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Wir sind hier, um dir zu zeigen, wie du mit nützlichen Hacks erfolgreich werden kannst. Wir decken ein breites Spektrum an Themen ab, von Leadership, Innovation bis hin zu persönlicher Entwicklung. Unser Podcast richtet sich an alle, die ihre Zufriedenheit im Leben steigern möchten - sowohl beruflich als auch privat. Egal ob du ein Unternehmer*in, Manager*in, Student*in oder einfach jemand bist, der seine Ideen verbessern möchte. Unsere Episoden sind vollgepackt mit Inspiration, Tipps und Tr ...
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Pacifica's We Decide: Day Four of the RNC in MKE
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Welcome to the final day of the RNC, slated to culminate with a lengthy speech from former President Trump focused on "unity." The RNC theme tonight is "Make America Great Once Again." Other speakers are slated to include Tucker Carlson, Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham), Hulk Hogan and Dana White (CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship). Al…
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Madison budget hits workers | UA flight attendants consider strike | Teamsters prez, Vance pump Trump in Milwaukee | Umpire walkout 25 years on | Labor on Wisconsin ballot amendments
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A Madison city worker talks about the budget battle, 28,000 United Airlines flight attendants are moving to a strike authorization vote, Trump is with us, fellow workers! if you believe Teamster President Sean O'Brien and Harvard Law hillbilly/Vice Presidential candidate J. D. Vance from the GOP convention stage in Milwaukee, a former major league …
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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Pacifica's We Decide: Day Three of the RNC in MKE
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Take a listen to our coverage of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention from Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee. The Pacifica Radio Network’s national coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Yesterday on the second night of the RNC the theme of the night was "Make America …
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Pacifica's We Decide: Day Two of the RNC in MKE
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Take a listen to our live coverage of Day 2 of the Republican National Convention, live from Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee.It's a perfect day to have veteran journalist Bob Hennelly, as Senator Bob Menendez is found guilty of all corruption charges. Bob talks with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In this episode, reporter Sara Gabler travels…
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Pacifica's We Decide: Day One of the RNC in MKE
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From the home of Harley-Davidson and the sewer Socialists, broadcasting from the studios of Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee, join Bob Hennelly and Chali Pittman for Day One coverage of the Republican National Convention. We hear from activists marching with the Coalition to March on the RNC. Then, we hear from a coalition of faith leaders holding a lo…
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OSHA heat standards | Dropboxes are back | Workers party? | Scary GOP stuff | France goes left | Remembering Jane McAlevey
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OSHA introduces new heat standards amid worker deaths, a jusge says ballot drops are back in Wisconsin and the Leauge ofWomen Voters explains the impact, the APWU convention will have a Wisconsin-initated call for a workers' party, the GOP comes to Milwaukee and brings a right-wing platform all laid out, a left coalition makes waves in French elect…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:05 -0500
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"[This] could end up being a very transformative moment": A Dane County judge ruled last week that some of Act 10's provisions are unconstitutional
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Here's your local news for Thursday, July 11, 2024: We'll get the details on last week's Act 10 ruling, Find out why a high school student is protesting on Library Mall, Hear more about life as a doula, Share some deck safety advice, Explore the wacky world of coloring books, And much more.By WORT News and Public Affairs
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"PFAS likes to be at the surface where it interacts with air and water:" A new study finds that PFAS contamination in the foam on Lake Monona is the highest in the state
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 10, 2024: We find how Lake Monona's PFAS contamination compares to the rest of the state, Hear what older voters think about the upcoming election, Interview the last two Democratic candidates in the race for Assembly District 48, Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, Travel back…
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“We’d like to see the city welcome people expressing their First Amendment rights:" A federal judge ruled yesterday that demonstrators can't march through the RNC's security zone
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 9, 2024: We share an update on ACLU's lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, Find out why Wisconsin Eye is reiterating their nonpartisan values, Interview two more Democratic candidates in the race for Assembly District 48, Get to know some well-traveled birds, Learn more about what books are getting banned …
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"The specter of dictatorship looms over America:" Local and state Democrats rallied behind President Biden at his campaign visit on Friday
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Here's your local news for Monday, July 8, 2024: We attend President Biden's rally in Madison, Interview one of the five Democrats running for an open seat in the state Assembly, Find out why everything's better with butter, Mark an important anniversary in the anti-nuclear testing movement, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Review two new …
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Biden in Madison | Judge hits Act 10 | Visa reform | SCOTUS and workers | Slave trade charge for Milwaukee Tool | Amazon strike near Chicago | Tributes to Frank Emspak
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President Joe Biden visits Madison and is met by supporters and protesters, a Dane County judge says Act 10 looks unconstitutional, migrant agricultural workers get some visa protections, the 'Chevron rule' and Trump decisions at the US Supreme Court and what it could mean for workers, a lawsuit says Milwaukee Tool uses work gloves made by slaves, …
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:05 -0500
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Two wacky funny guys broadcast a hilarious blend of political commentary, weird news, and stand up comedy. Consistently Madison's top radio personalities in the Isthmus MadFaves reader poll.
