Heartland Labor Forum

Since the pandemic began, Cuba has had only 88 deaths from COVID-19. Their doctors have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll […] The post Cuba & Scalia’s DOL appeared first on KKFI .

The new head of the post office, Louis DeJoy, told Congress last week that despite the predicted dramatic increase in mail voting, elections won’t be a problem for the starved […] The post Louis DeJoy & Privatizing the USPS appeared first on KKFI .

Shut up and dribble. Shut up and play! Millionaires don’t have the right to speak! Do we believe in the “I’m not black, I’m O.J.” sentiment when it comes to […] The post Sports Unions & Black Lives Matter appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’re celebrating a hundred years since some women won the right to vote. What can we learn from that struggle for today’s fights, […] The post 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage & Ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Communications Workers Union District 6 VP Claude Cummins, who also heads the union’s nationwide Human Rights department. We’ll find out […] The post CWA in a Time of Change & Solidarity Under Siege: Labor in El Salvador appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Are we going back to school? How? Will it be virtual or in person? What are teachers saying about how safe it is? […] The post Teachers’ Views On School Reopenings appeared first on KKFI .

Planning a road trip? Want to learn if your travels may take you near some of Labor’s Sacred Places? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Saul […] The post A Travel Guide to Labor Landmarks & Killing Asylum appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll profile a hero, a woman who fought for indigenous rights, the environment and democracy. We talk to Guardian reporter Nina Lakhani about […] The post Who Killed Berta Caceres & UMKC’s Budget Crisis: The Workers Pay appeared first on KKFI .

If our local healthcare workers are essential, why are their bosses trampling on their rights as workers? Find out this week on the Heartland Labor Forum when we talk to […] The post SEIU Healthcare & Medicaid Expansion In Missouri appeared first on KKFI .

Cuba is world famous for its healthcare system and for sending doctors to poor countries around the world. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Missouri author […] The post Cuba Healthcare & Migrants In A Pandemic appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask an organizer and a lawyer: are Smithfield and other meat and poultry plants a danger to their workers and the public? […] The post Is Smithfield A Public Nuisance & It’s Not Police Unions, It’s Police Repression appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll have “The CORONA Report” – news and analysis from comedian and host of RT America’s Redacted Tonight – Lee Camp. Then, in […] The post Comedian Lee Camp with the Corona Report and Pandemic & Climate Change appeared first on KKFI .

Join us Thursday, June 18, at 6:00 PM on the Heartland Labor Forum as we learn if the state budget cuts imposed by the COVID-19 virus shortfalls in Missouri and […] The post No Money, Not Funny: Budget Cuts in Kansas & Missouri appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Ray Brescia, author of The Future of Change; How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions. We’ll ask him about how communications technology […] The post Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions & Who’s Not Workin’? Getting Unemployment appeared first on KKFI .

The federal deficit has shot up like a SpaceX rocket because of Trump’s tax cuts and the COVID-19 Recession. Does it matter? And what happened to all the Deficit Hawks […] The post The Deficit! So What? & Why America Needs Socialism appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: As COVID-19 cases go up in the U.S., we’ll look at Cuba with journalist Reed Lindsay for a different take on how to […] The post Cuba: How Socialists Fight A Pandemic & Christopher Martin: No Longer Newsworthy appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we explore a new book called Politics of the Pantry which tells the history of protest of the high cost of food by […] The post Emily Twarog: Politics of the Pantry & Jessica Podhola Paints the Future for Labor appeared first on KKFI .

Who is tending our crops during the pandemic? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Baldemar Velazquez of FLOC, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. Then, what happens […] The post Picking Crops In A Pandemic & Honduras: How Not To Fight A Pandemic appeared first on KKFI .

We’re celebrating May Day from Quarantine by remembering labor’s struggle and the extraordinary contributions of some ordinary folks who led us. Then, we’ll do a primer on the FFCRA – […] The post May Day from Quarantine and A Primer on the New Pandemic Paid Leave Law, the FFCRA appeared first on KKFI .

How do you rig an election? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we investigate the playbook for voter suppression with activist William Waheed and Mac Heller, producer of the […] The post “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook” appeared first on KKFI .

Since she retired as a union rep for the teachers union, Pat Jones Maclin has built bridges between organized labor in Kansas City and the Black community, working to overcome […] The post Pat Jones Maclin – KC Labor’s Conscience COVID 19 and your rights as workers appeared first on KKFI .

Opponents of Medicare for All say it would be inferior to union negotiated health care plans. Tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum this week to find out if Medicare […] The post Can Medicare for All Beat Union Healthcare? and Dismantling Labor Rights at the NLRB appeared first on KKFI .

Giving corporate developers your tax dollars has long been a controversial issue in the Metro.  This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk with members of the League of […] The post Is TIF Socialism for Corporations? appeared first on KKFI .

It’s 55 years since 600 voting rights marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma Alabama on their way to Montgomery 50 miles away.  They were brutally beaten […] The post Selma at 55 and How Bad Is Voter Suppression? appeared first on KKFI .

A private for profit company named Vision Quest is seeking a zoning change to set up a jail for immigrant youth whose only crime is coming to America, and immigrant […] The post Should KC Agree to Zone in Vision Quest? Understanding Socialism appeared first on KKFI .