Meriter rally | Wisco school funding killed | UK Google union | AI, bosses, and workers | Minnesota worker law | Texas State prof win

Meriter rally | Wisco school funding killed | UK Google union | AI, bosses, and workers | Minnesota worker law | Texas State prof win

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio May 15, 2026 Duration: 28:14

UnityPoint-Meriter Hospital workers rally for a fair contract, Wisconsin legislators kill a school funding deal, Google workers in England want a union as a voice against military deals, Economic Policy Institute speakers argue that the power of bosses is the real threat to workers as technologies develop, Max Hall of AFSCME speaks on Minnesota's new landmark employment legislation, and Texas public union officials talk to Labor Radio about a legal victory for a Texas State professor targeted for political speech.


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