Rally in Madison | NLRB gutted | Federal workers in fear | Letter carriers reject agreement, Oregon nurses voting on one | Teamsters-Costco contract | Chris Smalls | 1913 massacre | Early voting

Rally in Madison | NLRB gutted | Federal workers in fear | Letter carriers reject agreement, Oregon nurses voting on one | Teamsters-Costco contract | Chris Smalls | 1913 massacre | Early voting

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio February 8, 2025 Duration: 30:33

A march and rally in Madison protests the Trump and Musk takeover of the government, Trump goes after the National Labor Relations Board, federal workers discuss the fear and uncertainty as Trump and Musk swing their axes, the National Association of Letter Carriers has voted against its tentative agreement with the US Postal Service, as their strike approaches one month 5000 nurses of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Health facilities across Oregon vote on a tentative agreement, the Teamsters and Costco reach a deal, Labor Radio profiles Amazon warehouse worker and union organizer Chris Smalls, Rich Smith looks at a 1913 massacre in West Virginia, and early voting opens for a February 18 election in Wisconsin.


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