Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

June 16, 2015 ERISA’s Demise: The Domino Effect and Huelga: Story from a Casino Utility Closet
Last Fall Congress passed and President Obama signed a so-called Pension Reform Act allowing employers to reduce or suspend pension payments to retirees if a pension plan is “deeply troubled.” Teamster retirees face cuts. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we explore …
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June 09, 2015 Labor History in Two and Venezuela: Who’s the Real Threat?
Labor History in two minutes a day? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Stephanie Sewell of the Illinois Labor History society about the new radio show […]
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June 09, 2015 Labor History in Two and Venezuela: Who’s the Real Threat?
Labor History in two minutes a day? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Stephanie Sewell of the Illinois Labor History society about the new radio show Labor History in Two. Then, the government of Venezuela regularly …
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June 02, 2015 Matt Kennard: On the Trail of the Global Capitalist Racketeers and the High Public Cost of Low Fast Food Wages
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview journalist Matt Kennard, author of The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe. Then, UC Berkeley’s Ian Perry explains what wage […]
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June 02, 2015 Matt Kennard: On the Trail of the Global Capitalist Racketeers and the High Public Cost of Low Fast Food Wages
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview journalist Matt Kennard, author of The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe. Then, UC Berkeley’s Ian Perry explains what wage corporations should pay so taxpayers can quit subsidizing low wages. Thursday …
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May 22, 2015 Does the World Bank Work for Working People? and Pioneer Women
Does the World Bank Work for Working People? Not according to a new study about how poor people are chased off their land to make way for shiny new projects […]
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May 22, 2015 Does the World Bank Work for Working People? and Pioneer Women
Does the World Bank Work for Working People? Not according to a new study about how poor people are chased off their land to make way for shiny new projects and on Pioneer Women, Susan interviews a woman welder. All …
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May 18, 2015 A 100 Years Ago, Socialists Dominated MOKAN Labor – History of the Socialist Party and Women Battle Sexual Harassment at Ford Chicago
A hundred years ago, Kansas and Missouri were a hotbed of socialism. Rabble rousers like Mother Jones and Kate Richards O’Hare drew large crowds. There’s a new history of the […]
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May 18, 2015 A 100 Years Ago, Socialists Dominated MOKAN Labor – History of the Socialist Party and Women Battle Sexual Harassment at Ford Chicago
A hundred years ago, Kansas and Missouri were a hotbed of socialism. Rabble rousers like Mother Jones and Kate Richards O’Hare drew large crowds. There’s a new history of the Socialist Party. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll …
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May 11, 2015 Teacher Wars: The Most Embattled Profession
Why do so-called education reforms keep proposing the same failed strategies for education: blaming teachers, attacking tenure, proposing testing or charters or outright privatization? What are the strategies based on […]
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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…