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"Why are we regulating a native plant separately?:" City officials are reevaluating an underutilized, 'natural lawn' program
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 3, 2024: We find out why the city is reevaluating their "natural lawn" program, Learn how to keep our pets safe during tomorrow's fireworks, Get the rundown on yesterday's special primary election in Milwaukee, Share an arts and culture compilation, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwave…
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"We’ve been doing this for fifty years, and we would love to see it continue:" The Monona Community Festival says, unless volunteers step up, this Thursday's July 4th celebration will be their last
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 2, 2024: We find out why a staple celebration in Monona may have reached its end, Hear why some Milwaukee business owners say they're "underwhelmed" ahead of the RNC, Head to Lake Wingra for the Midwest Log Rolling Championships, Demystify a tiny superfood, Learn what it takes to rehabilitate a blue jay, And…
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"I had a fenced yard and I thought I’d give it a try:" An app that’s been described as 'AirBnb for dog parks' is gaining popularity in Madison
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Here's your local news for Monday, July 1, 2024: We find out why some Madisonians are opening up their yards to strangers' dogs, Check in with GOP leadership in Dane County ahead of the RNC, Get the details on dairy consumption trends, Mark an important anniversary in Wisconsin politics, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Review two new movi…
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Tributes to Frank Emspak | IBEW-Rock Energy gas workers contract | Child labor | August vote | Kaul ruling
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Rock Energy gas workers with IBEW 965 have a contract, some states are pushing back on child labor expansion, more on the August referenda vote, and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has weighed in on ellection worker hiring. Today's show has tributes from friends and comrades of the late Frank Emspak, co-founder of Labor Radio.…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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Two wacky funny guys broadcast a hilarious blend of political commentary, weird news, and stand up comedy. Consistently Madison's top radio personalities in the Isthmus MadFaves reader poll.
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"We can do better:" Construction on two apartment complexes underway at former Oscar Mayer site, despite advocates' lingering public health concerns
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Here's your local news for Thursday, June 27, 2024: We check out Metro Transit's new public outreach program, Attend the groundbreaking ceremony for two apartment buildings on the city's north side, Get the scoop on Milwaukee's extensive - and secretive - surveillance system, Sit down with a local doula, Fight drafty windows, Explore the history of…
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"There’s no turning away from what’s happening. We are paying for it:" Anti-war demonstrators staged a 'die-in' this evening outside a downtown convention
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 26, 2024: We get the scoop on an anti-war rally outside Monona Terrace, Find out why critics say a new state law makes it more difficult for the public to access police body-cam footage, Hear more about life as a Solar Installer, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in ti…
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"We know that we are a lifeline for so many:" A coalition of three dozen local food pantries issued a call to action today
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 25, 2024: We get the details on a call to action from three dozen local food pantries, Hear how the feds could intervene in the state's prison system, Take a closer look at two budget questions headed for November's ballot, Learn about the downsides to glue traps, Find out what happens when the state’s votin…
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"We need to make sure that we are not moving people out of the community by pricing them out:" The city is seeking public feedback on a southside redevelopment project
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Here's your local news for Monday, June 24, 2024: We get the latest on a redevelopment project on Madison's south side, Find out why demonstrators aren't happy with Milwaukee's official RNC protest routes, Learn how Wisconsin became the dairy state, Mark an important anniversary in climate change history, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, R…
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Remembering Frank Emspak (1943-2024) | Frank on labor and the media | Wisconsin civil service | Amazon-Teamsters | Virginia schools | New union nurses | Poor Peoples Campaign
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In this show, we remember Labor Radio co-founder Frank Emspak, who died June 14 at the age of 80. In a 2023 interview at WORT, Frank tells the story of Workers Independent News, which for a brief time brought union news into mainstream commercial radio. In labor news: It's the annual birthday celebration of the embattled Wisconsin civil service sys…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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“This is one of the largest buildings that will be moved in the country in probably this decade:" Spectators gathered on West Dayton today as workers moved a 450-ton building to a new lot
