On 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. Today, the Bloomington …
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In 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 IU donors who contribute at the one, five, and 10 million …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 5th, 2022. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from Interchange – The Knowledge of Power: Graduate Worker Exploitation at Indiana University. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals met late last month to discuss …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 4th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News provides a rundown of the local primary results in today’s daily headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have your weekly consumer-watchdog segment Better Beware hosted and produced by Richard Fish. More following today’s feature. But first, your environmental news …
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On 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. WFHB will continue …
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On 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 action through the voices of the participants themselves. WFHB will continue …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 28th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Affairs Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel concludes his series on how climate change impacts Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light …
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By Nathaniel Weinzapfel Introduction: *This story originally aired on Earth Day, April 22nd. First held in 1970 and recently reaching its 50th year anniversary, Earth Day is an annual holiday held to demonstrate support for environmental protection and celebrate life on our planet, with over a billion people participating in related events worldwide. In celebration of Earth Day today, WFHB …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 25th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Affairs Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel speaks with Professor Ben Kravitz, about climate modeling and climate skepticism in an ongoing series about climate change in Indiana. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Strike Mic – Voices …
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Welcome 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 spoke to picketers earlier this week. The audio from this segment …
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