MTI salaries | GHC Board | Minn fed indictments | UAW boots Israel | Juneteenth | Happy Bday WI Civil Service | UAW Dauch strike ends | Fed civil service hits

MTI salaries | GHC Board | Minn fed indictments | UAW boots Israel | Juneteenth | Happy Bday WI Civil Service | UAW Dauch strike ends | Fed civil service hits

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio June 20, 2026 Duration: 29:59

The Madison Metropolitan School District adopts a plan to address teacher salary compression, Group Health Cooperative members vote on a board of directors through June 25th as its workers continue to organize to join SEIU Wisconsin, a CWA local president responds to the indictments and arrest raids of 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota, UAW at its convention votes to divest itself of Israel bonds, Black Resilience: Celebrating Our History and Presence is the theme of this year's Juneteenth, it's the 121st birthday of Wisconsin's civil service system and a state worker explains its importance, UAW members ratify a new contract by 80% after a 10-day strike at Dauch (the former American Axle), and a Trump executive order strips civil protections from a tier of federal employees.


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