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Here's your local news for Thursday, June 20, 2024: We witness a real spectacle in downtown Madison, Ask a U.S. congressman how he'll respond to PM Netanyahu's address next month, Get the details on Tuesday's marathon Common Council meeting, Take a closer look at open records law, Air the latest fishing report, Check in on Madison's Flamingos, And …
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“This will be a place where dreams will flourish:" Today, on Juneteenth, the Center for Black Excellence and Culture officially broke ground
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024: We attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new cultural center on the south side, Tour a Frank Lloyd Wright house, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1969, And much more.By WORT News and Public Affairs
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"They [fought] for your generation, my generation:" State and community leaders gathered at the Capitol today to raise the Juneteenth flag
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 18, 2024: We check in with a local record shop - ahead of next month's change in ownership, Attend the Juneteenth flag raising at the Capitol, Revisit the controversial Foxconn deal, Sit down with Madison's own Mango Man, Explain how birds of prey try to stay cool in summer, Examine the psychological effects…
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"As we continue to grow in this dense way, it’s going to create more pressure:" Large housing complexes in Madison may soon have to rely on private contractors to collect their move-out trash
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Here's your local news for Monday, June 17, 2024: We get the details on a proposed change to the city's trash collection policy, Attend the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival, Get a state lawmaker's take on security at the RNC, Debut a brand-new feature on Wisconsin's dairy industry, Mark a big anniversary in labor history, Take…
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Family values? | Juneteenth | Fair maps voting | EWOCs | Unemployment numbers | SCOTUS Starbux ruling } Waffle House
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If you want Family Velues @ Work, shouldn't you welcome your own union? Also: Wisconsin organized labor fights for Juneteenth recognition, the new Fair Maps ruling and the August ballot in Wisconsin, an Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee project of the UE and the DSA comes to the Madison area, the Supreme Court rules for Starbucks and against…
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"[Vos] can go to court and file a lawsuit that would tie this up for possibly months:" A second recall attempt against Speaker Vos is up in the air
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Here's your local news for Thursday, June 13, 2024: We get the details on the second recall attempt against Speaker Vos, Find out why tax revenue from utility companies is plummeting in Wisconsin, Learn more about asylum seeking - following last week's controversial executive order, Share some deck-building advice, Discover the power of lists, And …
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“We want them to feel that, 'You are here, and we listen to you':" A new county program is accepting nominations for historical markers spotlighting underrepresented communities
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 12, 2024: We get the details on a county program looking to spotlight the histories of underrepresented communities, Visit a new bookstore on Madison's east side, Check in on Madison's World Naked Bike Ride ahead of this weekend's event, Hear about life as a solar panel installer, Broadcast the most in-dep…
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"[Art] allows people to release stress:" A collaborative mural honoring victims of gun violence is slated to be installed later this month on Madison's far east side
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 11, 2024: We check in with residents at the Lux after this weekend's shooting, Get the details on a collaborative art project honoring victims of gun violence, Take a closer look at professional cornhole, Learn how UW-Madison accommodates students with depression, Examine the state's latest water quality rep…
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"It should not be easier to buy a gun than to cast a ballot:" After three separate shootings in a single weekend, Madison leaders are calling for gun safety and reform
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Here's your local news for Monday, June 10, 2024: We share the latest on this weekend's trifecta of shootings, Recap the state Dems' convention in Milwaukee, Commemorate the Battle for Century City, Take a closer look at Hemingway's favorite cocktail, Review a new World War II documentary, Learn about a lesser-known kind of "storm-chaser," And much…
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Storm repairs | Amendments on ballot | Kids fishing | Amazon union to join Teamsters | Food drive numbers | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION
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Utility workers fix things up after a big Madison-area storm, more on state contitutional amendments that will be on the August ballot, voices from the eighth trades-sponosred Take Kids Fishing Day, the Amazon Labor Union votes to affilitate with the Teamsters, and the final numbers are in on the letter carriers' Mothers Day food drive. THIS IS A P…
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"What is the point of protesting if we can’t be seen by the people that we’re demonstrating against?:" The ACLU of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, claiming free speech violations ...
