Heartland Labor Forum

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we take a look at Trumpism in Latin America. Has our policy changed much since Obama? How are workers faring? We’ll look at […] The post Trumpism in Latin America: Stolen Elections and More Guns, Prisons and Immigrants appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll take you to Quindaro, which made Kansas City Kansas a gateway to freedom. It was the next to last stop on the […] The post Quindaro: A Gateway to Freedom and Meet the HLF Feature Writers appeared first on KKFI.

There’s a hot race for State Senate in the Northland. It’s Lauren Arthur vs Kevin Corlew, and they’ll be with us this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Also, in […] The post Lauren Arthur vs. Kevin Corlew and Tiff over TIF in Raytown appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look at Missouri lawmakers’ relentless attempts to assassinate our labor rights and our battle to save them. Representative Judy Morgan will detail […] The post A Day in the Life of a Right to Work Ballot Activist and Missouri Legislative Post Mortem appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we look at upcoming changes in how people in Kansas City get around. What’s the latest on naming something after Martin Luther King? […] The post Getting Around Town: Street Cars, Buses, and Street Names appeared first on KKFI.

The Inaugural Workers Revival Fest kicks off May 11 and 12 at the recordBar – two days of music, art and workshops celebrating working people.  On this week’s Heartland Labor […] The post Workers’ Revival Festival – A Preview appeared first on KKFI.

We’ve heard that unemployment is really low, but where are the pockets of jobless workers? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk with Jacqueline Midkiff from the Bureau […] The post Where Unemployment Isn’t Low and Gerald Horne on the Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Our Colonial Past appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we hear about an amazing labor hero from the past from author Jacqueline Jones, talking about her book Goddess of Anarchy — The […] The post Choke Points; Logistics Workers Disrupting the Global Supply Chain and Goddess of Anarchy; The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical appeared first on KKFI.

Two weeks ago more than 2,500 grassroots labor activists, “worker center” leaders, union members, union officers, and community activists gathered in Chicago for the semi-annual Labor Notes Conference. This week […] The post Highlights from Labor Notes and Bill Fletcher on How to Beat Right to Work appeared first on KKFI.

We’ll ask if the new airport is ready for lift off after it’s bumpy start. What are the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that come with such a complicated and expensive […] The post Comp Time or Overtime Pay? And What’s Up with the Airport Deal? appeared first on KKFI.

Don’t miss a very special Heartland Labor Forum this week called “Lives on the Line – Stories of Survival, Grit and Determination” as told by low wage workers about their […] The post Lives on the Line Story Slam appeared first on KKFI.

When Harley Davidson announced the shutdown of its Kansas City plant, they blamed declining motorcycle sales. Is that it? We’ll ask the two union presidents if there’s more to the […] The post The Unions Speak Out on the Harley Shutdown and NCAA Players: Workers, Students or Slaves? appeared first on KKFI.

We’ve heard a lot lately about arming teachers to protect our schools.  Is this a good idea or a really bad idea?  On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask […] The post General Gym and Major Math: Teachers with Guns appeared first on KKFI.

Some Missouri GOP officials want to gut prevailing wage laws. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask why they’re important for contractors, workers and the economy. Then, we […] The post Will Missouri Gut Prevailing Wage Laws and Class War USA: Dispatches from Workers’ Struggles in American History appeared first on KKFI.

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that cutting state university budgets is bad for faculty, staff and students, but this week on the Heartland Labor […] The post The Gutting of Our Universities and Forced Arbitration: Surrender Your Rights appeared first on KKFI.

Is it Charter Smarter or Charter Schmarter? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: shouldn’t we give charter schools more scrutiny before we expand them in Missouri? Then, […] The post Charter Schmarter and Triangle Factory Fire Project Play appeared first on KKFI.

When you watch TV or go to a play, or the symphony or to Starlight, do you ever wonder what the working conditions are for the people who put on […] The post KC’s Entertainment Unions and Charter Schmarter appeared first on KKFI.

Today’s analysts and commentators describe Britain as being nearly in a state of civil war over Brexit. Will Britain be able to hold it together in these turbulent times, and […] The post Brexit and British Workers and The Polk School appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll take a look at Dollar General. Its CEO is betting on increased income inequality to make him billions. During the last year […] The post Generation Dollar General and the New Poor People’s Campaign appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to authors of two books: Black Detroit A History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd, who will discuss the impact the labor […] The post Two Books: Black Detroit and On New Terrain: How Capital Is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War by Kim Moody appeared first on KKFI.