Episodes

Aug. 5, 2022

UW nurses getting ready | Word out on Red Cross workers | IBEW organizes For Our Future | Teacher shortage | Dobbs decision vs. workers | UW COVID policy | and more

This week we learn about an important labor action by UW nurses, discuss the impact of the abortion rights decision on labor, learn about lorganized labor support for Red Cross workers, explore the impact of the teacher shortage on Wisconsin schools, learn about IBEW’s recent organizing win, hear about a worker-led effort to bolster UW health policies, and much more!
Aug. 5, 2022

UW nurses getting ready | Word out on Red Cross workers | IBEW organizes For Our Future | Teacher shortage | Dobbs decision vs. workers | UW COVID policy | and more

This week we learn about an important labor action by UW nurses, discuss the impact of the abortion rights decision on labor, learn about lorganized labor support for Red Cross workers, explore the impact of the teacher shortage on Wisconsin schools, learn about IBEW’s recent organizing win, hear about a worker-led effort to bolster UW health policies, and much more!
July 29, 2022

Madison teachers get real wage pay cut | Migrant worker health rules to lapse | CUNA negotiations | Strike at CASE | Child labor in Bama, and more

This week, we learn about changes in COVID rules for Wisconsin immigrants; take a look at the upcoming primary election; get updates on negotiations at CUNA, the strike at CASE, and a pay cut for MTI teachers; discuss a recent action demanding Joe Biden keep a promise to immigrants; hear about child labor at an Alabama factory; present our statistic of the week, and much more!
July 29, 2022

Madison teachers get real wage pay cut | Migrant worker health rules to lapse | CUNA negotiations | Strike at CASE | Child labor in Bama | and more

his week we learn about changes in COVID rules for Wisconsin immigrants, take a look at the upcoming primary election, get updates on negotiations at CUNA, the strike at CASE, and a pay cut for MTI teachers, discuss a recent action demanding Joe Biden keep a promise to immigrants, hear about child labor at an Alabama factory, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 29, 2022

Madison teachers get real wage pay cut | Migrant worker health rules to lapse | CUNA negotiations | Strike at CASE | Child labor in Bama | and more

his week we learn about changes in COVID rules for Wisconsin immigrants, take a look at the upcoming primary election, get updates on negotiations at CUNA, the strike at CASE, and a pay cut for MTI teachers, discuss a recent action demanding Joe Biden keep a promise to immigrants, hear about child labor at an Alabama factory, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 22, 2022

Dying for Prime Day | Rail strike? | Dobbs vs. health care | Election official speaks | IAM Horicon talks to start | Congressional aides union | Chipotle with a side of umion busting | Lowest minimum wage | and more

This week we continue our coverage of how the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion affects working families, hear how workers are dying for Prime Day, learn more about a potential rail strike, take a look at contract negotiations across our area and across the country, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 22, 2022

Dying for Prime Day | Rail strike? | Dobbs vs. health care | Election official speaks | IAM Horicon talks to start | Congressional aides union | Chipotle with a side of umion busting | Lowest minimum wage | and more

This week we continue our coverage of how the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion affects working families, hear how workers are dying for Prime Day, learn more about a potential rail strike, take a look at contract negotiations across our area and across the country, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 22, 2022

Dying for Prime Day | Rail strike? | Dobbs vs. health care | Election official speaks | IAM Horicon talks to start | Congressional aides union | Chipotle with a side of umion busting | Lowest minimum wage | and more

This week we continue our coverage of how the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion affects working families, hear how workers are dying for Prime Day, learn more about a potential rail strike, take a look at contract negotiations across our area and across the country, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 15, 2022

Carpenters walk line vs shady hiring | OPEIU walks line for fair contract | Wisco Supreme Court shenanigans | NLRB starved, and more

This week, we walk the picket lines with the Carpenters and with OPEIU; take a look at recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions; look at non-funding of the NLRB; present our statistic of the week, and much more!
July 15, 2022

Carpenters walk line vs shady hiring | OPEIU walks line for fair contract | Wisco Supreme Court shenanigans | South America moves left | NLRB starved | and more

This week we walk the picket lines with the Carpenters and with OPEIU, take a look at recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions, explore the political movement in South America, look at non-funding of the NLRB, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 15, 2022

Carpenters walk line vs shady hiring | OPEIU walks line for fair contract | Wisco Supreme Court shenanigans | South America moves left | NLRB starved | and more

This week we walk the picket lines with the Carpenters and with OPEIU, take a look at recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions, explore the political movement in South America, look at non-funding of the NLRB, present our statistic of the week and much more!
July 8, 2022

Red Cross workers agreement | Dane County nurses speak out | Madison Starbucks worker speaks | CUNA picket July 9th | NNU for abortion rights | SCOTUS vs workers | UFCW and cannabis workers | and more

This week we hear about the Red Cross worker negotiations, discuss the impact of the right-leaning Supreme Court decisions on workers, learn about an important CUNA picket coming up, catch up with labor actions by the Red Cross, Starbucks workers, cannabis workers, and others, share a new statistic of the week and much more!
July 8, 2022

Red Cross workers agreement | Dane County nurses speak out | Madison Starbucks worker speaks | CUNA picket July 9th | NNU for abortion rights | SCOTUS vs workers | UFCW and cannabis workers | and more

This week we hear about the Red Cross worker negotiations, discuss the impact of the right-leaning Supreme Court decisions on workers, learn about an important CUNA picket coming up, catch up with labor actions by the Red Cross, Starbucks workers, cannabis workers, and others, share a new statistic of the week and much more!
July 8, 2022

