Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

April 18, 2016 Corporate Raiders Crash the Classroom
Standardized testing. Why are students and teachers around the country so critical of it? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, two teachers will discuss how testing strips important protections […]
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April 18, 2016 Corporate Raiders Crash the Classroom
Standardized testing. Why are students and teachers around the country so critical of it? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, two teachers will discuss how testing strips important protections from teachers and vital experiences from students. Find out why …
1 hr
April 11, 2016 U.S. Senate Cafeteria Workers Cookin’ Up Trouble and Tips: A Throwback to Slavery
Thursday on the Heartland Labor Forum: Did Senators go hungry today alongside the workers who feed them? We’ll hear about the strike in the Senate Cafeteria. It’s part of the […]
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56 min
April 11, 2016 U.S. Senate Cafeteria Workers Cookin’ Up Trouble and Tips: A Throwback to Slavery
Thursday on the Heartland Labor Forum: Did Senators go hungry today alongside the workers who feed them? We’ll hear about the strike in the Senate Cafeteria. It’s part of the fight for $15. And then, is the practice of tipping …
56 min
April 04, 2016 Human Race – One Race and Teamsters on the Cutting Board
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Hear about the remarkable march last week of Longfellow Elementary students with banners declaring “One Race -Human Race. Kids are learning to build […]
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April 04, 2016 Human Race – One Race and Teamsters on the Cutting Board
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Hear about the remarkable march last week of Longfellow Elementary students with banners declaring “One Race -Human Race. Kids are learning to build a better community. Then, why are Teamster retirees up in …
1 hr 1 min
March 28, 2016 Should We Get Rid of the Electoral College? And Earl Wheeler: Lessons from KC Labor’s Past
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: The Electoral College – that obstacle to direct election of the President put into the Constitution by the framers. Did they have a […]
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March 28, 2016 Should We Get Rid of the Electoral College? And Earl Wheeler: Lessons from KC Labor’s Past
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: The Electoral College – that obstacle to direct election of the President put into the Constitution by the framers. Did they have a point? We’ll talk to UMKC Professor Max Skidmore about it. …
1 hr
March 22, 2016 Everyone’s Marching on Washington this Spring and Summer
On April 14th Teamsters will be in Washington protesting pension cuts. On April 17th and 18th labor, civil rights, environmental and student organizations will surround the Capitol with a Democracy […]
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March 22, 2016 Everyone’s Marching on Washington this Spring and Summer
On April 14th Teamsters will be in Washington protesting pension cuts. On April 17th and 18th labor, civil rights, environmental and student organizations will surround the Capitol with a Democracy Awakening protesting the attack on voting rights and money in …
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…