Early in his life, Jesus Salas and his brothers spent a decade working a migrant worker and eventually settled in Wautoma, Wisconsin. In 1966, at just 22 years-old, Jesus co-founded […]
Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship Program
With guest host Jonathan Zarov Increasingly, college isn’t an affordable or effective way forward for many young people, but apprenticeships have proven to be an equitable choice that have launched […]
Leinenkugel’s strike ends
40 brewery workers will get back to brewing beer at the Leinenkugel’s main location in Chippewa Falls next week. Their nearly two-month long strike ended on Tuesday with the workers […]
Student Loan Debt Is a Labor Issue
For this year’s special Labor Day show, guest host Douglas Haynes focuses in on student loan debt, how it’s affecting borrowers in Wisconsin, and what the Biden administration’s recently announced […]
Special Rebroadcast: David Graeber on “Bullshit Jobs”
Last week, on September 2, radical anthropologist and Occupy Wall Street organizer David Graeber passed away at a hospital in Venice at the age of 59. In their obituary, the […]
Labor Day Union Update
Monday, September 2, 2019 is Labor Day in the United States. The last several decades have been tough ones for organized labor, as union membership and revenues have declined across […]