Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

July 08, 2017 UMKC’s Latest Round of Layoffs~SAVE UMKC THEATRE and Labor Studies Program Suspended: What Now?
Amid budget shortfalls, so-called “non-core” programs are under attack from UMKC administrators, but faculty, staff, students and community members are fighting back. Tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum for an […]
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59 min
July 08, 2017 UMKC's Latest Round of Layoffs~SAVE UMKC THEATRE and Labor Studies Program Suspended: What Now?
Amid budget shortfalls, so-called “non-core” programs are under attack from UMKC administrators, but faculty, staff, students and community members are fighting back. Tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum for an interview with Judy Ancel, laid-off director of WELS and former …
59 min
July 06, 2017 The British Elections: What Do They Mean for Labor and Big Bucks for the Boot Heel: Good Deal or Not?
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we take another look at how the Labour party is reshaping politics across the pond in the UK. What does the rise of […]
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59 min
July 06, 2017 The British Elections: What Do They Mean for Labor and Big Bucks for the Boot Heel: Good Deal or Not?
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we take another look at how the Labour party is reshaping politics across the pond in the UK. What does the rise of Jeremy Corbyn mean for the trade union movement? Then, we …
59 min
June 29, 2017 Peter Moscowitz, How to Kill a City and Jonathan Rosenblum, Beyond $15
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: How can we grow and improve our cities without the threat of gentrification? This week, we talk to Peter Moskowitz about his book […]
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59 min
June 29, 2017 Peter Moscowitz, How to Kill a City and Jonathan Rosenblum, Beyond $15
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: How can we grow and improve our cities without the threat of gentrification? This week, we talk to Peter Moskowitz about his book How to Kill a City. Peter will tell us what …
59 min
June 22, 2017 Gordon Lafer: The 1% Solution and Builidng the Kansas City Skyline
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll interview Gordon Lafer about his new book which asks what elites are doing with all their new-found power. We’ll review with him […]
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1 hr 2 min
June 22, 2017 Gordon Lafer: The 1% Solution and Builidng the Kansas City Skyline
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll interview Gordon Lafer about his new book which asks what elites are doing with all their new-found power. We’ll review with him The One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One …
1 hr 2 min
June 15, 2017 Detroit: Are the Engines Restarting?
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask about Detroit: Are the Engines Restarting? We start with a history tour of Detroit labor from its heyday in auto and […]
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1 hr
June 15, 2017 Detroit: Are the Engines Restarting?
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask about Detroit: Are the Engines Restarting? We start with a history tour of Detroit labor from its heyday in auto and the bloody struggle to organize, and in music with the …
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…