Podcast - Heartland Labor Forum

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.

Mondragon: Humanity At Work (Encore)

Is democracy in the workplace possible? In the spirit of peace for Christmas, the Heartland Labor Forum is going to replay Mondragon: Humanity at Work. Mondragon in Spain is the world’s largest industrial democracy, where workers elect the CEO and profits are distributed to the worker-owners. They now operate in...

Why Ebola is a Union Issue

When hospitals failed to protect workers who were treating ebola patients, it was National Nurses United who blew the whistle and demanded better standards of protection . This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll talk with NNU’s Julie Perry about why ebola is a union issue. Then we’ll play...

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 loss leader in labor rights: Wal-Mart. We’ll follow up with comedian Lee Camp who will provide dessert of a few...

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 by a police officer. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we will discuss issues raised by the August shooting in...