This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 20th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of their strike against Indiana University. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Solar Scams on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. …
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Earlier today, more than 200 grad workers rallied in the Ballantine Hall courtyard. Bloomington’s own country musician, Peter Oren, performed for the pickets, playing tunes and talking about his experience with Occupy Bloomington and earlier waves of campus struggle. We are also sharing the words of Carven Thomas, the former president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union at …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 19th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition – in light of their strike against Indiana University. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington City Council continues its conversation of increasing the local …
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Welcome to the latest edition of Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of the recent strike at Indiana University. Today for Strike Mic, we spoke with Zara Anwarzai, a graduate worker and organizer with the Indiana Grad Workers Coalition. She summed up the state of the strike so far and talks about IGWC’s next …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 14th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Strike Mic – voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of the latest strike on campus. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Prescription for Healthcare – a monthly podcast …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 13th, 2022. Later in the program, we have Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of the recent strike. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Kai Fitzgerald breaks down the mistreatment of animals in …
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On the first day of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers strike, organizers postponed picketing due to inclement weather conditions. However, while it rained WFHB News spoke with several demonstrators to provide a glimpse into what students and faculty have to say. Everyday that we can, WFHB’s Strike Mic will bring you to the frontlines of this movement, allowing …
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On Sunday, April 10, a 97.8 percent affirmative vote by IU graduate workers set into motion the largest indefinite strike Bloomington has seen in decades. Everyday that we can, WFHB’s Strike Mic will bring you to the frontlines of this movement, allowing you to understand the issues and the action through the voices of the participants themselves. The graduate workers …
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On April 10th, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers opened a virtual strike authorization vote. The strike vote was tallied on Monday afternoon with 97.8 percent voting in favor. 1,031 total votes were cast with 1,008 voting in favor of striking and 23 voting against it. That means a strike will proceed from April 13-15. WFHB News volunteers spoke …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 11th, 2022. Later in the program, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike, which is set to happen later this week. WFHB News spoke with several members of the organization in light of recent headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, Bloomington …
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