Teachers to rally | Child labor vetoed | Biden in Madison: Policies, protest | UAW at Harvard | IUOE vs. rat contractors | Workers Fair at UW | Pharmacy workers organize

Teachers to rally | Child labor vetoed | Biden in Madison: Policies, protest | UAW at Harvard | IUOE vs. rat contractors | Workers Fair at UW | Pharmacy workers organize

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio April 13, 2024 Duration: 28:19

Madison's public shool union will rally for staffing and funding on Monday, Wisconsin Governor Evers vetoes an expansion of child labor in the state, President Bidenis was in Madison to announce student loan forgivemes but faced a protest over Gaza, the UAW will represent non-tenured faculty at Harvard, rats are on the run from the Operating Engineers, union representatives talk jobs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and pharmacy workers organize.


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