Storm repairs | Amendments on ballot | Kids fishing | Amazon union to join Teamsters | Food drive numbers | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION

Storm repairs | Amendments on ballot | Kids fishing | Amazon union to join Teamsters | Food drive numbers | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio June 8, 2024 Duration: 28:13

Utility workers fix things up after a big Madison-area storm, more on state contitutional amendments that will be on the August ballot, voices from the eighth trades-sponosred Take Kids Fishing Day, the Amazon Labor Union votes to affilitate with the Teamsters, and the final numbers are in on the letter carriers' Mothers Day food drive. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION.


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