Lightning Starbucks walkout | Monona teachers turn a vote | Agreement at Noble Knight | OPEIU 39 and TruStage, UFCW and Madison Sourdough, UFAS and UW |  Will UAW strike? |  NAACP Labor Week

Lightning Starbucks walkout | Monona teachers turn a vote | Agreement at Noble Knight | OPEIU 39 and TruStage, UFCW and Madison Sourdough, UFAS and UW | Will UAW strike? | NAACP Labor Week

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio September 8, 2023 Duration: 30:58

Today, we get news on a walkout at a local Starbucks, hear about teachers and supporters switched a school board vote in Monona, catch up on the potential UAW strike, get news from the union at Noble Knight Games and catch up on other area labor actions, hear what happened at this year's LaborFest and at NAACP Labor Week, and more.


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