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Heartland Labor Forum

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This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Heartland Labor Forum” radio show. The Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City’s only program about the workplace. It’s radio that talks back to the boss! Whether you’re a union member or your workplace isn’t organized, Heartland Labor Forum (HLF) has stories for you, guaranteed to inspire, educate, or enrage you.

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Teacher Wars: The Most Embattled Profession 11.05.2015 58:24

Why do so-called education reforms keep proposing the same failed strategies for education: blaming teachers, attacking tenure, proposing testing or charters or outright privatization? What are the strategies based on […] The post Teacher Wars: The Most Embattled Profession appeared first on KKFI .

AT&T on a Race to the Bottom? Home Healthcare Workers Fighting for a Union 04.05.2015 58:37

Last week AT&T reported massive profits, but 17,000 workers in the Midwest who helped make them rich are working without a contract and facing demands for slashed healthcare, pensions, and […] The post AT&T on a Race to the Bottom? Home Healthcare Workers Fighting for a Union appeared first on KKFI .

Joe Hill’s Last Will with John McCutcheon 30.04.2015 58:48

It’s a hundred years since IWW organizer and songwriter Joe Hill was executed by the State of Utah. Hear his story and his music this week on the Heartland Labor […] The post Joe Hill’s Last Will with John McCutcheon appeared first on KKFI .

Pioneer Women: UAW 31’s Vicky Hale and Adjunct Professors Organize 21.04.2015 1:00:12

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Meet Vicky Hale – the new President at UAW Local 31. As their first ever woman Prez, she’s a Pioneer Woman. Last week, […] The post Pioneer Women: UAW 31’s Vicky Hale and Adjunct Professors Organize appeared first on KKFI .

From Public to Charter to Virtual: What’s Next for the Schools? 13.04.2015 59:26

The attack on public education has become an onslaught starting from the heights of the American Legislative Exchange Council and subverting institutions from Kindergarten through higher education with the myth […] The post From Public to Charter to Virtual: What’s Next for the Schools? appeared first on KKFI .

Current Labor Struggles in Oil and Auto and on the Docks 07.04.2015 58:43

Some big union contracts are up this year. Will they begin a turnaround in labor’s fortunes? There was a near strike on the West Coast docks by the International Longshore […] The post Current Labor Struggles in Oil and Auto and on the Docks appeared first on KKFI .