Last year, Wisconsin labor activists were thrilled when the US Postal Service awarded a contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to build their new fleet of USPS vehicles, which would bring over 1000 union jobs to the state.
But instead of producing those vehicles in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Defense created a new production plant in South Carolina, leaving Wisconsin production plants in the cold.
Steven Greenhouse is a labor writer for the Guardian, where he published his newest article regarding the situation. He spoke with WORT Producer Nate Wegehaupt about the situation.
You can read the full article here.
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