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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.

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 against working people. Hear about it this week on the Heartland Labor Forum, Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am.

03/05/2015

By Jen ZamanComments Off

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 Labor Forum, we’ll ask why the boss gets all the rights. Tune in Thursday, at 6 pm--re-broadcast Friday, at 5:00...

02/26/2015

By Jen ZamanComments Off

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 they’re putting on their walking shoes and will march to Topeka to protest Brownback’s cuts to public education

02/19/2015

By Mike Murphy0 Comments

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.

02/09/2015

By Mike Murphy0 Comments

Partying Like It’s 1928: the NO KANT Legislatures

The lobbyist cash is flowing just like Koch with a K. From Topeka to Jeff City, they’re serving up a toxic feast of union busting, anti-work bills. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll peruse the menu and learn about the true cost of these bills for labor and...

02/03/2015

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Nomi Prins: All the Presidents’ Bankers and Ed Baptist Half the Story: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, it’s all about money and power. We interview finance expert Nomi Prins on her book All the Presidents’ Bankers then to circle back to a neglected part of the story, we’ll talk to historian Ed Baptist and find out about his book: Half...

01/27/2015

By Jen Zaman0 Comments

Obama Immigration Executive Action: a Big Opportunity for Unions

What’s Obama’s Executive Action for immigrants all about? Can the anti-immigrant politicians block them? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll explore these questions and ask how unions and workers can benefit as millions of undocumented immigrants gain permission to work. Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am.

01/19/2015

By Jen Zaman0 Comments

Police and the Community from One Struggle KC to Community Policing

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask: Is Kansas City like Ferguson? We talk to police critics from One Struggle KC and we talk to the police about an alternative: community policing. Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am.

01/13/2015

By Jen Zaman0 Comments