Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

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 new book Blood, Sweat and Fear: Violence in the Auto …
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January 19, 2018 Living in the Shadow of the Border
As anti-immigrant elected officials turn Dreamers into bargaining chips for more border walls, the Heartland Labor Forum this week talks to three citizens who live at the U.S.- Mexico border, […]
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January 05, 2018 The One Device: The Secret History (and Moral Cost) of the iPhone and Panic Buttons for Hospitality Workers
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll explore the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone, its global supply chain and why it’s called the one device. Then: […]
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January 05, 2018 The One Device: The Secret History (and Moral Cost) of the iPhone and Panic Buttons for Hospitality Workers
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll explore the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone, its global supply chain and why it’s called the one device. Then: after too many instances of sexual attack and harassment, Chicago …
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December 29, 2017 Eleanor Goldfield: Paradigm Lost and Religious Freedom May Cost You Your Job
Join us this week on the Heartland Labor Forum for revolutionary poet, musician and citizen journalist Eleanor Goldfield, who will discuss NAFTA, worker’s rights, fighting the man and the power […]
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December 29, 2017 Eleanor Goldfield: Paradigm Lost and Religious Freedom May Cost You Your Job
Join us this week on the Heartland Labor Forum for revolutionary poet, musician and citizen journalist Eleanor Goldfield, who will discuss NAFTA, worker’s rights, fighting the man and the power of art to change the world. Then–Missouri, Kansas and other …
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December 22, 2017 Amazon: Walmart of the Internet and Jobs with Justice’s Amazon Wish List
Before you click on Amazon.com to find the perfect gifts this holiday season, tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum to find out how poor working conditions, unfair competition and […]
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December 22, 2017 Amazon: Walmart of the Internet and Jobs with Justice’s Amazon Wish List
Before you click on Amazon.com to find the perfect gifts this holiday season, tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum to find out how poor working conditions, unfair competition and billions in tax incentives have made Amazon the “Wal-Mart of …
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December 16, 2017 Peter Poschen: Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy: Solutions for Climate Change and Sustainable Development and DACA Workers
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: what exactly is a “green job” and how do we move our economies and our workers into an environmentally sustainable world? […]
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December 16, 2017 Peter Poschen: Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy: Solutions for Climate Change and Sustainable Development and DACA Worker
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: what exactly is a “green job” and how do we move our economies and our workers into an environmentally sustainable world? Find out when we talk to author Peter Poschen about …
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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…