Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

November 24, 2014 Black Friday
Black Friday has merged into Thursday as retail workers fight for time to eat their turkey. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum we have a special on the all time […]
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1 hr
November 18, 2014 Ferguson: Anytown, USA
As Governor Nixon places Missouri National Guard on Emergency Alert, organizers in many cities are prepared to respond to the Grand Jury decision for the shooting death of Mike Brown […]
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58 min
November 10, 2014 Block the Boat LA and These Roses Have Thorns: Colombian Flower Workers
On August 16, thousands of Palestinian solidarity activists convened at the Port of Oakland and blocked workers from the Longshore union – ILWU from unloading an Israeli cargo ship. The […]
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1 hr
November 04, 2014 Til the Rulers Obey: Rebel Voices from Latin America and Homecare Workers
“A wave of change rolled through Latin America at the turn of the 21st-century bringing calls for broad participation and democratically drafted constitutions.” That’s the beginning of a book called […]
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59 min
October 27, 2014 21st-century Ford workers
Young auto workers today make far less than their older coworkers. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll have a conversation with 21st-century Ford workers about their hopes, their […]
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59 min
October 22, 2014 Elections: Hot Races in Kansas and Missouri
There are lots of hot election races in Kansas this year and a few even in Missouri. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to some insiders: Courtney […]
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1 hr 1 min
October 14, 2014 Privatization: What’s the Cost? and Stopping Privatization in KC
As state and local governments outsource important public functions to for-profit companies, what happens to workers and their communities? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll find out from […]
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1 hr
October 01, 2014 Denied Unemployment? Help Is on the Way and Assessing the Fast Food Campaign, Its Triumphs and Future
Denied unemployment? Help is on the way. UMKC has a clinic to help people appeal the denial of claims. That’s this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Also, the movement […]
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59 min
September 22, 2014 Reviving the Public Sector Strike and Blowing the Whistle on Unsafe Work
A few decades ago, Kansas City had teachers and firefighters strikes, but it’s been years. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we interview Joe Burns, who thinks we should […]
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1 hr 1 min
September 15, 2014 Teachers Unite Against Amendment 3 & “Parasitic Finance Capital”
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, St. Louis money bags Rex Sinquefield is behind Amendment 3 on the Missouri November ballot, another state constitutional amendment. It would pay teachers […]
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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…