Heartland Labor Forum

By KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City's only program about the workplace. It is produced by and for our working people. We have been agitating on the air since 1989. Find out who is busting unions and ... more

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The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.

Heartland Labor Forum episodes:

December 01, 2017 A Conversation with Historian David Roediger on Race, Labor and Management
David Roediger teaches American Studies at KU. He’s an expert on the history of the working class in the U.S. and its peculiar race relations. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll spend the hour with Roediger and ask …
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November 17, 2017 Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social […]
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November 17, 2017 Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social contract, and if there is a new one on the …
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59min
November 10, 2017 Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions
Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus […]
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November 10, 2017 Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions
Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus versus AFSCME. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we …
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November 02, 2017 Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out
Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? […]
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November 02, 2017 Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out
Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? Alex Rosenblat joins us on the Heartland Labor Forum to …
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October 26, 2017 Do Japanese Workers Have Rights? And Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask about Japanese workers: Do they have unions? What are their rights?” How do they try to make a difference? We’ll find […]
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October 26, 2017 Do Japanese Workers Have Rights? And Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask about Japanese workers: Do they have unions? What are their rights?” How do they try to make a difference? We’ll find out from a former Teachers Union chairman. Then, why are …
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October 19, 2017 The Great Job Creation Scam: Wisconsin’s New “FoxCon” and Subsidizing Robot Jobs
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Greg Leroy of Good Jobs First about their new database of corporate tax giveaways and a clever accounting rule that could […]
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FAQs about Heartland Labor Forum:

How many episodes does Heartland Labor Forum have?

The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.