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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.

Do the Rich Cheat More than the Rest of Us? and Union Organizing Iraqi Style

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates get lots of publicity for being generous, but recent psychology experiments in fact show that rich people are greedier and cheat more than the rest of us. Find out about it this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. And, after ten years of liberation Iraqi...

07/23/2013

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Don’t do Koch! and Jonathan Sperber: Karl Marx: A 19th Century Life

Last week, over a hundred Kansans stood up against the Koch Brothers' front group Americans for Prosperity, dubbing them Americans for Austerity. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we'll find out why. Then we'll talk to Jonathan Sperber about his book Karl Marx: A 19th Century Life. We'll ask...

07/15/2013

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The Peabody/Patriot Shuffle

Peabody Coal dumped union miners and retirees into subsidiary Patriot Coal which is now in bankruptcy and reneging on union contracts, pensions and healthcare for retired miners. Tune into this week’s Heartland Labor Forum to hear The Peabody/Patriot Shuffle. Then we’ll hear the rest of Bill Fletcher’s speech at the...

07/02/2013

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“They’re Bankrupting Us!” & 20 Other Myths About Unions

This week on Heartland Labor Forum, we'll go in-depth on Bill Fletcher’s talk at the Kansas City Public Library about his new book "They’re Bankrupting Us!" & 20 Other Myths About Unions. Later on, we'll feature a commentary on the new UPS contract. Underwritten by: Blake & Uhlig PA and Boilermakers...

07/01/2013

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Obamacare Review and Q&A

There are less than 100 days until the October 1st kickoff of Obamacare, when uninsured people can begin applying for health insurance and premium subsidies through the Affordable Care Act's new state and federal marketplaces. On this week's Heartland Labor Forum, we'll have some experts on the ACA to answer...

06/25/2013

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What Do You Get When You Offshore Management Responsibility? Bangladesh

"No words can describe the horror of the criminal action of the manufacturers, brands, employer groups, and regulatory authorities for their greed for profit, at the cost of precious human lives, injuries, and misery to thousands," so says Roy Ramesh of Global Union IndustriALL about the Bangladesh factory collapse in...

06/20/2013

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Testing Mania and “I’m Not Lovin’ It”: Fast Food Workers

This week on Heartland Labor Forum, our correspondents Cris Mann and Ann Pritchett explore our obsession with testing mania. Later, HLF reporters Sayra Gordillo and Jen Zaman talk to a St. Louis fast food worker about going on strike. Thursdays at 6pm, rebroadcast on Fridays at 5AM. Underwritten by: Teamsters...

06/13/2013

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Legislative Post-Mortem and Dumb Bill Award

The 2013 Missouri and Kansas Legislative sessions have twisted away into oblivion. Like recent storms, they've left a path of destruction through workers' rights and welfare. On this week's Heartland Labor Forum, we'll assess the damage. To help us sift through the wreckage will be Missouri Representative Judy Morgan and...

06/06/2013

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