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.
Stop That One-Man Train!
Workers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe are voting on a proposal to eliminate conductor jobs and run trains with only an engineer. It’s stirring up lots of opposition from workers, their families, environmentalists and community members who remember the oil train explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec in...
