{"podcast":{"title":"America’s Work Force Union Podcast","slug":"america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","podcast_index_feed_id":367664,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8183910/awf-union-podcast-logo-podbean-1500px.png","author":"BMA Media Group","episode_count":150,"summary":"America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America. Radio veteran Ed “Flash” Ferenc leads the discussion with a focus on topics that include the impact of labor unions in America, workers’ rights, legislative actions and labor-management relations. Featured guests include various labor leaders, politicians, journalists and more. America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides updates and information from sources around the United States and continues to be the trusted voice for workers across the country.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:18:34.617389+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664"},"episode":{"title":"From Fast Food to Union Carpenter: Taylor Dobson's Journey Into the Trades","slug":"from-fast-food-to-union-carpenter-taylor-dobson-s-journey-into-the-trades","published_at":"2026-06-02T20:53:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/from-fast-food-to-union-carpenter-taylor-dobson-s-journey-into-the-trades","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/from-fast-food-to-union-carpenter-taylor-dobsons-journey-into-the-trades/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8hmkf79jkuw3ds6e/06-02-26_Mixdown_1963no.mp3","summary":"Taylor Dobson left fast food management for a union carpentry apprenticeship with Carpenter’s Local 174 in Chicago — and she did it through Hire360, a paid nine-week pre-apprenticeship program that connects workers to union locals across the Chicago area. In her first year, she has already completed a three-month solar farm project and earned an invitation to the next one. Her message to anyone on the fence about the trades: show up, work hard and do not let yourself be the reason it does not happen.","meta_description":"Taylor Dobson left fast food management for a union carpentry apprenticeship with Carpenter’s Local 174 in Chicago — and she did it through Hire360, a pai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2141,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/episodes/from-fast-food-to-union-carpenter-taylor-dobson-s-journey-into-the-trades/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/from-fast-food-to-union-carpenter-taylor-dobson-s-journey-into-the-trades.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}