Heartland Labor Forum

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we explore the conditions for child care workers and for Kansas teachers. Tune in to “Rock-a-bye Baby The Wages Is Crazy”; and then […] The post Rock-a-bye Baby The Wages Is Crazy and Why Are Kansas Teachers Fleeing? appeared first on KKFI .

A community health worker is a bridge between traditionally underserved populations and needed health information, support and care, as well as important basic and social services. It’s a new job […] The post Community Health Workers – Good Deal for Workers and Patients appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Sheet Metal Workers and Sierra Club Team Up to Demand Missouri Move toward Energy Efficiency – “Missourians are paying too much on our […] The post Sheet Metal Workers and Sierra Club Team Up to Demand Missouri Move toward Energy Efficiency and What’s Up with Auto Bargaining? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Steven Hill about his new book Raw Deal: How the “Uber Economy” and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers. Then, Adia Wingfield […] The post The Uber Economy; A Raw Deal and What’s in a Name? Profiling in Hiring appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we talk to labor radio producer Rick Smith about his new book Daddy, What’s the Middle Class? It’s about a cross country trip […] The post Daddy, What’s the Middle Class appeared first on KKFI .

Ai-Jen Poo, leader of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, has a new book: The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America. We’ll talk to her […] The post Ai-Jen Poo: Age of Dignity and Familias Unidas Take on Driscoll appeared first on KKFI .

Some want to kick them out; others want to welcome them in: what are the candidates’ positions on immigration? And on Pioneer Women, we interview Cindy Longaker, woman of steel and […] The post Where Do the Candidates Stand on Immigration? And Pioneer Women appeared first on KKFI .

Some unions have already endorsed in the 2016 presidential race. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask why unions are endorsing now? Should the members be polled? And […] The post When Should Unions Endorse? appeared first on KKFI .

Our Walmart is relaunching for the holiday season. Find out how this union buster could be affected this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, some union members are asking: […] The post Our Walmart Relaunch, & Should Police Unions Be in the House of Labor? appeared first on KKFI .

In the 1970s, there was a huge effort to pass an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. It narrowly failed, and Equality Now’s Jessica Neuwirth says it’s time to bring […] The post Jessica Neuwirth: Bring Back the ERA and Is Charter Partners Just Sneaky Privatization? appeared first on KKFI .

Like the Democrats in the U.S., the British Labour Party has been moving to the right. Now British unions are backing an outspoken socialist for leader of the Labour Party. […] The post Will There Be a British Labor Party Resurrection with JC? and More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing appeared first on KKFI .

It’s Women’s Equality Week on the Heartland Labor Forum. We’ll interview two Pioneer Working Women. First, Janet Smith organized and became President of the Faculty Union at University of Illinois […] The post Women’s Equality Week – Two Pioneer Working Women Tell Their Stories appeared first on KKFI .

Reverend William Barber has inspired thousands in the Moral Mondays Movement in North Carolina and across the nation. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll hear why he says: […] The post Rev. William Barber: America Lacks Heart and Bad Ass Teachers Unite appeared first on KKFI .

Bullies. They’re on the playground, in our homes, in the workplace and government. Is bullying on the rise or are we just more willing to name it and stand up […] The post Bullies In The Workplace appeared first on KKFI .

With a Socialist running for President as a Democrat, the Heartland Labor Forum decided to look at socialists from the past who ran. Join us for trip back to the […] The post A Socialist for President? Not the First Time and When Tenure Goes, What Happens to Academic Freedom? appeared first on KKFI .

Every week since late May, thousands of Hondurans take to the streets in torch marches to protest the theft of millions of dollars of their health care funds by government […] The post Honduras: Laboratory for Privatization appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we get some good news from Bangladesh about compensation for the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, then talk to Erik Loomis, whose […] The post A Victory for Bangladesh Garment Workers and Erik Loomis: The Corporate Outsourcing Catastrophe appeared first on KKFI .

Where does the idea behind Right to Work come from? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we interview Cedric deLeon whose new book, The Origins of Right to Work, […] The post The Origins of Right to Work by Cedric deLeon and Obamacare Survives the Supreme Court: What’s Next? appeared first on KKFI .

As Kansas City debates raising the minimum wage, this week’s Heartland Labor Forum asks the question: by how much? Should it go to $15 by 2020? We’ll get the views […] The post Why 15? The Kansas City Minimum Wage Increase appeared first on KKFI .

The European migrant crisis is all over the news. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look into the crises behind the crisis including: war, imperialism, and poverty. Why […] The post Breaking into Fortress Europe: Migrants Across the Mediterranean appeared first on KKFI .

Last Fall Congress passed and President Obama signed a so-called Pension Reform Act allowing employers to reduce or suspend pension payments to retirees if a pension plan is “deeply troubled.” Teamster retirees face […] The post ERISA’s Demise: The Domino Effect and Huelga: Story from a Casino Utility Closet appeared first on KKFI .

Labor History in two minutes a day? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Stephanie Sewell of the Illinois Labor History society about the new radio show […] The post Labor History in Two and Venezuela: Who’s the Real Threat? appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview journalist Matt Kennard, author of The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe. Then, UC Berkeley’s Ian Perry explains what wage […] The post Matt Kennard: On the Trail of the Global Capitalist Racketeers and the High Public Cost of Low Fast Food Wages appeared first on KKFI .

Does the World Bank Work for Working People? Not according to a new study about how poor people are chased off their land to make way for shiny new projects […] The post Does the World Bank Work for Working People? and Pioneer Women appeared first on KKFI .

A hundred years ago, Kansas and Missouri were a hotbed of socialism. Rabble rousers like Mother Jones and Kate Richards O’Hare drew large crowds. There’s a new history of the […] The post A 100 Years Ago, Socialists Dominated MOKAN Labor – History of the Socialist Party and Women Battle Sexual Harassment at Ford Chicago appeared first on KKFI .