Unpacking the State of the Unions 2024 report
Capitol News Illinois Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller and Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki talk with Professor Robert Bruno and Frank Manzo about their State of the Unions 2024 report.
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Pete Ielmini, LMCT | Frank Manzo, ILEPI
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Trust, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, the importance of trade shows for industry education and the critical role of proper insulation of mechanical insul...
Jordan Barab | Frank Manzo, ILEPI
On today’s episode of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, former Occupational Safety and Health Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary and health and safety advocate Jordan Barab discussed the critical state of worker safety in America. As the author of the Confined Space newsletter and an...
Dan Osborn, Steamfitters & Plumbers Local 464 | Frank Manzo, Illinois EPI
On today’s episode of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska and member of Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 464, shared his inspiring journey from union leadership to national politics. Osborn, a Navy veteran, is a member of Loc...
Frank Manzo — From FDU Psychology Major to School Counselor | FDU Coming Home
In this episode of FDU Coming Home, we welcome Fairleigh Dickinson University alumnus Frank Manzo, a psychology major, Wroxton College alumnus, former professional DJ, and school counselor serving students on Staten Island.
Frank shares his journey from Staten Island to FDU, how studying psycholo...
Noon Business Lunch 7/27/26: Real estate market outlook, tariff impact on Midwest
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John Williams to talk about a new survey that shows 60% of C-Suite real estate veterans expect conditions to improve over the next 12 months.
Segment 2: Frank Manzo, Economist at ...
Tariffs increase Iowa's average household cost by $600
Tariffs are squeezing Midwest households. On this episode, we talk about what that means for your grocery bill and Iowa's economy. First, we hear from Frank Manzo of the Midwest Economic Policy Institute on the impact of tariffs on Midwest household costs, manufacturing jobs and the GDP. Then, Be...
Coming Home with Guest Frank Manzo
Welcome back to FDU Coming Home, the podcast where we highlight the journeys and successes of Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni.In this episode, we sit down with Frank Manzo, FDU psychology major, Wroxton College alumnus, former professional DJ, and current school counselor serving students o...
The Workers’ Mic (9/13/26): The Workers’ Mic discuss details on the Illinois Economic Policy Institute annual State of the Unions Report
This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by honoring those who were lost on 9/11 25 years ago in 2001. Then, the guys are joined by Frank Manzo, Economist with the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI), to talk about the lat...
Animation Guild on DreamWorks Win and ILEPI on the Union Membership Surge
Two conversations capturing what the union movement looks like right now — one tracing how remote animation workers at DreamWorks won their first collective bargaining agreement and one showing what the national data says about where the labor movement is headed.
Animation Guild TAG Local 839 IA...
