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This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Heartland Labor Forum” radio show. The Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City’s only program about the workplace. It’s radio that talks back to the boss! Whether you’re a union member or your workplace isn’t organized, Heartland Labor Forum (HLF) has stories for you, guaranteed to inspire, educate, or enrage you.

Breaking into Fortress Europe: Migrants Across the Mediterranean

The European migrant crisis is all over the news. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look into the crises behind the crisis including: war, imperialism, and poverty. Why are so many from Africa and the Middle East trying to break into fortress Europe and what should be done...

06/22/2015

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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 this issue and ask if there will be a domino...

06/16/2015

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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 gets bad press in the US media. We’ll get the...

06/09/2015

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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 at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am.

06/02/2015

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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 this on the Heartland Labor Forum. Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast...

05/21/2015

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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 talk to its author. Then, what do you do when...

05/18/2015

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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 best-practices by teachers that are actually working, and why are they ignored? Find out this week on the Heartland Labor...

05/11/2015

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AT&T on a Race to the Bottom? Home Healthcare Workers Fighting for a Union

Last week AT&T reported massive profits, but 17,000 workers in the Midwest who helped make them rich are working without a contract and facing demands for slashed healthcare, pensions, and job security protections. Find out about how they’re mobilizing this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, why are homecare...

05/04/2015

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