Tag Archives: Labor News

WFHB Local News – Statehouse Roundup, Catalent Layoffs, Indiana Abortion Update

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:39 — 42.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 1st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Grace Romine provides an update on Indiana’s abortion laws after an Owen County judge blocked the state’s partial abortion ban. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

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Indiana Grad Workers Vote ‘No’ on Strike Authorization

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:23 — 14.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn September 25th, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition voted ‘no’ on strike authorization with a 91 percent majority. The union voted ‘yes’ on setting a future strike date if negotiations with the university fail.  To provide insight into the graduate workers union, WFHB News spoke with Anne …

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Strike Mic – May 9th, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:35 — 6.4MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Sunday, April 10th, 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 …

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Strike Mic – May 4th, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:03 — 5.6MB)Subscribe: RSSIn the late afternoon of Saturday, April 30, a dozen members of the Indiana Grad Workers Coalition picketed a major donors’ dinner at the IU auditorium. They were joined by several community supporters including a union steamfitter and a member of the Monroe County Education Association.  The dinner celebrates …

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Strike Mic – April 29th, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:46 — 2.5MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Sunday, April 10th, 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 …

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Strike Mic – April 27, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:40 — 9.2MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Sunday, April 10th, 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 …

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Strike Mic – April 22, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:12 — 4.4MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Sunday, April 10th, 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 …

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Strike Mic – IU Professor Stands in Solidarity

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:49 — 14.9MB)Subscribe: RSSWelcome to the latest edition of Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition – in light of their strike against Indiana University. Today’s episode of Strike Mic will feature Michael Martin, professor at the IU Media School and former director of the Black Film Center, who …

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Strike Mic – Interview with a Grad Worker

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:33 — 6.3MB)Subscribe: RSSWelcome 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 …

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Strike Mic – The Strike Begins

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:58 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSOn 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 …

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