Heartland Labor Forum

The federal government is investigating TEH Realty, but it’s the organized KC Tenants who exposed the foreign company and its infested apartments. Hear the story this week on the Heartland […] The post KC Tenants take on TEH Realty and Kansas Legislature’s Bad Bills for Workers appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City Mayor Lucas and the City Council want to make KC the first large city with free buses. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out how […] The post Interviews with Riders on the Free Buses and Can We Afford Free Bus Rides? appeared first on KKFI .

It’s one of the most common crimes in the U.S. today. Its victims lose more to this kind of theft than robbery, burglary, auto theft, and larceny combined, yet government […] The post Wage Theft: How Do I Protect Myself? appeared first on KKFI .

Work teams, team concept, employee involvement are now over 30 years old and not as controversial as they were initially. But despite this, workers still ask, “Are we all on […] The post Union Neutering Through Team Concept appeared first on KKFI .

The Employee Benefits Security Administration, or EBSA enforces your pension rights and employer-based health plans under ERISA – the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.  They do a lot more, too, […] The post The Employee Benefit Security Administration: Their Mission Is to Protect Your Pension appeared first on KKFI .

Very few newspapers have labor reporters any more, but these days there’s a proliferation of podcasts and blogs on the internet. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find […] The post www.organizing.work – a Website about Unions and an Interview with UAW Local 31’s Clarence Brown appeared first on KKFI .

Last year saw a record number of strikes in this century. Are American workers experiencing an inspired new militancy, or have even the most timid reached a breaking point? Tune […] The post A Record Year for Strikes: Are We Seeing a New Labor Militancy? and Eric Washington on Football Injuries appeared first on KKFI .

Recently, workers in France and Colombia have shut down their economies when confronted with pension reforms, which attacked their livelihoods. Tune in Thursday to the Heartland Labor Forum to hear […] The post Worker Rebellion in France and Colombia appeared first on KKFI .

The Missouri and Kansas legislative sessions begin this week and next. The Heartland Labor Forum usually anticipates them with dread. Thursday, we’ll find out from Rep. Judy Morgan for Missouri, […] The post What’s Ahead in the Missouri and Kansas Legislatures? appeared first on KKFI .

You hear a lot of critiques of the economic system we live in on the Heartland Labor Forum. Well, this week we’ll talk about alternatives with Ted Howard, coauthor of […] The post A Book and a Movie: Democracy Collaborative: The Making of a Democratic Economy and Harriet the Movie appeared first on KKFI .

The word neoliberalism gets tossed around, but do you really know where it comes from and what it means? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to UMKC […] The post Neoliberalism 101 and the Very Un-Neoliberal Bike Co-op appeared first on KKFI .

Roofing is a tough, dangerous job that takes skill. If you don’t have a union, it’s brutal. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll talk to Kevin King, Business […] The post Roofers Union Centennial and Youth in the Trades appeared first on KKFI .

The Chicago Teachers Union is a leader in today’s labor movement, not just in bargaining for the common good in education, but also showing the country that unions play a […] The post Chicago Teachers Union Bargaining for the Common Good appeared first on KKFI .

Do you think the Supreme Court’s 2018 anti-worker Janus Decision killed public sector unions? Nope. Think again. They have survived, and this week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we give […] The post Thanks ILCA for Giving Us that Award – HLF 2019 Radio Winner appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look at what happens to American workers when the company is owned by foreigners. We’ll talk to filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven […] The post American Factory: The Clash of Cultures or Just Bare-fisted Capitalism? and New Report on European Investors in the American South appeared first on KKFI .

Last month, the Heartland Labor Forum looked into the Trump administration’s disappearing act on poor people. This week on the show, we’ll explain the statistical trick they want to use […] The post Disappearing Poverty 2 and The Tenants Bill of Rights appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look at current contract fights. First, it’s auto – what did GM workers get? Will Ford workers take less? Then, the Metropolitan […] The post Contracts-Contracts – Auto and Metropolitan Community College appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll do a primer on Medicare for All. We’ll ask Dr. Anand Bhat how it would work, whether taxes will go up, if […] The post How Good is Employer-Paid Healthcare? appeared first on KKFI .

The Trump Administration wants to redefine who is poor. Experts say they want to disappear the poor. Find out about it this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, Mark […] The post Redefining Poverty and The Servant Economy appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: trucking safety impacts all of America’s motoring public. Will the Department of Transportation’s new proposed changes in hours of service rules improve safety […] The post Truckers: How Is Government Allowing Increased Hours of Service and Taking a Tax Bite, Too? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask what’s Trump is up to with his apprenticeship proposal. We’ll find out from a union leader who knows what a real […] The post Apprenticeship at Risk and When at Times the Mob is Swayed appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk about impeachment. Prof. Max Skidmore will explain the constitution and law on it and we’ll take your call-ins and questions. Two […] The post Should Trump Be Impeached? – A Debate appeared first on KKFI .

What would happen to a school teacher who thinks she has the answer to the world’s problems and starts teaching in parks and on street corners, and people stop to […] The post Is This a Test? – How Does A Lifetime of Teaching Affect You? An Original Radio Drama appeared first on KKFI .

Thinking of taking a cruise? Ever wonder about the hours the staff works or their pay? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out from the International Transport […] The post Cruise Ship Blues and Two Bills to Protect the Right to Organize and to End Tax Breaks for Outsourcing appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, it’s 38 days and counting that the Blackjewell coal miners of Harlan County Kentucky are occupying the tracks saying “No Pay, We Stay!” […] The post Miners on the Tracks and Revisiting PATCO appeared first on KKFI .