Jiffy Lube union | St. Mary's nurses | MOSA | Labor Forward | AFGE win | AI and the Pope | Food drive

Jiffy Lube union | St. Mary's nurses | MOSA | Labor Forward | AFGE win | AI and the Pope | Food drive

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio May 30, 2026 Duration: 29:47

Jiffy Lube workers in Madison and Janesville are organizing with UFCW Local 1473, nurses at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Madison rally to join SEIU Wisconsin, Midwest Organic Services Association organic food certification workers vote to unionize with OPEIU Local 39, the UW School for Workers Labor Forward series looks at independent labor organizing, a federal judge rules that the Trump administration must honor its union contract with the American Federation of Government Employees, Pope Leo XIV looks at AI and its effects on society and workers, and we share results of the National Association of Letter Carriers food drive.


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