Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

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, Summit Theatre Group is performing the Triangle Fire Project with …
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February 23, 2018 KC’s Entertainment Unions and Charter Schmarter
When you watch TV or go to a play, or the symphony or to Starlight, do you ever wonder what the working conditions are for the people who put on […]
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1 hr 1 min
February 23, 2018 KC’s Entertainment Unions and Charter Schmarter
When you watch TV or go to a play, or the symphony or to Starlight, do you ever wonder what the working conditions are for the people who put on the show? Who has a union and who doesn’t, and …
1 hr 1 min
February 16, 2018 Brexit and British Workers and The Polk School
Today’s analysts and commentators describe Britain as being nearly in a state of civil war over Brexit. Will Britain be able to hold it together in these turbulent times, and […]
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February 16, 2018 Brexit and British Workers and The Polk School
Today’s analysts and commentators describe Britain as being nearly in a state of civil war over Brexit. Will Britain be able to hold it together in these turbulent times, and what will be the impact on British workers? Find out …
1 hr
February 09, 2018 Generation Dollar General and the New Poor People’s Campaign
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll take a look at Dollar General. Its CEO is betting on increased income inequality to make him billions. During the last year […]
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February 09, 2018 Generation Dollar General and the New Poor People’s Campaign
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll take a look at Dollar General. Its CEO is betting on increased income inequality to make him billions. During the last year of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put justice …
1 hr
February 02, 2018 Two Books: Black Detroit and On New Terrain: How Capital Is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War by Kim Moody
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to authors of two books: Black Detroit A History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd, who will discuss the impact the labor […]
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59 min
February 02, 2018 Two Books: Black Detroit and On New Terrain: How Capital Is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War by Kim Moody
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to authors of two books: Black Detroit A History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd, who will discuss the impact the labor movement had on the rise of the black middle class. …
59 min
January 26, 2018 Blood, Sweat and Fear: Violence in the Auto Industry and The Golden Shower of Tax Cuts
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we will explore the term “going postal.” But violence at work is not limited to postal workers. We’ll interview Jeremy Milloy about his […]
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1 hr 1 min

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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…