{"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":"Skilled Trades Crisis, Lockheed Contract Win and a School District Fight","slug":"skilled-trades-crisis-lockheed-contract-win-and-a-school-district-fight","published_at":"2026-06-26T20:25:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/skilled-trades-crisis-lockheed-contract-win-and-a-school-district-fight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/skilled-trades-crisis-lockheed-contract-win-and-a-school-district-fight/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ichycdb72icdnncf/06-26-26_Mixdown_19vr4n.mp3","summary":"Two segments. IAM Union retired International President Tom Buffenbarger covers the $9 billion skilled trades investment gap, the Lockheed Martin District 776 contract win for 5,000 defense workers and the Faster Labor Contracts Act passing the House. Then SEIU Local 1021’s Barbra Lynn Hamilton and Shelly Martin discuss a Vacaville school district contract win secured through a strike vote — alongside a workplace violence crisis that jumped from 67 to 266 reports in one year, a CalOSHA investigation and chronic understaffing affecting special needs students and classified staff safety.","meta_description":"Two segments. IAM Union retired International President Tom Buffenbarger covers the $9 billion skilled trades investment gap, the Lockheed Martin District…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2794,"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/skilled-trades-crisis-lockheed-contract-win-and-a-school-district-fight/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/skilled-trades-crisis-lockheed-contract-win-and-a-school-district-fight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}