Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

April 07, 2015 Current Labor Struggles in Oil and Auto and on the Docks
Some big union contracts are up this year. Will they begin a turnaround in labor’s fortunes? There was a near strike on the West Coast docks by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union; The Oil Workers had an unprecedented strike …
59 min
April 03, 2015 Teaching in Brownbakistan and Manual Labor: Groped on the Assembly Line
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Kansas teachers about teaching in Brownbackistan. Then, we ask why are Chicago Ford workers having to sue to get their […]
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1 hr 1 min
March 27, 2015 Dorothy Sue Cobble: Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements and Metropolitan Community Colleges Faculty Organizes
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Dorothy Sue Cobble, one of the authors of Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements. It’s about the […]
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58 min
March 27, 2015 Dorothy Sue Cobble: Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements and Metropolitan Community Colleges Facul
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Dorothy Sue Cobble, one of the authors of Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements. It’s about the little told and continuous movement of working class women for …
58 min
March 20, 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Another Corporate Power Grab
Last week, the Missouri Trade Justice Coalition hosted a forum called The Transpacific Partnership: Another Corporate Power Grab. Environmentalists, farmers, unions, and human rights organizations all participated. This week on […]
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1 hr
March 13, 2015 Our Walmart Gets a Raise and Singout with Pat Wynne
Wal-Mart workers just got a raise. How did that happen? Could it be that Wal-Mart workers have finally got Bentonville scared they’ll unionize? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, […]
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58 min
March 05, 2015 Right to Work and Paycheck Deception: Partners in Crime
From Madison, Wisconsin to Jefferson City, Missouri, the union busters are hijacking our labor rights. In Missouri, so-called Right to Work and Paycheck Protection bills have become partners in crimes […]
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1 hr
February 27, 2015 Why Does the Boss Have All the Rights?
Americans pride themselves on our freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution, but few realize that when they enter the workplace, their civil liberties are left outside. This week on the Heartland […]
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1 hr
February 19, 2015 Teachers on the March
Governors and State legislators are still messing with public education. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll look at how Kansas and Missouri teachers are fighting back. In Kansas […]
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55 min
February 09, 2015 Fast Track to Oblivion: The New Secret Trade Deal
In the next 30 days the Obama Administration will begin its campaign to pass the biggest NAFTA-style trade deal ever: the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Ever heard of it? Probably not.
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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…