UAW picketers speak | UAW Fain's latest | Kaiser Permanente strike | Worker health action at Madison Starbucks | Wisconsin state workers mobilize | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION

UAW picketers speak | UAW Fain's latest | Kaiser Permanente strike | Worker health action at Madison Starbucks | Wisconsin state workers mobilize | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio October 7, 2023 Duration: 29:19

We bring you the latest on the UAW strike still holding strong against the Big 3 automakers and talk to picketers, give details on the largest healthcare workers strike ever in the US, hear about a worker-led petition at a Madison Starbucks, get news of actions by state workers and more. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION.


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