Jesse Baum on the 1-800-MEDICARE workers fighting to unionize

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry

Peace By Peace Productions

Politics, News

3.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Right now, our government is making dramatic slashes to the federal workforce. Tens of thousands have already lost their jobs, and healthcare benefits are definitely on the chopping block. At the same time, the Trump regime is perhaps the most anti-union administration in our history, working to lessen the power of workers. In her recent article for Capital and Main, Jesse Baum tells the story of The Southern Women Handling 1-800-MEDICARE Calls and their demands for a Union. She’s with us to discuss.

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1:34.6	Medicare call center workers employed by Maximus Inc.
1:38.5	One of the largest federal call center contractors went on a one-day strike in Mississippi and Louisiana demanding better
1:44.9	treatment and benefits for the company.
1:46.7	I mean, I look at what you do.
1:47.8	You walk in and you just say, you want to quit?
1:50.6	They go on strike.
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