Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

December 08, 2017 Emily Twarog: Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer Activism in the 20th Century and Sarah Adler-Milstein & John M. Kline: Sewing Hope
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to two authors about books on working class women. Emily Twarog’s new book, Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer […]
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59 min
December 08, 2017 Emily Twarog: Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer Activism in the 20th Century and Sarah Adler-Milstein & John M. Kline: S
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to two authors about books on working class women. Emily Twarog’s new book, Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer Activism in the 20th Century, takes us back to a …
59 min
December 01, 2017 A Conversation with Historian David Roediger on Race, Labor and Management
David Roediger teaches American Studies at KU. He’s an expert on the history of the working class in the U.S. and its peculiar race relations. This week on the Heartland […]
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1 hr
December 01, 2017 A Conversation with Historian David Roediger on Race, Labor and Management
David Roediger teaches American Studies at KU. He’s an expert on the history of the working class in the U.S. and its peculiar race relations. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll spend the hour with Roediger and ask …
1 hr
November 17, 2017 Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social […]
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59 min
November 17, 2017 Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social contract, and if there is a new one on the …
59 min
November 10, 2017 Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions
Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus […]
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1 hr 1 min
November 10, 2017 Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions
Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus versus AFSCME. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we …
1 hr 1 min
November 02, 2017 Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out
Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? […]
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58 min
November 02, 2017 Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out
Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? Alex Rosenblat joins us on the Heartland Labor Forum to …
58 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…