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Here's your local news for Thursday, June 6, 2024: We get the details on a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee that claims free speech violations, Find out how a local baseball association is introducing the next generation to America's favorite pastime, Take a closer look at open records law, Broadcast the latest fishing report, Mark the anniver…
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"All of this happening on Warden Hepp’s watch – reflects back on him as his responsibility:" The former warden and eight other officials at Waupun prison have been arrest following an investigation
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 5, 2024: We share an update on the troubled maximum-security prison in Waupun, Find out how Wisconsin's restaurant and bar industry is doing in the wake of the pandemic, Revisit past arts and culture interviews, Travel back in time to 1969, And much more.By WORT News and Public Affairs
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“We will continue to move forward based on the facts:" Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges in the 2020 'fake electors' plot
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 4, 2024: We find out why Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges against three Trump allies, Attend Madison's Juneteenth flag-raising, Hear about life running a North Woods resort, Learn how to protect bird nests, And much more.By WORT News and Public Affairs
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"You can bet I’m jazzed as hell to be here with all of you:" On Friday, Governor Tony Evers raised the Pride flag at the state Capitol for the sixth year in a row
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Here's your local news for Monday, June 3, 2024: We attend the Pride Month kick-off at the state Capitol, Visit the new mosque on Madison's far west side, Get the details on the new emissions rules from the feds, Mark the anniversary of a Civil War raid, Take a closer look at a popular category of cocktail, Review two new features, And much more.…
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City budget | End lunch debt? | Act 10 in court | Kids fishing | Teamster merger | UW protests and SCFL response | Nurse fired over Palestine
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Madison is telling workers 'No money for you,' progressive organizatiosn team up to wipe out student food debt, labor argues against Act 10 in court, Teamster locals 695 abd 120 join forces, it's Take Kids Fishing weekend, and the South Central Federation of Labor speals out against repression of protest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.…
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Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 30, 2024 The hike in Madison parking ramp prices angers citizens and alders alike, Wisconsinites experience MORE hotter days due to climate change, Interim County Executive Jaime Kuhn shares her priorities for the next few months, The House Always Wins picks out the perfect finish, and Radio Chipstone r…
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Antitrust Lawsuit Could Break Up Ticket Sales Monopoly
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Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Dane County has the second highest home prices in the state, Some legislators consider regulating Delta-8 products, And an antitrust expert weighs in on the lawsuit against Live Nation, Riley Cutright talks with a local 911 dispatcher, Get the scoop on this week’s weather report, and Stu Levit…
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Challenge to Act 10 Heard in Dane County Court Today
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Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Collective bargaining is back in the courts, Ultimate frisbee comes back to Madison for championships, Parking garage prices to go up in Madison, Near & Far features one of Madison's sister cities, Wildlife Weekly tells us how to protect nesting Mallard ducks, All these - and more - on tonight’…
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Bean Feed | Meriter contract | Immigrant work permits | School budget | U of California strike | Constitutional amendments
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The South Central Federation of Labor holds its annual COPE Bean Feed, a worker in SEIU Wisconsin gives details on the UnityPoint-Meriter Hospital support staff contract that was approved this week, Voces de la Frontera calls for increased immigrant work permits, get the union side of the Madison schools teacher pay and staffing crisis, a worker fr…
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"A protest is not a protest if it does not disrupt:" A student organization at UW-Madison is on interim suspension while the university investigates alleged policy violations at the Gaza solidarity encampment ...
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Here's your local news for Thursday, May 23, 2024: We find out why a UW-Madison student organization is on interim suspension, Look ahead to this weekend's Ultimate Frisbee championships, Speak to a local journalist on Live Nation's impact on the Madison music scene - as Wisconsin signs onto a federal antitrust lawsuit against it, Air some reasonab…
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“We’ve had people working since 8:30 last night:" Recovery is underway after last night's powerful thunderstorms
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 22, 2024: We get the details on last night's storm - and Madison's road to recovery, Find out why some workers were doing overtime on their statewide Appreciation Day, Check in on Wisconsin's child care industry, Learn how an artist is fostering collaboration between the Midwest and the coasts, Broadcast th…
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“It’s understanding the community’s values and what they would like to see - and then ultimately trying to put the best plan forward that we can:" City planners hosted an open house yesterday on the draft ...
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024: We attend an open house on the revised draft West Area Plan, Share a special forecast ahead of tonight's severe weather, Learn how volunteers contribute to plant distribution research, Find out how food tours can give local businesses a boost, Show birds some love, And much more.…
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"It's just a preview for people to see what's coming:" Madison Metro Transit has started testing new tracking software in 12 of their buses
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Here's your local news for Monday, May 20, 2024: We find out why experts are calling for more avian flu testing, Get the scoop on Metro Transit's new bus-tracking technology, Learn how Wisconsin prosecutors have an uneven system for tracking police caught lying, Celebrate singer-songwriter Utah Philips Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Revi…
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Meriter agreement | No Mercedes union | Faith-Labor | NALC drive results | UCal union strike vote | Kids learn union | August vote | Argentina general strike
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Negotiators have a tentative agreement for support staff at UnityPoint Health Meriter in Madison, the UAW comes up short in a union recognition vote at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama, voices from Madison's Faith-Labor Breakfast, the results of the letter carriers' Mothers Day weekend food drive is in, some third graders learn what a union is, 48,000-stro…
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"I don’t want to wait another six months. I want to do something now:" Today at the Capitol, a state lawmaker renewed her call to address an epidemic of violence against Black women and girls
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Here's your local news for Thursday, May 16, 2024: We share an update on the fatal, New Year's Day police pursuit in Monona, Attend a call to action at the Capitol, Take a closer look at wood-burning stoves, Visit the Artist in Residence at the Madison Public Library, And much more.By WORT News and Public Affairs
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