The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is expected to name a new police chief on Thursday. We check in with a reporter about who the finalists are and how the search has unfolded. Then we talk to a union organizer and a worker to find out how about how essential workers at grocery stores are coping during the pandemic.
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Who Will Be The Next Milwaukee Police Chief?
Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission may name a new police chief this week. We talk to a reporter from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about who the finalists are and what changes that community members hope the next chief can deliver.
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The Grocery Workers On The Front Lines Of The Pandemic
Grocery store and retail employees have been on the front lines as essential workers throughout the pandemic. As millions of workers face the possibility of losing access to paid leave, we learn more about issues facing workers from Wisconsin’s United Food and Commercial Workers local union.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Joe Tarr Producer
- L. Malik Anderson Producer
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
- Elliot Hughes Guest
- Melanie Meyer Bartholf Guest
- Amy Schultz Guest
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