Heartland Labor Forum

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we will explore the term “going postal.” But violence at work is not limited to postal workers. We’ll interview Jeremy Milloy about his […] The post Blood, Sweat and Fear: Violence in the Auto Industry and The Golden Shower of Tax Cuts appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll explore the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone, its global supply chain and why it’s called the one device. Then: […] The post The One Device: The Secret History (and Moral Cost) of the iPhone and Panic Buttons for Hospitality Workers appeared first on KKFI.

Join us this week on the Heartland Labor Forum for revolutionary poet, musician and citizen journalist Eleanor Goldfield, who will discuss NAFTA, worker’s rights, fighting the man and the power […] The post Eleanor Goldfield: Paradigm Lost and Religious Freedom May Cost You Your Job appeared first on KKFI.

Before you click on Amazon.com to find the perfect gifts this holiday season, tune in to the Heartland Labor Forum to find out how poor working conditions, unfair competition and […] The post Amazon: Walmart of the Internet and Jobs with Justice’s Amazon Wish List appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask: what exactly is a “green job” and how do we move our economies and our workers into an environmentally sustainable world? […] The post Peter Poschen: Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy: Solutions for Climate Change and Sustainable Development and DACA Workers appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to two authors about books on working class women. Emily Twarog’s new book, Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer […] The post Emily Twarog: Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food and Consumer Activism in the 20th Century and Sarah Adler-Milstein & John M. Kline: Sewing Hope appeared first on KKFI.

David Roediger teaches American Studies at KU. He’s an expert on the history of the working class in the U.S. and its peculiar race relations. This week on the Heartland […] The post A Conversation with Historian David Roediger on Race, Labor and Management appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Thomas Kochen about his new book, Shaping the Future of Work. We’ll ask him what became of the postwar social […] The post Thomas Kochen: Shaping the Future of Work and Public Defenders Need a Bailout appeared first on KKFI.

Most labor experts predict that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to deal a death blow to America’s public sector unions causing them to go bankrupt. The case is Janus […] The post Janus vs. AFSCME – The Threat to Public Sector Unions appeared first on KKFI.

Uber wants its drivers to pay to work on Halloween. Does this make it harder to get a ride home after a night out? Is it fair to the drivers? […] The post Uber’s New Pay to Drive Scheme and Janitors Speak Out appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we ask about Japanese workers: Do they have unions? What are their rights?” How do they try to make a difference? We’ll find […] The post Do Japanese Workers Have Rights? And Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we interview Greg Leroy of Good Jobs First about their new database of corporate tax giveaways and a clever accounting rule that could […] The post The Great Job Creation Scam: Wisconsin’s New “FoxCon” and Subsidizing Robot Jobs appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Remember when we couldn’t bring signs to demonstrations because they could be used as weapons? Since Charlottesville, people are bringing weapons!! What happens […] The post The Right to Protest: A Roundtable Discussion appeared first on KKFI.

ADAPT took hundreds to DC twice to break the back of Trumpcare. They succeeded. Hear about it this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, isn’t it about time to […] The post Disabling Medicaid and The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Uniting Rail Workers appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Lane Windham, whose new book, Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of the New […] The post Lane Windham, Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of the New Economic Divide and The NAACP Travel Advisory appeared first on KKFI.

When Trump cuts the federal budget, he’s cutting pensions for federal workers including postal employees. How bad are they, and what are federal worker unions doing to push back? We’ll […] The post Trump Attack on the Federal Workforce and Does It Pay to Go to College? appeared first on KKFI.

Missouri Labor faces an existential crisis in the passage of a so-called Right to Work bill, but they’re fighting back with teams of determined volunteers, armed with petitions aimed at […] The post The Right to Work Signature Campaign and Greitens’ Dark Money appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Carl Icahn is an old foe in Kansas City, but he’s back in national news. As an investigation of his conflict of interest […] The post Shame on Carl Icahn and Preemption and the Minimum Wage appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, our guest is Micah Kubic, executive director of the Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He tells us, “We exist for […] The post The ACLU: Immigrant Rights appeared first on KKFI.

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