Unions visit UW Regents | U of Illinois nurses strike | UAW monitor butts in on Gaza | Cornell U strike | Labor at the Dem convention

Unions visit UW Regents | U of Illinois nurses strike | UAW monitor butts in on Gaza | Cornell U strike | Labor at the Dem convention

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio August 24, 2024 Duration: 30:21

University of Wisconsin unions show up at the university system's Board of Regents meeting with actions and demands, striking University of Illinois Hospital nurses speak to Labor Radio at the picket line, the federally-appointed "neutral" monitor tries to make the UAW do his bidding on Gaza policy, unions strike across Cornell University, and we hear voices of organized labor at the Democratic Party convention.


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