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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

March 14, 2016 A Streetcar Named Non-Union and MO Legislature to KC: “Bend Uber”
Will jobs on the new KC streetcars be good jobs? We’ll find out from the union that represents the Area Transportation Authority bus drivers, ATU Local 1287 this week on […]
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59 min
March 14, 2016 A Streetcar Named Non-Union and MO Legislature to KC: “Bend Uber”
Will jobs on the new KC streetcars be good jobs? We’ll find out from the union that represents the Area Transportation Authority bus drivers, ATU Local 1287 this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. It’s called “A Streetcar Named Non-Union”. …
59 min
March 08, 2016 Welcome to “Pure” Michigan
The exit of manufacturing jobs from Michigan in recent decades turned it into a rust belt, and now the rust is more than a metaphor. It’s in the poisoned water […]
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1 hr
March 08, 2016 Welcome to "Pure" Michigan
The exit of manufacturing jobs from Michigan in recent decades turned it into a rust belt, and now the rust is more than a metaphor. It’s in the poisoned water and the dilapidated schools. Even representative government is corroding. Find …
1 hr
February 27, 2016 MU Graduate Teaching Assistants Denied Union Representation Election and A Preview of the Upcoming Labor Notes Conference
Add one more black eye for The University of Missouri-Columbia: Refusal to bargain or recognize a union. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk with graduate teaching assistants […]
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59 min
February 27, 2016 MU Graduate Teaching Assistants Denied Union Representation Election and A Preview of the Upcoming Labor Notes Conference
Add one more black eye for The University of Missouri-Columbia: Refusal to bargain or recognize a union. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk with graduate teaching assistants from MU who have organized and want to know why …
59 min
February 23, 2016 Father Lefty Empowering Youth and The New Education Reform: Will Children Still Be Left Behind?
The passing of Father John Wandless late last year left his What U Can Do program to politically empower minority youth in limbo. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, […]
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1 hr
February 23, 2016 Father Lefty Empowering Youth and The New Education Reform: Will Children Still Be Left Behind?
The passing of Father John Wandless late last year left his What U Can Do program to politically empower minority youth in limbo. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look at The Legacy of Father Lefty and his …
1 hr
February 15, 2016 What’s New from the Chicago Teachers? and Xenophobia: Are We a Nation of Anti-Immigrants?
In the past few years the Chicago Teachers Union has won a reputation as one of the most innovative and participative unions in the U.S. This week on the Heartland […]
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58 min
February 15, 2016 What’s New from the Chicago Teachers? and Xenophobia: Are We a Nation of Anti-Immigrants?
In the past few years the Chicago Teachers Union has won a reputation as one of the most innovative and participative unions in the U.S. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out What’s New from the Chicago …
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…