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Sep 16, 2026

Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:02
It's not that these companies are necessarily rolling in the dough.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:06
If we were to build a sovereign AI fund, we should probably apply it to things like Workforce training, all the folk who are likely to lose jobs to these sorts of tools.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:19
And by the way, I would hesitate to add that those of us on this call are probably early on in industries that are likely to be badly disrupted by AI.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:29
So if we're going to have universal basic income, let's make sure that we get covered within it.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
1:10
And sometimes they're just words, right? It's still a pretty generic, simple, multi-step selling process.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
1:18
But I work for a business where we really tried to solve enterprise level workforce problems So we started to use consulting as a means to understand the issues and challenges and obstacles of our prospects.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
1:35
And then when I became my own boss, my own entrepreneur, rather than just sell as a consultant to consultant, I decided to add that as the front end service to what we did.
GuillaumeHOST
1:50
Why?
Chris BurkhardGUEST
2:04
If you've ever started a business and bootstrapped from scratch, It feels like you're patted on the head like a puppy dog for the first few months when people say, oh, Chris, it's a lovely idea.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
2:17
But when you land your first customer or get your first 10 employees or make your first year's payroll, come see me, right? Nobody wants to really go first.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
2:28
So rather than it be multimillion dollar workforce problems that we were solving, my little business started smaller.
Chris BurkhardGUEST
2:35
So rather than give the consulting away, I needed to charge for it.
Ed FerenczHOST
0:58
And today on the show, the latest from the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the Communication Workers of America.
Ed FerenczHOST
1:05
Welcome to the Wednesday, September 16th edition of America's Workforce, where we're available on at least five platforms, including YouTube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Pandora.
Ed FerenczHOST
1:18
We have two guests joining us on the show today.
Ed FerenczHOST
1:20
We're going to start things off with Melissa Cropper.

