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.

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April 11, 2016 U.S. Senate Cafeteria Workers Cookin’ Up Trouble and Tips: A Throwback to Slavery
Thursday on the Heartland Labor Forum: Did Senators go hungry today alongside the workers who feed them? We’ll hear about the strike in the Senate Cafeteria. It’s part of the fight for $15. And then, is the practice of tipping …
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April 04, 2016 Human Race – One Race and Teamsters on the Cutting Board
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Hear about the remarkable march last week of Longfellow Elementary students with banners declaring “One Race -Human Race. Kids are learning to build […]
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April 04, 2016 Human Race – One Race and Teamsters on the Cutting Board
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Hear about the remarkable march last week of Longfellow Elementary students with banners declaring “One Race -Human Race. Kids are learning to build a better community. Then, why are Teamster retirees up in …
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1h 1min
March 28, 2016 Should We Get Rid of the Electoral College? And Earl Wheeler: Lessons from KC Labor’s Past
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: The Electoral College – that obstacle to direct election of the President put into the Constitution by the framers. Did they have a […]
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March 28, 2016 Should We Get Rid of the Electoral College? And Earl Wheeler: Lessons from KC Labor’s Past
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: The Electoral College – that obstacle to direct election of the President put into the Constitution by the framers. Did they have a point? We’ll talk to UMKC Professor Max Skidmore about it. …
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1h
March 22, 2016 Everyone’s Marching on Washington this Spring and Summer
On April 14th Teamsters will be in Washington protesting pension cuts. On April 17th and 18th labor, civil rights, environmental and student organizations will surround the Capitol with a Democracy […]
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March 22, 2016 Everyone’s Marching on Washington this Spring and Summer
On April 14th Teamsters will be in Washington protesting pension cuts. On April 17th and 18th labor, civil rights, environmental and student organizations will surround the Capitol with a Democracy Awakening protesting the attack on voting rights and money in …
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1h
March 14, 2016 A Streetcar Named Non-Union and MO Legislature to KC: “Bend Uber”
Will jobs on the new KC streetcars be good jobs? We’ll find out from the union that represents the Area Transportation Authority bus drivers, ATU Local 1287 this week on […]
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59min
March 14, 2016 A Streetcar Named Non-Union and MO Legislature to KC: “Bend Uber”
Will jobs on the new KC streetcars be good jobs? We’ll find out from the union that represents the Area Transportation Authority bus drivers, ATU Local 1287 this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. It’s called “A Streetcar Named Non-Union”. …
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59min
March 08, 2016 Welcome to “Pure” Michigan
The exit of manufacturing jobs from Michigan in recent decades turned it into a rust belt, and now the rust is more than a metaphor. It’s in the poisoned water […]
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1h

FAQs about Heartland Labor Forum:

How many episodes does Heartland Labor Forum have?

The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.