Aired on Mar. 16, 2025

• Wage Disparities, Safety, Strength in Numbers

The Communications Workers of America (“CWA”) got its start in the telephone industry, but today it’s a labor union that represents workers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada in the communications and information industries, as well as the news media, the airline industry, broadcast and cable television, public service, higher education, health care, manufacturing, high tech fields, and more. Listen as host Randy Voller, welcomes Grant Welch to join him On The Porch. Grant is the Communications Workers of America NC Legislative-Political Director. He and the team have introduced and lobbied multiple bills to keep our call center worker jobs in NC, expand access to affordable, high speed broadband and repeal the ban on public sector bargaining. He also serves as a Vice President of NC AFL-CIO and CWA District 3 Veteran’s Committee Chair. Grant is a 25 year member of CWA.
He is active in his community through Rotary International. He is past president of the Rotary Club of Sanford and currently serves as Assistant Governor for Area 10, which includes Lee and Chatham Counties. He and his wife reside in Sanford and have four children.

“On The Porch” is hosted by Randolph ”Randy” Voller. He is also the publisher of Chatham County Line. Randy welcomes guests to the show who are from the communities of art, academia, business, and politics for friendly and informative conversations. “On The Porch” airs every Sunday at 11:06 AM, and repeated at 5:06 PM and 8:06 PM on WCHL-FM 97.9. The show also streams on ChapelBoro.com
More than 125 conversations are posted as on-demand, ad-free podcasts at ChapelBoro.com

To be a guest on the show or send us a comment, email: ontheporch@wchl.com