Biggby Workers Walk Out, Tenants Rights & Media Bias, and More

We begin with a big story about employees at a local Biggby asserting their rights and walking out from being overworked and harassed. 

 

We look at how a new bill in Lansing could help the lives of renters and present contrasting narratives from two different media sources and examine bias.

 

We discuss an article from BridgeMI about how Kalamazoo is preparing for the climate crisis, the political assassinations in Minnesota, and an analysis from LeftVoice on the recent "No Kings" protests.

 

We close the show discussing some critical context around Israel's bombing of Iran as well as how they recently targeted an Iranian television station while it was on air.

 

NOTE: There was an additional segment about resistance to ICE in Kalamazoo and Detroit but due to an error the audio was not captured. Links to the sources for that piece are below.

 

1:20- 5:00 Correction/ Update on Israel's Flotilla Kidnappings

 

05:15- 15:15 Biggby Employees Walk Out in Kzoo

 

16:05- 31:20 Tenant Empowerment Bill and Local Media Bias

 

32:05- 50:00 The Climate Crisis in Kzoo

 

50:40- 57:45 Political Assassinations in Minnesota

 

57:45- 1:04:35 A Left Take on the "No Kings" Protests

 

1:05:10- 1:16:35 Israel Attacks Iran- A Brief Summary and Targeting Iranian Journalists

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Mass exodus at Kalamazoo Biggby: Ex-employees allege toxic workplace
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2025/06/mass-exodus-at-kalamazoo-biggby-ex-employees-allege-toxic-workplace.html

 

Stadium District Biggby labeled a hostile work environment after majority of staff quit
https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/downtown-old-town-reo-town/stadium-district-biggby-labeled-a-hostile-work-environment-after-majority-of-staff-quit#google_vignette

 

Michigan Lawmakers Push Tenant Empowerment Bills to Address Unsafe Rental Conditions
https://michiganchronicle.com/michigan-lawmakers-push-tenant-empowerment-bills-to-address-unsafe-rental-conditions/

 

QOTD: Do landlords need firmer regulations for timely repairs and increased rent notices?
https://wwmt.com/question/landlords-firmer-regulations-timely-maintenance-repairs-pests-dangerous-living-conditions-senate-bills-property-ownership-rights-accountability-michigan-housing-question-qotd

 

Michigan cities fight effects of climate change
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-cities-fight-effects-climate-change

 

Kzoo police shut down immigration-related use of license plate readers 
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/kzoo-police-shut-down-immigration-related-use-of-license-plate-readers/

 

After community outcry, Detroit district board calls for release of student detained by ICE 
https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/06/11/detroit-school-board-calls-for-release-of-maykol-bogoya-duarte-held-by-ice-after-outcry/

 

“We Loved Her”: MN AG Keith Ellison Mourns His Friend Melissa Hortman, Slams Republican Rhetoric
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/17/minnesota_vance_boelter_charges

 

Israel Bombs Iranian State TV, Devastating Building During Live Broadcast
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bombs-iranian-state-tv-devastating-building-during-live-broadcast/