Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

May 10, 2018 Workers’ Revival Festival – A Preview
The Inaugural Workers Revival Fest kicks off May 11 and 12 at the recordBar – two days of music, art and workshops celebrating working people. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask the organizers how the fest came to …
59 min
May 03, 2018 Where Unemployment Isn’t Low and Gerald Horne on the Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Our Colonial Past
We’ve heard that unemployment is really low, but where are the pockets of jobless workers? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk with Jacqueline Midkiff from the Bureau […]
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59 min
May 03, 2018 Where Unemployment Isn’t Low and Gerald Horne on the Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Our Colonial Past
We’ve heard that unemployment is really low, but where are the pockets of jobless workers? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk with Jacqueline Midkiff from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then, in his latest book, Gerald Horne …
59 min
April 26, 2018 Choke Points; Logistics Workers Disrupting the Global Supply Chain and Goddess of Anarchy; The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we hear about an amazing labor hero from the past from author Jacqueline Jones, talking about her book Goddess of Anarchy — The […]
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57 min
April 26, 2018 Choke Points; Logistics Workers Disrupting the Global Supply Chain and Goddess of Anarchy; The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radi
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we hear about an amazing labor hero from the past from author Jacqueline Jones, talking about her book Goddess of Anarchy — The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical. Then, the …
57 min
April 19, 2018 Highlights from Labor Notes and Bill Fletcher on How to Beat Right to Work
Two weeks ago more than 2,500 grassroots labor activists, “worker center” leaders, union members, union officers, and community activists gathered in Chicago for the semi-annual Labor Notes Conference. This week […]
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April 19, 2018 Highlights from Labor Notes and Bill Fletcher on How to Beat Right to Work
Two weeks ago more than 2,500 grassroots labor activists, “worker center” leaders, union members, union officers, and community activists gathered in Chicago for the semi-annual Labor Notes Conference. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll bring you some highlights. …
1 hr
April 09, 2018 Comp Time or Overtime Pay? And What’s Up with the Airport Deal?
We’ll ask if the new airport is ready for lift off after it’s bumpy start. What are the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that come with such a complicated and expensive […]
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1 hr 2 min
April 09, 2018 Comp Time or Overtime Pay? And What’s Up with the Airport Deal?
We’ll ask if the new airport is ready for lift off after it’s bumpy start. What are the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that come with such a complicated and expensive project, from finance to construction? Then, Republicans are again trying …
1 hr 2 min
March 30, 2018 Lives on the Line Story Slam
Don’t miss a very special Heartland Labor Forum this week called “Lives on the Line – Stories of Survival, Grit and Determination” as told by low wage workers about their […]
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1 hr

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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…