{"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664"},"episode":{"title":"The Federal Mechanical Insulation Act Hits the Senate","slug":"the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hits-the-senate","published_at":"2026-04-23T19:35:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hits-the-senate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hits-the-senate/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p34gvbdsaswyc6rm/04-23-26_Mixdown_17hcv6.mp3","summary":"Pete Ielmini of the Mechanical Insulators LMCT reports on a major win: the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (S. 4312) now has bipartisan Senate backing. He also warns of a coordinated legislative ”war” on Davis-Bacon, apprenticeships, and PLAs, and why the boom in data centers is just the beginning for the building trades.","meta_description":"Pete Ielmini of the Mechanical Insulators LMCT reports on a major win: the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (S. 4312) now has bipartisan Senate backing.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2261,"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/the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hits-the-senate/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/the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act-hits-the-senate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}