We ask a teacher why unions matter in public schools. We’ll talk to AFT Local 691 member Jennifer Gwinner and ask how do we stop privatization of schools and what […]

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This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ve asked educators to comment on and slam the suppression of teaching about race and gender and book banning. As politicians direct curriculum […]

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The Kansas Legislature isn’t done yet, but there’s plenty to talk about, like workers compensation, food sales tax, redistricting, voter suppression, sports gambling, and how to spend a $3 billion […]

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Thinking about a career as a skilled trades person? Need some prep to qualify? We’ll talk to Rudy Chavez about the new Missouri Apprentice Ready Program. Then Kim Kelly, labor […]

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In the early 1990s, just before NAFTA was rammed through Congress, two unions – one in Mexico and one in the U.S. formed a solidarity partnership to organize workers on […]

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In 1922 Railway shopworkers went on strike against wage cuts and union busting in the largest and most violent rail strike of the 20th Century. This week on the Heartland […]

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In January 1990 a gang of assassins invaded a Ford assembly plant in Mexico City and opened fire on the assembly line workers killing one and injuring several. The workers […]

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United Autoworkers Local 249 is the largest local union in KC. It represents Ford workers. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we interview Jason Starr, President of Local 249 […]

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Nora Guthrie, daughter of America’s great folk singer, Woody Guthrie, has released a book called Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum […]

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This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we will talk to the authors of two new books: first is Joe Burns with Class Struggle Unionism. He asks if the labor […]

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