Heartland Labor Forum

Last September, inmates in prisons across the nation went on strike against exploitative work, saying it’s a lot like slavery. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out […] The post Prisoners on Strike and Stress on the Line appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, our show is “Oil vs Water: The Dakota Access Pipeline Debate”. Is this another Blue-Green standoff of jobs versus the environment? We’ll look […] The post Oil vs Water: The Dakota Access Pipeline Debate – Another Blue-Green Standoff? appeared first on KKFI .

Women are now the majority of the workforce. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask how money, work, marriage and divorce mix these days. Then, you’ve probably seen […] The post All the Single Working Ladies and BRIDJ to Gig or a Good Union Job? appeared first on KKFI .

Are you exempt from overtime pay on your job? New rules going into effect December 1st may entitle you to extra pay if you work more than forty hours in […] The post The New Overtime Rules and Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind appeared first on KKFI .

Are you looking at a lifetime of debt slavery to pay off your college education? Tune in this week to the Heartland Labor Forum as economist Hossein Bahmaie and researcher […] The post Student Debt: The New Indentured Servitude appeared first on KKFI .

Our schools are under attack. Recently the Kansas City Call asked whether the KCMO School District, with its low test scores, should even have partial accreditation. This week on the […] The post Teachers and Administrators Defend the KCMO Schools appeared first on KKFI .

College teachers are organizing unions in St. Louis. In an age where over half of college teachers are part-timers, they’re organizing and winning representation elections. They’ve won recognition with SEIU […] The post St. Louis Higher Ed organizing: Is It Becoming a Movement? appeared first on KKFI .

Join us for this week’s Heartland Labor Forum as we focus on some of the earliest victims of the US War on Terror – Italian-Americans. We will talk with a […] The post The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself and The First War on Terror 1919 appeared first on KKFI .

On August 16th 2012, thirty-four platinum mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa’s African National Congress. The ensuing outrage became a turning point in […] The post The South African Miner Massacre and the Spirit of Marikana and Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement appeared first on KKFI .

Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police Host David Bell talks with four Generations of the same family that have lived on the east Side […] The post Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police appeared first on KKFI .

There’s a real estate bubble in Kansas City and it’s swelling rents to supersize, especially for the working poor. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out why […] The post The KC Rent Bubble and Citizens for Community Benefits Agreements appeared first on KKFI .

Are we developing a global working class? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Immanuel Ness about his new book, Southern Insurgency. Then, Chiluba Musonda came to […] The post Manny Ness: Southern Insurgency; The Coming of the Global Working Class and Chiluba Musonda: From Zambia to KC appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: as ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft encroach on services provided by public transit systems, the KC Area Transportation Authority has contracted with […] The post Tim Sheard: Someone Has to Die and Will Uber Take Over the Bus System? appeared first on KKFI .

In his new book,The Making of Donald Trump, David Cay Johnston would wager that Trump actually has less money than the volunteers on the Heartland Labor Forum. While that may […] The post David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and TPP: On a Roll; Still Flushable! appeared first on KKFI .

Across the country there’s a full-scale attack on voting rights. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Rev. Rodney Williams about why the issue of voting rights […] The post The Voting Rights Initiative and Will the Real Jesse James Please Stand Up? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we discuss Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Without a Home Everything Else Falls Apart. Then, why did Mexican police fire on unarmed teachers and community […] The post Evicted: Without a Home, Everything Else Falls Apart and the Struggle of Mexican Teachers against the State appeared first on KKFI .

There’s a new group in Kansas City and nationally of white people in support of racial justice, but first they’re working on understanding their own white privilege. Find out about […] The post SURJ-Standing Up for Racial Justice and Hillary on Labor appeared first on KKFI .

Kamala Lopez has just released the film Equal Means Equal which will be shown Friday as part of Women’s Equality Week. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we interview her […] The post Kamala Lopez: “Equal Means Equal” appeared first on KKFI .

All the attention to police violence lately has prompted questions about the role of police unions and benevolent associations in a code of silence that blocks accountability. This week on […] The post How Police Unions Protect Their Own and Chuck Ross: Mavericks Money and Men: The AFL, Black Players and the Evolution of Modern Football appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we have North American Teachers fighting back. This summer there’s been growing unrest in public education. We will hear about the struggle of […] The post American and Mexican Teachers Fight Back appeared first on KKFI .

How would you survive on $2 a day? Find out this week on the Heartland Labor Forum how some people do survive – just barely. We’ll talk to Luke Shafer, […] The post Luke Shafer: $2 a Day; Living on Almost Nothing and “You’re Fired” – Trump on Labor (2nd in series on candidates) appeared first on KKFI .

Rosie does a lot more than riveting these days. Join us on the Heartland Labor Forum for “We Can Do It! Women in the Trades”. We’ll talk with a local […] The post We Can Do It! Women in the Trades appeared first on KKFI .

Last month, Kansas City based union Operating Engineers Local 101 opened its own healthcare facility, the Union Health and Wellness Center for union members and their families. The union says […] The post The New Operating Engineers Union Health Clinic: Will It Start a Trend? appeared first on KKFI .

Harley-Davidson used to be famous for its cooperative labor relations. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask union leaders if Harley’s dreams of personal freedoms still extend to […] The post Do Harley’s Dreams of Personal Freedom Include Its Workers? appeared first on KKFI .

The UAW now has 30,000 members who work at universities.  They don’t think like autoworkers. This week on The Heartland Labor Forum we’ll ask if the UAW is headed for […] The post The UAW Identity Crisis: Is It Still An Auto Union? Green Party Candidate Jill Stein on Labor, the Economy and Immigration (first of a series on candidates) appeared first on KKFI .