Starbucks strike | Jobs report | TSA contract | UPS wage theft | Casino hands join Teamsters | Merry SCFL Christmas

Starbucks strike | Jobs report | TSA contract | UPS wage theft | Casino hands join Teamsters | Merry SCFL Christmas

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio December 20, 2025 Duration: 28:11

The national Starbucks strike led by Starbucks Workers United continues at four stores in the Madison area, the Labor Department is back to issuing a monthly jobs report and Labor Radio takes a closer look, the Trump Administration again unilaterally voids the collective bargaining agreement covering Transportation Security Administration workers and Labor Radio speaks to the president of TSA AFGE Local 777, New York State sues UPS claiming the company owes millions in unpaid wages, table card dealers at Horseshoe Indianapolis casino join Teamsters Local 135 after a 50 day recognition strike and the Local 135 president talks to Labor Radio, and we hear some union voices at the annual South Central Federation of Labor holiday party at the Madison Labor Temple.


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