20 JUN 2024 · We’ll interview Michael Zweig whose new book Class Race & Gender; Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism explains how our capitalist economy is the root of many of our […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/michael-zweig-and-his-new-book-class-race-challenging-the-injuries-and-divisions-of-capitalism-and-jenny-agee-truck-driving-woman/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

11 JUN 2024 · Ever wonder how workers move mountains of dirt or lift tons of steel to the tops of buildings? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Aaron Brown, […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/operating-engineers-local-101-union-leader-aaron-brown-and-vets-and-unions-go-fishing-for-freedom/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

4 JUN 2024 · In a landslide victory, faculty and academic staff at the University of Kansas voted to unionize with the American Federation of Teachers.  This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we'll […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/jayhawks-flock-to-the-union-and-labor-song-covers/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

28 MAY 2024 · If we could grade them, this year’s Missouri and Kansas legislatures both flunked. Missouri gets an F minus with less than 30 non-appropriation bills passed, but Kansas bombed out on […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/the-legislative-sausage-grinder-what-happened-this-year-in-jeff-city-and-topeka/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

21 MAY 2024 · Ken Grossinger, author of Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together believes activism needs art to imbue social struggles with purpose and solidarity.  We’ll hear […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/art-works-how-art-enlivens-social-struggles/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

14 MAY 2024 · The Labor Notes Conference last month was chock full of almost 8,000 union troublemakers. A highlight was UAW President Shawn Fain and dozens of members who are rebuilding a more […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/tonight-on-the-heartland-labor-forum-reassessing-the-legacy-of-walter-reuther/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

7 MAY 2024 · Ron Carey was the first Teamster President elected directly by the members. A new book gives us the inside scoop on the enormous challenges this union reformer faced. Author Ken […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/ron-carey-from-ups-drive-to-teamster-president-and-what-constitutional-rights-do-corporations-have/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

30 APR 2024 · Across the country proponents of school vouchers promise choice, freedom and upward mobility. Nicole Abshire of Mothers for Democracy Institute says vouchers are a scam on students, teachers, unions and […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/the-voucher-scam-and-the-construction-contractor-tax-dodge/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

16 APR 2024 · Heartland Labor Forum listeners know that U.S. labor law sucks. Are there places in the world where workers have real rights and employers can’t violate the law with impunity? This […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/comparing-our-labor-law-with-europe-and-canada-and-gerald-epstein-busting-the-bankers-club-finance-for-the-rest-of-us/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.

9 APR 2024 · Libertarians and fans of Ayn Rand would like to dismantle our labor laws and any regulations that interfere with the rights of corporations. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum […] The post https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/zede-prospera-a-libertarian-fantasy-with-nightmare-results-and-bob-brunos-what-work-is-how-worker-see-work/ appeared first on https://kkfi.org.