Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

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 lives. Excerpts of this co-production of Standup KC and the …
1 hr
March 29, 2018 The Unions Speak Out on the Harley Shutdown and NCAA Players: Workers, Students or Slaves?
When Harley Davidson announced the shutdown of its Kansas City plant, they blamed declining motorcycle sales. Is that it? We’ll ask the two union presidents if there’s more to the […]
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59 min
March 29, 2018 The Unions Speak Out on the Harley Shutdown and NCAA Players: Workers, Students or Slaves?
When Harley Davidson announced the shutdown of its Kansas City plant, they blamed declining motorcycle sales. Is that it? We’ll ask the two union presidents if there’s more to the story this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, March …
59 min
March 22, 2018 General Gym and Major Math: Teachers with Guns
We’ve heard a lot lately about arming teachers to protect our schools. Is this a good idea or a really bad idea? On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask […]
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57 min
March 22, 2018 General Gym and Major Math: Teachers with Guns
We’ve heard a lot lately about arming teachers to protect our schools. Is this a good idea or a really bad idea? On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask a panel of teachers from the Kansas City area what …
57 min
March 15, 2018 Will Missouri Gut Prevailing Wage Laws and Class War USA: Dispatches from Workers’ Struggles in American History
Some Missouri GOP officials want to gut prevailing wage laws. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask why they’re important for contractors, workers and the economy. Then, we […]
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1 hr 1 min
March 15, 2018 Will Missouri Gut Prevailing Wage Laws and Class War USA: Dispatches from Workers’ Struggles in American History
Some Missouri GOP officials want to gut prevailing wage laws. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask why they’re important for contractors, workers and the economy. Then, we talk to Brandon Weber about his new book, Class War …
1 hr 1 min
March 09, 2018 The Gutting of Our Universities and Forced Arbitration: Surrender Your Rights
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that cutting state university budgets is bad for faculty, staff and students, but this week on the Heartland Labor […]
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1 hr
March 09, 2018 The Gutting of Our Universities and Forced Arbitration: Surrender Your Rights
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that cutting state university budgets is bad for faculty, staff and students, but this week on the Heartland Labor Forum, a rocket scientist from KU will give his simple …
1 hr
March 02, 2018 Charter Schmarter and Triangle Factory Fire Project Play
Is it Charter Smarter or Charter Schmarter? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: shouldn’t we give charter schools more scrutiny before we expand them in Missouri? Then, […]
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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…