Heartland Labor Forum

Is it a new AFL-CIO? We’ll be almost live, from the convention. The AFL-CIO in its buildup to its convention this week said it would take bold, decisive action to answer the […]

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This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we asked people at the Labor Day Parade “What’s a good job?” You’ll hear their answers. And speaking of good jobs, we’ll talk […]

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“With unionized labor, a level of decency and fairness can be achieved in establishing wages and working conditions.” ~~Ed Asner, actor, union leader and all-around agitator Hear Judy Ancel chat […]

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This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we look at what’s happening to our right to privacy: Edward Snowden was not the first. Before him came NSA whistleblowers William Binney, […]

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Congress is on its August recess and activists for and against immigration reform are cranking up the volume. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask whether immigration reform is […]

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“No family should have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. No family can live on $7.25 an hour.” —That was the Reverend Susan McCann, speaking in front […]

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In Missouri, you can kill someone, do your time, and qualify for food stamps, but not if your crime was drugs. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to […]

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