Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum

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

  1. DEC 16

    Heartland Labor Forum's Annual Crystal Ball Show

    Anticipation or dread, what’s YOUR prediction for 2025? Will the current upsurge in support for unions and worker organizing continue, or will the next administration squash labor rights? Will threats of firing thousands of federal workers turn to reality? Will millions of undocumented workers get deported leading to food shortages? Our volunteers and friends will participate in our annual Crystal Ball show and make their predictions for labor for 2025.

    1 hr

  2. DEC 9

    David Kingsley Asks: Is Medicare Advantage a Scam? and Shifting Gears; Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics

    Do feel assaulted and confused by the abundance of Medicare Advantage ads filled with endorsements by celebrities? Tune into the Heartland Labor Forum Thursday as we clear up deceptions and explain the Medicare Advantage rip-off. Then, when the Canadian autoworkers broke away from the UAW, they built a progressive social justice union. But that’s changed. Join us for a discussion of Canadian labor with author Larry Savage of Shifting Gears; Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labor Politics. Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am. Our feature is Remember Our Struggle with Ariana Eakle.

    1 hr

  3. DEC 3

    What Can We Learn from the Great Depression? and IRIS Workers Organizing

    In the 1930s American workers responded to the greatest economic crisis in our history, with an upsurge of organizing, and they forced government to respond. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we talk to historian Dana Frank about her new book, What Can We Learn from the Great Depression? Then, there’s an upsurge of organizing going on today, and we’ll look at one example here in Kansas City - workers at the app-based, on-demand service called IRIS who face a greedy boss, long hours and low pay. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.

    1 hr

  4. NOV 26

    Thanks for the Labor Music

    Workers have been singing while working and singing about working since antiquity. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we give thanks for labor and work songs that they’ve written. Work songs alleviate boredom and synchronize the work.  We’ll hear classics from Billy Bragg, Joe Glazer, and Anne Feeney, as well as some more obscure folk and punk tracks. Tune in at 6pm Thursday with full stomachs and listen while you work washing dishes or cleaning up. Or catch the rebroadcast Friday at 5am.

    1 hr

  5. NOV 20

    Missouri Initiative Debrief on Amendment 3 and Prop A and The Right to Read Coalition

    We’ll look at two ballot measures that won: Prop A will increase the Missouri minimum wage to $15 and mandate paid sick leave for most workers and Amendment 3 removes Missouri’s almost total ban on abortion. We’ll talk to the chief strategists of both campaigns Rachel Sweet and Richard Von Glahn, and ask what lessons we can learn from the vote. Then, libraries and librarians are fighting book bans, and the Right to Read Coalition is ready to help! Find out who they are. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.

    1 hr

  6. NOV 13

    Where Does the Labor Movement Go from Here? and Labor Leader Series: CWA Local 6327’s Tanya Holmes

    It’s been a year since veteran labor strategists Rand Wilson and Pete Olney discussed the chances of a “labor movement moment” on the Heartland Labor Forum. This week we’ll ask them about the triumphs of this year and the obstacles labor faces in the next. Then, call center and retail workers deal with angry customers, long hours, and intense pressure from management. Some have unions. We’ll visit with Tanya Holmes President of Communications Workers local 6327 and ask what it’s like to represent these workers. Our feature is Remember Our Struggle with Ariana Eakle.

    1 hr

  7. NOV 6

    Teresa Ghilarducci: Is Your Employer Selling Off Your Pension? and HELU, Higher Education Labor United

    Pension expert Teresa Ghilarducci returns to the Heartland Labor Forum this week to explain how some corporations are selling off workers’ pension plans and putting them at risk. Find out if your employer is selling  your pension. Then, as higher education gets more and more corporatized unions across the country are joining together in HELU - Higher Ed Labor United to fight to bring colleges and universities back to affordability and for more accountability as providers of a democratic education for all. We’ll talk to an organizer. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.

    1 hr

  8. OCT 29

    Two Books Perfect for Halloween: Not All Fun and Games and Building Power, Breaking Power

    For Halloween, we feature two books about blood-thirsty bosses. First book is called Not All Fun and Games about the super-profitable North American video game industry which squeezes the sweat from its workers. Then we look at how the disaster capitalists and union busters remade public education in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and murdered a perfectly good union in the process. The book is Building Power, Breaking Power. Tune in for some Halloween horror. Our feature is Labor Song of the Month with Mark Galus.

    1 hr
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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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  • Creator
    KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio
  • Show Website
    Heartland Labor Forum

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