Labor Radio

This week we get breaking news of a local sheet metal workers union strike; learn more about a strike by UAW workers at Case; get a report on what happened for immigrant rights and other labor actions on May Day; get updates on contract negotiations and union drives locally and across the country, and much more!

This week we have breaking news of an NLRB win for union organizers at Raven Software, prepare to honor fallen workers on Workers Memorial Day; share the inside scoop on May Day events, get a review of the latest on Wisconsin’s voting maps, celebrate National Nurses Week, and more

This week we honor a local labor historian and activist; learn about organizing across our listening area; learn about changes proposed by the National Labor Relations Board; share updates on Starbucks and CUNA; talk to a local farmer; get a first look at some May Day events, and much more.

This week we bring you organizing updates at MIT, learn how Amazon is getting sued for a worker's death, check out the strike at Vollrath in Sheboygan, take a look at a Medicare privatization scheme, analyze a proposal by NLRB attorneys to ban 'captive meetings', get a quick update on contract negotiations at CUNA, look at the results in school board races, see how Milwaukee students are organizing for themselves and for cafeteria workers, share the COVID report and much more.

This week we share updates on organizing at Amazon, Starbucks and Collectivo, learn about an event celebrating the life and work of Joe Hill, discuss Labor endorsements for the upcoming election, check in on contract negotiations at CUNA, visit an event by the Poor Peoples' Campaign, share the COVID report and much more.

This week we share Labor’s perspective on the Ukraine war, learn about an event celebrating the life and work of Joe Hill, discuss issues behind Madison Metro’s efforts to break up a bargaining unit, check in on contract negotiations at CUNA, learn about the new contract with SEIU at Unity Point-Meriter Hospital, do deep on voting maps, share the COVID report and much more.

This week we get an update from teachers on the Minneapolis Public Schools strike; hear from actions in Madison for Colectivo Coffee workers; examine the challenges facing rural schools; listen in on a discussion of working women in Wisconsin; share the COVID report and much more.

This week we learn what the Minneapolis public schools strike is about, explore the employee handbook process for UW workers, take a look at the Major League Baseball agreement, hear about a state law for gig workers and Teamsters and a national law for postal workers, get an update on the Poor Peoples Campaign, share this week’s COVID report. PLEADGE WEEK EDITION, go to wortfm.org.

This week learn about the historic US Women’s Soccer pay equity settlement, get an update on the baseball pockout, explore the new union contract at Willy Street Co-op, check in with nurses’ union activities at UW Hospital, get the latest on Wisconsin’s legislative maps, get info on a McDonald's racial bias settlement, learn the latest from the Poor Peoples' Campaign, share this week’s COVID report and much more. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK. Visit www.wortfm.org/donate