Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown… Frank Emspak is Professor Emeritus of UW-Madison School for Workers and a labor activist based in Madison, WI. He is a regular contributor to WORT Labor Radio, Progressive Magazine and other Labor-related publications. He joins us to talk about the state of labor in 2021 […]
Hazard Pay Threatened for Willy Street Co-op Workers
The pandemic is still with us and Wisconsin is national hot spot. Nonetheless, the Willy Street Co-op management wants to eliminate hazard pay for frontline workers in their grocery stores. Workers at the co-op have been receiving hazard pay as a result of contract negotiations between the union, UE Local 1186, and management because of […]
Madison Firefighters Will Not Reopen Contract with City
Madison firefighters local 311 will not agree to reopen their contract according to Mahlon Mitchell, President of local 311. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has asked for city departments to cut their budgets across the board. To achieve these cuts, she has raised the issue of reopening the contract with the local. Regarding reopening the contract, […]
Postal Unions Mobilize for National Call-In to Senators
Postal Unions will mobilize Thursday with a national call-in to Senators to prevent what they see as counter-productive changes to the postal service as well as for the passage of a COVID-19 relief bill. Changes in procedures initiated by the new Postmaster General in July sparked the mobilization. The National Association of Letter Carriers and […]
MTI Faces Challenges – Teacher’s Rights Under Attack
Members of Madison Teachers Inc. and the union face huge challenges as the beginning of the school year approaches. First there is the question of when and how to open schools safely. Second, there is the issue of properly funding the schools, including the new costs associated with protecting students and teachers from the virus. […]
Frank Emspak on Right-To-Work
Frank Emspak, of the Workers Independent News (WIN) and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Labor Education, UW Madison, joins Jan Miyasaki to discuss the current Assembly Bill 61 and the history of “Right-To-Work.”
