Willy Street workers agree to new contract | Sports workers update: US Women’s Soccer pay equity, baseball locked out | UW nurses latest | Wiscomandering | McDonald's EEOC settlement | PLEDGE WEEK

Willy Street workers agree to new contract | Sports workers update: US Women’s Soccer pay equity, baseball locked out | UW nurses latest | Wiscomandering | McDonald's EEOC settlement | PLEDGE WEEK

Author: WORT-FM Labor Radio March 5, 2022 Duration: 28:49

This week learn about the historic US Women’s Soccer pay equity settlement, get an update on the baseball pockout, explore the new union contract at Willy Street Co-op, check in with nurses’ union activities at UW Hospital, get the latest on Wisconsin’s legislative maps, get info on a McDonald's racial bias settlement, learn the latest from the Poor Peoples' Campaign, share this week’s COVID report and much more. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK. Visit www.wortfm.org/donate


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