NY nurses vote | Wage theft | TSA pay | Unions benefit all | Big UAW contract | Labor violations | Black representation

NY nurses vote | Wage theft | TSA pay | Unions benefit all | Big UAW contract | Labor violations | Black representation

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio February 21, 2026 Duration: 27:44

Striking nurses at New York's Presbyterian Hospital are voting on a tentative agreement as we air, Worker Justice Wisconsin is working with community members to expand its fight against wage theft, TSA workers are again without pay in a government shutdown and Labor Radio talks to the head of the Madison area union local, a new report shows that states with high union density have more rewards for all workers, UAW auto workers ratify a historic contract in Tennessee, the Department of Labor slaps down Wisconsin scofflaw bosses cheating on tips, wages, and benefits, and Labor Radio looks at Black-led organizations within organized labor.


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