Labor Day events and history | Socialism 2024 outlook | Stellantis reneges on UAW | United Airlines strike authorization | Project 2025 and workers | Chipotle, Starbucks in unionbusting charges

Labor Day events and history | Socialism 2024 outlook | Stellantis reneges on UAW | United Airlines strike authorization | Project 2025 and workers | Chipotle, Starbucks in unionbusting charges

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio August 31, 2024 Duration: 29:03

The South Central Federation of Labor president speaks on LaborFest and other upcoming events around Madison, why US Labor Day is at the beginning of September and not May Day, a first-time attendee looks forward to Socialism 2024 in Chicago, UAW pushes back as Stellantis rewrites its agreement on jobs, the Association of Flight Attendants passes a strike authorization vote as United Airlines contract talks drag, US Representative visits the Labor Temple to talk on Trump's Project 2025, and both Chipotle and Starbucks get slapped by the NLRB.


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