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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August 12, 2014 Shakerboarders: Will Dance For Food
Ever imagine what it’s like to be on the other side of the sign? This week’s Heartland Labor Forum is called Shakerboarders: Will Dance for Food. Although the Statue of Liberty refused to talk, you’ll hear what it’s like from …
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August 05, 2014 Mondragon: What if YOU Could Elect Your Boss?
What would your job be like if your company were a democracy? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll take a look at the world’s largest industrial democracy, Mondragon, where workers elect the CEO and profits are distributed to …
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59min
July 28, 2014 August 5th Election Issues
A lot of people haven’t decided how to vote in the August 5th election which asks voters in Kansas City and Missouri to approve new taxes for streetcars and roads. This week on The Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll get you …
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59min
July 28, 2014 The Transportation Sales Tax and the Street Car Referenda on the August Ballot
A lot of people haven’t decided how to vote in the August 5th election, which asks voters in Kansas City and Missouri to approve new taxes for streetcars and roads. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll get you …
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59min
July 21, 2014 Are Religious Institutions Exempt from Labor Law? and State Takeover of Normandy School District: Will Teachers Pay the Price?
Colleen Simon was fired by the Kansas City Archdiocese for being married–can they do that? We’ll talk to Colleen, her wife Donna, and her attorneys this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, in eastern Missouri, the State Department of …
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59min
July 15, 2014 Big Brother at UPS plus Uber and Lyft
At UPS Telematics is Big Brother, an on-board monitoring system worthy of the NSA. Hear about it this week on The Heartland Labor Forum where we’ll also discuss the latest taxi gimmick: Uber and Lyft. Is it a gypsy cab …
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July 09, 2014 David Cay Johnston: The Recovery That Wasn’t
The recession ended officially six years ago. So how’s the recovery been for you? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnson for the hour about the recovery that wasn’t …
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58min
July 01, 2014 Seattle's $15 an Hour Victory & May Day PAC
Is $15 an hour minimum wage a pipe dream? Hear how Seattle got it. Could it happen here? And, there’s a new PAC to take our democracy back from the Kochs and Rex and the rest of the top tier; …
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June 17, 2014 Musicians Local 1000: Pete Seeger’s Union and Greg Gould: Union Man
Did you know that traveling musicians pack a union along with their guitars and banjos to protect them on the road? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out about Pete Seeger’s union–Musicians Local 1000– which represents traveling …
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59min
June 10, 2014 "How To Jump-Start Your Union"
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Alexandra Bradbury of Labor Notes about her new book, How To Jump-Start Your Union, on the Chicago teachers strike. It’s a play-by-play account of one of the most successful strikes …
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FAQs about Heartland Labor Forum:

How many episodes does Heartland Labor Forum have?

The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.