{"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":"Teamsters Local 175's Luke Farley on Beverage Market Strike in West Virginia","slug":"teamsters-local-175-s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia","published_at":"2026-06-11T20:51:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/teamsters-local-175-s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/teamsters-local-175s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qbfm3ymnchhttcrv/06-11-26_Mixdown_1b2okw.mp3","summary":"Teamsters Local 175 Secretary-Treasurer Luke Farley describes a four-week strike against Beverage Market, a profitable MillerCoors distributor in West Virginia, demanding wage cuts, retirement rollbacks and health insurance premium increases of up to 880% with no financial justification. All 49 members voted unanimously to strike and are maintaining 24-hour picket lines with strong community support and full Teamsters International backing — heading into Fourth of July weekend with shelves emptying across the company’s half-state territory.","meta_description":"Teamsters Local 175 Secretary-Treasurer Luke Farley describes a four-week strike against Beverage Market, a profitable MillerCoors distributor in West Vir…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1621,"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/teamsters-local-175-s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia/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/teamsters-local-175-s-luke-farley-on-beverage-market-strike-in-west-virginia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}