Red Cross workers agreement | Dane County nurses speak out | Madison Starbucks worker speaks | CUNA picket July 9th | NNU for abortion rights | SCOTUS vs workers | UFCW and cannabis workers | and more

This week we hear about the Red Cross worker negotiations, discuss the impact of the right-leaning Supreme Court decisions on workers, learn about an important CUNA picket coming up, catch up with labor actions by the Red Cross, Starbucks workers, cannabis workers, and others, share a new statistic of the week and much more!
July 1, 2022

Madison Starbucks union vote win! | Teachers stretched | Dobbs decision slams union health provisions, women's economic status and more

This week we have a report on the union vote at a Madison Starbucks; hear what Madison Teachers Incorporated says about the school district budget; find out how the decision to overturn Roe impacts union contracts and women's economic standing; hear from participants in last month's Poor People’s March in Washington, DC; get a new statistic of the week, and much more!
July 1, 2022

Madison Starbucks union vote win! | Teachers stretched | Dobbs decision slams union health provisions, women's economic status | Teamsters and cannabis workers | and more

This week we have a report on the union voite at a Madison Starbucks, hear what Madison Teachers Incorportaed says about the school district budget, find out how the decision to overturn Roe impacts union contracts and women's economic standing, hear from participants in lat month's Poor People’s March in Washington, DC, get a new statistic of the week and much more!
July 1, 2022

Madison Starbucks union vote win! | Teachers stretched | Dobbs decision slams union health provisions, women's economic status | Teamsters and cannabis workers | and more

This week we have a report on the union voite at a Madison Starbucks, hear what Madison Teachers Incorportaed says about the school district budget, find out how the decision to overturn Roe impacts union contracts and women's economic standing, hear from participants in lat month's Poor People’s March in Washington, DC, get a new statistic of the week and much more!
June 24, 2022

Roe falls, labor response | 'Essential' 'heroes' get dumped, fight back | Labor Notes report | Madison Juneteenth | COVID $ shenanigans in WI | OPEIU-CUNA update and more

This week we are exploring the impact of today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe versus Wade; sharing a report from a successful Labor Notes conference; learning about an action in Illinois in support of 'essential' workers who are treated as dispensible; celebrating Juneteenth in Madison; getting an update on OPEIU negotiations at CUNA Mutual, and much more!
June 24, 2022

Roe falls, labor response | 'Essential' 'heroes' get dumped, fight back | Labor Notes report | Madison Juneteenth | COVID $ shenanigans in WI | OPEIU-CUNA update | Amazon feels victimized | and more

This week we are exploring the impact of today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe versus Wade, sharing a report from a successful Labor Notes conference, learning about an action in Illinois in support of 'essential' workers who are treated as dispensible, celebrating Juneteenth in Madison, getting an update on OPEIU negotiations at CUNA Mutual, and much more!
June 24, 2022

Roe falls, labor response | 'Essential' 'heroes' get dumped, fight back | Labor Notes report | Madison Juneteenth | COVID $ shenanigans in WI | OPEIU-CUNA update | Amazon feels victimized | and more

This week we are exploring the impact of today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe versus Wade, sharing a report from a successful Labor Notes conference, learning about an action in Illinois in support of 'essential' workers who are treated as dispensible, celebrating Juneteenth in Madison, getting an update on OPEIU negotiations at CUNA Mutual, and much more!
June 17, 2022

Labor Notes kicks off | Poor people march | Microsoft ❤ CWA? | Starbucks CEO rants | Happy Birthday Wisco Civil Service | Case strike update | and more

This week we have a live report from the 2022 Labor Notes Conference, and hear a report ahead of the Saturday June 18 Poor People’s March in DC. We bring you updates on the UAW strike in southeast Wisconsin and on organizing at Starbucks and among video game workers, celebrate and hear warnings on the 117th anniversary fo the Wisconsin civil service system, get a new statistic of the week and much more!
June 17, 2022

Labor Notes kicks off | Poor people march | Microsoft ❤ CWA? | Starbucks CEO rants | Happy Birthday Wisco Civil Service | Case strike update | and more

This week we have a live report from the 2022 Labor Notes Conference, and hear a report ahead of the Saturday June 18 Poor People’s March in DC. We bring you updates on the UAW strike in southeast Wisconsin and on organizing at Starbucks and among video game workers, celebrate and hear warnings on the 117th anniversary fo the Wisconsin civil service system, get a new statistic of the week and much more!
June 17, 2022

Labor Notes kicks off | Poor people march | Microsoft ❤ CWA? | Starbucks CEO rants | Happy Birthday Wisco Civil Service | Case strike update | and more

This week we have a live report from the 2022 Labor Notes Conference, and hear a report ahead of the Saturday June 18 Poor People’s March in DC. We bring you updates on the UAW strike in southeast Wisconsin and on organizing at Starbucks and among video game workers, celebrate and hear warnings on the 117th anniversary fo the Wisconsin civil service system, get a new statistic of the week and much more!
June 10, 2022

WIsconsin AG backs UW nurses | Upcoming marches against guns, for poor people | Union action at Edmonton video game company | AFL-CIO and foreign policty | CUNA-OPEIU negotiations | Home health worker wages | and more

This week we bring you news of important mobilizations including marches against gun violence in Madison, and for the Poor People’s campaign in DC. We learn the latest on the nurses’ fight to organize at UW Hospital and Clinics; get an update on organizing at CUNA Mutual, hear about a foreign policy initiative at the AFL-CIO; learn about an organizing drive in the video game industry; share a new statistic of the week, and much more!