Heartland Labor Forum

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: what exactly is a “green job” and how do we move our economies and our workers into an environmentally sustainable world? […] The post Peter Poschen: Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy: Solutions for Climate Change and Sustainable Development and DACA Workers appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to two authors about books on working class women. Emily Twarog’s new book, Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer […] The post Emily Twarog: Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer Activism in the 20th Century and Sarah Adler-Milstein & John M. Kline: Sewing Hope appeared first on KKFI .

David Roediger teaches American Studies at KU. He’s an expert on the history of the working class in the U.S. and its peculiar race relations. This week on the Heartland […] The post A Conversation with Historian David Roediger on Race, Labor and Management appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social […] The post Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout appeared first on KKFI .

Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus […] The post Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions appeared first on KKFI .

Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? […] The post Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask about Japanese workers: Do they have unions? What are their rights?” How do they try to make a difference? We’ll find […] The post Do Japanese Workers Have Rights? And Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Greg Leroy of Good Jobs First about their new database of corporate tax giveaways and a clever accounting rule that could […] The post The Great Job Creation Scam: Wisconsin’s New “FoxCon” and Subsidizing Robot Jobs appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Remember when we couldn’t bring signs to demonstrations because they could be used as weapons? Since Charlottesville, people are bringing weapons!! What happens […] The post The Right to Protest: A Roundtable Discussion appeared first on KKFI .

ADAPT took hundreds to DC twice to break the back of Trumpcare. They succeeded. Hear about it this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, isn’t it about time to […] The post Disabling Medicaid and The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Uniting Rail Workers appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Lane Windham, whose new book, Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of the New […] The post Lane Windham, Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of the New Economic Divide and The NAACP Travel Advisory appeared first on KKFI .

When Trump cuts the federal budget, he’s cutting pensions for federal workers including postal employees. How bad are they, and what are federal worker unions doing to push back? We’ll […] The post Trump Attack on the Federal Workforce and Does It Pay to Go to College? appeared first on KKFI .

Missouri Labor faces an existential crisis in the passage of a so-called Right to Work bill, but they’re fighting back with teams of determined volunteers, armed with petitions aimed at […] The post The Right to Work Signature Campaign and Greitens’ Dark Money appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Carl Icahn is an old foe in Kansas City, but he’s back in national news. As an investigation of his conflict of interest […] The post Shame on Carl Icahn and Preemption and the Minimum Wage appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, our guest is Micah Kubic, executive director of the Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He tells us, “We exist for […] The post The ACLU: Immigrant Rights appeared first on KKFI .

The post Women’s Equality Week: Why Can’t Women TV Anchors Reach Retirement on the Job? And What Does Roe v. Wade Have To Do with Women’s Equality? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, comedian and social commentator Lee Camp asks not if robots will get your job but who will benefit when they do. Then, with […] The post Will Robots Get Your Job? And Blackballed: Race, Politics, and Football appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, the topic is workers across borders and workers who cross borders. We’ll ask David Wilson, who has just updated The Politics of Immigration, […] The post The Politics of Immigration and Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask, “Is vocational education disappearing or coming back?” Have we made a false choice between college and skills training? Later, we go […] The post Is Vo-Tech Shrinking? and Street Medical Care for All appeared first on KKFI .

Why do we have extreme economic inequality in the richest country in the world? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Les Leopold about his new book, […] The post A Plan to Put the Brakes on Runaway Inequality and Countering Hate without Feeding The Trolls appeared first on KKFI .

Taxi Drivers on Strike! Tune to the Heartland Labor Forum for a special broadcast of Waiting for Lefty, a play by Cliff Odets performed by UMKC Theatre students and faculty. […] The post “Waiting for Lefty” by SAVE UMKC THEATRE Students & Faculty appeared first on KKFI .

Amid budget shortfalls, so-called “non-core” programs are under attack from UMKC administrators, but faculty, staff, students and community members are fighting back. Tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum for an […] The post UMKC’s Latest Round of Layoffs~SAVE UMKC THEATRE and Labor Studies Program Suspended: What Now? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we take another look at how the Labour party is reshaping politics across the pond in the UK. What does the rise of […] The post The British Elections: What Do They Mean for Labor and Big Bucks for the Boot Heel: Good Deal or Not? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum:  How can we grow and improve our cities without the threat of gentrification? This week, we talk to Peter Moskowitz about his book […] The post Peter Moscowitz, How to Kill a City and Jonathan Rosenblum, Beyond $15 appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll interview Gordon Lafer about his new book which asks what elites are doing with all their new-found power. We’ll review with him […] The post Gordon Lafer: The 1% Solution and Builidng the Kansas City Skyline appeared first on KKFI .