Leonard Aguilar (Texas AFL-CIO) / Joe Fowler (Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council)

<p>Leonard Aguilar, Secretary Treasurer  of the Texas AFL-CIO and Executive Director of the Texas Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about how the Texas AFL-CIO responded to the tragic elementary school shooting and ways to help the Uvalde community. </p> <p> </p> <p>Joe Fowler, President of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council and Business Manager of LiUNA Local 563, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and discussed the need to mine critical minerals and rare earth domestically, the potential for Minnesota to become the nation’s major battery producer, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the need to grow registered apprenticeship programs.</p>