Starbucks strike reaches Madison | Union and WORT board | Striking baristas film | PLEDGE WEEK

Starbucks strike reaches Madison | Union and WORT board | Striking baristas film | PLEDGE WEEK

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio December 6, 2025 Duration: 29:30

Labor Radio hears from the picket line as the national Starbucks strike for a good faith bargained contract reaches Madison, the president of IBEW Local 2304 talks to Labor Radio after meeting with the WORT board of directors in the wake of the firing of two unionized staff collective members, and a filmmaker behind Baristas vs. Billionaires on the Starbucks unionization fight speaks to WORT. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION. Feel free to donate at www.wortfm.org


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