Tim Smith, Director of Region 8 of the United Auto Workers (UAW), joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss ongoing negotiations with Volkswagen, organizing efforts at the BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky and concerns about funding cuts to the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Andrew Strom, a union lawyer, OnLabor contributor and adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Gwen Wilcox's recent firing from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the potential dismantling of the Board and the broader implications for labor rights in the U.S.