Labor Radio

Today, we have an update on negotiations involving OPEIU Local 39, who are dealing with both TruStage and MG&E, and also the IBEW's negotiations with MG&E. We hear about what newly-unionized workers at Starbucks and Madison Sourdough are fighting, take a closer look at gerrymandering in Wisconsin, and more.

Today, we have an update workers’ fight for a fair contract at TruStage, learn what to expect from changes in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, get an update on the writers and actors strike, look at a report showing the tie between unions and improved civil rights, hear about the action at Leinkugel's brewery, learn what the feds have said about child labor at McDonald's and safety at Dollar Gen...

Today, we review the recent UPS contract agreement, get an update on OPEIU at TruStage, hear about a new contact at Kohler, discuss workplace heat standards (or lack thereof), discuss the civil rights issues around the teacher firing in Waukesha, hear about a big restaurant wage theft finding, and more.

Frank Emspak comments on “Strike Summer.” Today, we share the latest news on the Teamster-UPS negotiations, the OPIEU-TruStage battle, and a successful organizing drive at Stanford University. We also take a look at a teacher firing in Waukesha, a local call to end the horrors of US border policy, right-wing efforts to lower the working age, and more.

This week we have a message direct from a worker at Madison Sourdough. We also take a look at the latest in OPEIU-TruStage and Teamsters-UPS negotiations, learn about an NLRB finding on Madison's Crushin' It Apparrel, see where the labor-endorsed Juneteenth resoluton is at in Madison, and--actors join writers on the picket line in Hollywood.

Today we take a look at what’s next in contract negotiations between the UPS and Teamsters, the IBEW and MG&E, and at Colectivo Coffee; hear from a worker on a nationwide Starbucks strike that came to Madison, get details on a child workplace death, get the background on how Governor Evers made a move on education in Wisconsin, hear about how Juneteenth is advancing as an official hoilday here...

Today, we take a look at the state budget and how it effects education in Wisconsin, discuss a demand by Freedom Inc. for protection for workers during air quality alerts, get the latest word on the OPEIU-TruStage stalemate, learn about workplace safety and child labor violations at a Green Bay meat packer, hear union voices for universal health care, get a local take on the UPS-Teamster negotiati...

Today we discuss recent legislation and how it will effect children and families in our state include cuts to childcare, potential changes in child labor laws, and a long look at the state school funding deal. We also share updates on the struggle of workers at Trustage (formerly CUNA), celebrate a win for Madison teachers and a birthday for the state civil service system, look at a pay discrimina...

Today we take a deep dive into noncompete clauses and how they effect workers, hear from a Teamsters negotiator on today's UPS strike authorization vote, find out about plans to celebrate Juneteenth in a big way, get an update on the strike at Trustage (formerly known as CUNA Mutual), contrast Wisconsin's state budget with that neighbor's to the west, and more.

Today we take a long look at a Supreme Court decision that will undermine union power, get an update on the strike at TruStage (formerly known as CUNA Mutual), check in the new leadership in the TAA, hear an update on talks at MGE, get word on the impact of AriensCo layoffs in Brillion, hear about the new IBEW contract at Colectivo Coffee, share the latest US jobs report and more.

We do an update on the strike at TruStage (formerly CUNA), hear about yesterday's union election at the State Street Starbucks, look at a walkout at Amazon, take a look at the recent debt ceiling deal and how it will affect workers, learn about a rally for workers at the recently closed MasterLock plant in Milwaukee and much more. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION. You can donate this week and always...

Today we’ll get an update on the strike at CUNA, learn about how the NALC negotiates a contract, hear from SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin about their new bargaining agreement, talk public education, join the SCFL Bean Feed, remember Gary Mitchell, and more.

Today we hear from CUNA workers as they walk the picket line, learn about the settlement between SEIU and Meriter, hear about a visitor to a unionizing Starbucks store, get an update on talks at MGE, hear how to join the teachers for a rally for public educaton and more.

Today we celebrate Nurses Week, learn about the upcoming NALC food drive, learn about the latest on community support for CUNA Mutual workers, appreciate our teachers, hear about organized labor support for Palestinians, and more.

Today we learn about an IBEW project for homeless people in hospice, visit the Faith Labor Breakfast, get a report on May Day in Milwaukee and Madison, learn about an infection at a Michigan wood mill, get ready for a rally for public education, celebrate Nurses Week and more.

In this show we hear from OPEIU workers who have authorized a strike vote CUNA Mutual, hear from speakers at Workers Memorial Day, check in on negotiations at Meriter, learn about the latest Madison Starbucks to organize a union, look ahead to May Day, share info on the Faith and Labor Breakfast and more.

Ellen LaLuzerne, co-producer of Madison Labor Radio, passed away this Friday, April 14th. Ellen had many aspects to her life, and those organizations will be telling her story as we will here at Madison Labor Radio. For more than 30 years, Ellen was a mainstay of the Madison labor movement and Madison Labor Radio. She passionately fought for workers at the work place. Ellen believed that workers m...

This week, we'll hear a reproductive rights rally and discuss labor participation; discuss Get Out the Vote efforts for union members and labor supporters; get an on-the-ground report from France with Labor Radio’s Frank Emspak; hear about union power in Minnesota and Chicago; share our statistic of the week, and much more!

This week, we'll take a look at good news for Madison school district support staff; get an update on negotiations for Red Cross workers; hear support for UW student activists from the COSATU congress in South Africa; learn how Starbucks managers are backing down to workers (and the law), and more! THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION!

This week we take a look at the most recent Center for Wisconsin Strategy Report, learn about a walkout at a restauraant in Madison, get an update on the aftermath of the Minnesota nurses strike, get details on how the US postal system treasts its workers, hear a report on labor’s presence in last week’s reproductive rights march, and much more! THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION!

Big labor action updates this week, with nurses strikes in Madison and Minnesota off, national rail workers back to work, Wisconsin Red Cross workers reaching an agreement, For Our Future's new union settling in, Noodles and Co workers in Madison walk out, CUNA workers still demanding movement on negotiations, and more!

This week the top story is the upcoming strike by nurses at UW Hospitals and Clinics. An update on the Minnesota Nurses strike; a report from Labor Fest;. OPEIU local 39 workers continue to mobilize to win a new contract, and much more.

This week we have a big local Labor Day roundup marking the return of LaborFest this Monday, hear some Labor Day history, learn more about the strike vote by UW nurses, get the decision in the City of Madison vs. Teamsters Metro workers, get background to the attacks on teacher pay, learn abourt a successful union recognition vote at a Michigan Chipotle restaurant, and more.

This week, hear about the UW Nurses decision to issue a 10-day strike notice, learn about compensation for teachers here and a teachers action in Ohio, get more on the fight by AFSCME Red cross workers for a contract; hear from the American Postal Workers Convention and hear about some postal service hiring changes, celebrate the return of LaborFest, and more.

This week we hear from the Dane County NAACP on their support for UW nurses, , hear more on fights for contracts at CUNA and at the Red Cross, learn about strikes by health workers in Minneapolis and California, hear about the latest anti-labor outrages from Starbucks management and at Amy's organic foods, learn how the IRA affects a local business, find out about an offering from Voces de la Fron...