Welcome! Thank you for being here for our second episode. We have Derek and Reilly on to discuss the shift in the union from left to right and how the federal layoffs from DOGE and how that affects Montanans.
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NAFTA:
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/ustr-archives/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/ustr-archives/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta
St. Regis hydro hub:
https://meic.org/keeping-an-eye-on-hydrogen-hubs/
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/oct/22/st-regis-tapped-take-part-1-billion-hydrogen-proje/
https://www.eenews.net/articles/clean-hydrogen-hubs-in-limbo-as-trump-eyes-doe-overhaul/
Stillwater mine layoffs:
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/union-shares-layoff-information-with-stillwater-mine-workers
What’s the matter with Kansas:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897?i=1000679459027
Deer Lodge Job Cuts:
https://mtstandard.com/news/local/office-closure-slams-deer-lodge-state-agency-stands-ready-to-look-at-alternate-sites/article_b6096ed1-691b-5b3b-a9cc-a114bbb21c5b.html
Hiring freeze and wildland fire fighters:
https://missoulacurrent.com/cuts-federal-wildfire/
Westmorland Absoloka mine layoffs (“Stillwater 200 jobs lost”)
https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/absaloka-coal-mine-crow-tribe-westmorland/article_23a55de4-f118-11ee-918e-d78428877731.html
https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2019/05/westmoreland-bankruptcy-concludes-signs-more-trouble-for-coal-industry
Tim Sheehy’s Bridger Aerospace firefighting company lobbying for massive government contracts
https://montanafreepress.org/2024/10/08/tim-sheehys-business-chops/
Selling public lands:
https://time.com/7261219/patagonia-ceo-trump-shouldnt-sell-public-lands/
Right to work:
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/01/montana-right-to-work-legislation-fails-twice-in-one-day/
Right-to-work states have lower wages:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/understanding-workers-financial-wellbeing-in-states-with-right-to-work-laws-20230908.html
Clinton/Democrat downsizing severance vs. trumps downsizing
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/7/fact-check-did-clinton-set-the-precedent-for-mass-federal-worker-buyouts
Elon/chainsaw:
https://apnews.com/article/musk-chainsaw-trump-doge-6568e9e0cfc42ad6cdcfd58a409eb312
Gianforte private prison stocks: Note: the legislature approved the out sourcing, but Gianforte signed the bill
https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/mar/18/montana-lawmakers-propose-sending-120-inmates-priv/
Unions sue for Forrest service workers:
https://montanafreepress.org/2025/02/20/a-cascading-effect-forest-service-park-service-workers-who-lost-jobs-amid-mass-layoffs-explain-rippling-fallout/
