Madison nurses, Minnesota teachers on fed terror | AFT on ICE | Kaiser, New York nurses strikes | US Foods and Teamsters

Madison nurses, Minnesota teachers on fed terror | AFT on ICE | Kaiser, New York nurses strikes | US Foods and Teamsters

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio January 31, 2026 Duration: 28:57

In the wake of of the street execution of VA nurse and AFGE member Alex Pretti by federal agents Madison nurses rally on the day of a national strike and the president of the state Minnesota teachers union talks to Labor Radio about how educators deal with the statewide invasion, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten addresses her union in a world of armed federal anti-immigrant gangs, 31,000 West Coast nurses in the Kaiser Permanente system go on strike, Teamsters Local 135 authorizes a strike against US Foods in Indiana, and New York nurses speak on their continuing strike.


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