This is the full 8-30-10 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
On this week's Labor Express Radio Program, with the announcement two weeks ago that Hilton Hotel workers voted to authorize a strike and the announcement last week of a boycott of Hyatt Hotels in Chicago, the possibility of an industry wide hotel strike in Chicago has become more likely.
Warehouse Workers for Justice, a independent workers center founded by UE has released a report on the working conditions of warehouse workers in Will County, the nation's largest concentration of warehouses. Will hear from Mark Meinster of UE what the report reveals.
We'll also hear about adjunct faculty at East West University in Chicago and how the University has reacted to their organizing efforts. And environmental justice activist in Chicago call on the EPA to pass stricter pollution standards for power plant emissions.
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