel health planning — why domestic plans often fall short abroad, the difference between travel insurance and travel medical insurance and what global support looks like when you actually need it.