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Ed FerenczHOST
10:47
Educators stressed out working second jobs, many of them doing that.
Ed FerenczHOST
10:52
Inflation is out of check right now, and a lot of teachers are forking out hundreds of dollars of their own pockets for classroom supplies and food for the students in their classrooms.
Ed FerenczHOST
11:03
Let's go to Melissa Cropper, one of our longtime guests here on America's Workforce Also.
Ed FerenczHOST
11:08
a supporter of the show on behalf of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, oh.aft.org. Melissa, I see this was a snapshot of about 2000 K through 12 members of the American Federation of Teachers, which you are a member of, also a vice president.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:02
It's not that these companies are necessarily rolling in the dough.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:06
If we were to build a sovereign AI fund, we should probably apply it to things like Workforce training, all the folk who are likely to lose jobs to these sorts of tools.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:19
And by the way, I would hesitate to add that those of us on this call are probably early on in industries that are likely to be badly disrupted by AI.
Ethan ZuckermanGUEST
28:29
So if we're going to have universal basic income, let's make sure that we get covered within it.
Tom PriceHOST
15:50
Individuals interested in learning more about the business applications of artificial intelligence are also encouraged to attend.
Tom PriceHOST
15:57
The conference supports Columbia State's growing leadership in artificial intelligence education and workforce development.
Tom PriceHOST
16:03
Earlier this year, the college received a two-million-dollar federal grant from the US Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education to establish a new AI division through the COMPASS Initiative, or Community College Operational Model for Promoting AI Student Success.
Tom PriceHOST
16:20
The initiative is designed to build institutional capacity for AI while expanding AI literacy, workforce readiness, and community engagement opportunities throughout the region.
Tom PriceHOST
16:30
Through initiatives like COMPASS and events such as AI for Small Business, Columbia State is helping ensure that students, employees, and business leaders have access to the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in an AI-driven economy, Mostajir said.
Tom PriceHOST
16:44
Registration is now open.
Tom PriceHOST
16:47
To learn more about workforce and continuing education programs at Columbia State, visit www.columbiastate.edu/workforce. For more information, you can also contact Dr. Mostajir at mmostajir, that's M-M-O-S-T-A-J-I-R, @columbiastate.edu.
Tom PriceHOST
17:19
The Murray County Clerk's Office can now help residents with renewals of license plates or placards each Wednesday from eight AM to three thirty PM at the Murray County Senior Center, located at ten twenty Murray County Park Drive.
Blake ManleyHOST
13:48
I know you all are very involved in some of the things going on in Alabama for that.
Blake ManleyHOST
13:53
Maybe you guys could talk about Forestry Works a little bit, talk about how that came about and what role that plays or is playing in kind of that workforce component.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
14:04
The Workforce Training Institute was developed in 2018, and it was developed to, to get employees ready for the workplace, you know, whether it be logging, the sawmills, uh, paper mills, or whatever.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
14:22
That, that was the whole goal of it.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
14:24
It started out small with the logging training.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
14:41
It's a learning curve.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
14:42
But we have, uh, started on a, uh, project just outside of Auburn with a facility to house and train employees, not just in the log woods, but over the en- the whole industry, the timber industry.
Freddy TidwellGUEST
15:02
So that's where Stephanie and Maggie and all plays into the Forestry Works and, uh, Workforce Training Institute.
Caleb SaylorsHOST
0:22
I'm Caleb Taylor.
Caleb SaylorsHOST
0:24
A study found that Mississippi has one of the lowest labor force participation rates in the US.
Caleb SaylorsHOST
0:30
Rebecca Staples with Empower Mississippi tells us more.
Rebecca StaplesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:34
One of the lowest labor force participation rates in America.
Rebecca StaplesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:38
But what we learned, by and large, people want to work.
Rebecca StaplesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:41
They don't always know the pathway to get there.
Angela PriestleyHOST
20:04
I guess the women are providing a mum's perspective.
Angela PriestleyHOST
20:10
Anyway, so basically we've published this piece from Kate Gilpin this week and it's on the invisible unpaid workforce that is propping up public schools so this is the pncs and i think it's so interesting i have my kids in three different public schools and so i've kind of just gone through and i'm not actually involved in any of the pncs i know that sounds terrible i try to get involved in other ways but it is you know we've just gone to three different trivia nights we've just done all these things that have taken all this work from the pncs and we're raising money for things like air conditioning in one of the classrooms or for like a you know I think at one point we're raising for like a top like an undercover top
Tala Lambert-PatelHOST
20:49
shade sales I
Angela PriestleyHOST
20:51
know like
Tom PriceHOST
7:37
The ceremony marked a defining moment in Murray Regional Health's 73-year history as the organization expands its role in physician education through a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, or UTHS.
Tom PriceHOST
7:49
The inaugural cohort kicked off July 1st, establishing a new chapter for Murray Regional Health and a long-term investment in strengthening the physician workforce across southern Middle Tennessee.
Tom PriceHOST
8:00
To support the new academic program, Murray Regional Health renovated dedicated space for resident education and daily needs.
Tom PriceHOST
8:07
The facilities include classrooms, laboratory areas, and spaces for residents to eat, rest, and sleep during extended and overnight shifts.
Tom PriceHOST
10:20
"Training more physicians in Tennessee is essential to meeting the growing need for medical care, particularly in rural areas where access can be more limited," said Dr. Michael Hocker, Executive Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine.
Tom PriceHOST
10:35
"Residency programs like this give physicians the opportunity to learn in the settings where they are needed most and build deep, meaningful connections with the patients they serve.
Tom PriceHOST
10:44
Our partnership with Murray Regional Health is an important step in preparing the healthcare workforce to practice throughout all parts of Tennessee." The program also represents an opportunity to address physician workforce needs throughout the region.
Tom PriceHOST
10:58
Physicians are often more likely to establish their practices in or near the communities where they complete residency training.
Jessica DensonHOST
30:11
Why is workforce development so critical right now and such an important part of the conversation? And what kind of roles exist within that space?
Shawna TaetsGUEST
30:22
I think I have a two-part answer on why workforce is so important.
Shawna TaetsGUEST
30:28
I think from the industry side, we've heard from the very beginning from those stakeholders that I mentioned before, both industry, organized labor, and vendors that Workforce was going to be a huge bottleneck for Bede.
Shawna TaetsGUEST
30:42
And I think now post that kind of restructuring policy notice that you said reset the clock for everybody.
Shawna TaetsGUEST
30:50
Everybody is moving roughly on the same timeline.

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