Federal Surveillance and Job Cuts: What’s Happening to Workers?

Podcast: Labor Force Podcast · Mike Struchen

Opublikowano: 2026-08-20

Workers across the country are fighting back — and the battles are happening on multiple fronts. We start in Minnesota, where union members and activists have faced federal surveillance and indictments connected to protests against ICE. Then we turn to Amazon delivery drivers in New York, where the Teamsters are challenging mass layoffs. We also look at Tyson Foods' decision to eliminate more than 3,000 jobs — another example of how corporate restructuring can devastate workers and entire communities. In Cook County, Illinois, roughly 200 Teamsters are on strike at the Forest Preserve District. And i...