Mercy Health East strike rally | Boeing strike boss stall | Federal workers | Anodyne Coffee votes union | PLEDGE WEEK

Mercy Health East strike rally | Boeing strike boss stall | Federal workers | Anodyne Coffee votes union | PLEDGE WEEK

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio October 11, 2025 Duration: 29:43

The strike at Mercy Health East Clinic in Janesville enters its 100th day and UAW Local 95 holds a solidarity rally, Boeing is ignoring striking Machinists and training scabs as the strike near St. Louis enters its third month, Labor Radio speaks to a local president of a federal employees union about how the US government shutdown is being used to heighten the anti-worker attacks of the Trump administration, and workers at Anodyne Coffee in Milwaukee vote 100% to unionize--which doesn't keep management from challenging it. THIS IS A WORT PLEDGE WEEK EDITION. Please support Labor Radio and WORT at wortfm.com.


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