Heartland Labor Forum

College teachers are organizing unions in St. Louis. In an age where over half of college teachers are part-timers, they’re organizing and winning representation elections. They’ve won recognition with SEIU […] The post St. Louis Higher Ed organizing: Is It Becoming a Movement? appeared first on KKFI.

Join us for this week’s Heartland Labor Forum as we focus on some of the earliest victims of the US War on Terror – Italian-Americans. We will talk with a […] The post The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself and The First War on Terror 1919 appeared first on KKFI.

On August 16th 2012, thirty-four platinum mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa’s African National Congress. The ensuing outrage became a turning point in […] The post The South African Miner Massacre and the Spirit of Marikana and Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement appeared first on KKFI.

Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police Host David Bell talks with four Generations of the same family that have lived on the east Side […] The post Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police appeared first on KKFI.

There’s a real estate bubble in Kansas City and it’s swelling rents to supersize, especially for the working poor. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out why […] The post The KC Rent Bubble and Citizens for Community Benefits Agreements appeared first on KKFI.

Are we developing a global working class? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Immanuel Ness about his new book, Southern Insurgency. Then, Chiluba Musonda came to […] The post Manny Ness: Southern Insurgency; The Coming of the Global Working Class and Chiluba Musonda: From Zambia to KC appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: as ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft encroach on services provided by public transit systems, the KC Area Transportation Authority has contracted with […] The post Tim Sheard: Someone Has to Die and Will Uber Take Over the Bus System? appeared first on KKFI.

In his new book,The Making of Donald Trump, David Cay Johnston would wager that Trump actually has less money than the volunteers on the Heartland Labor Forum. While that may […] The post David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and TPP: On a Roll; Still Flushable! appeared first on KKFI.

Across the country there’s a full-scale attack on voting rights. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Rev. Rodney Williams about why the issue of voting rights […] The post The Voting Rights Initiative and Will the Real Jesse James Please Stand Up? appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we discuss Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Without a Home Everything Else Falls Apart. Then, why did Mexican police fire on unarmed teachers and community […] The post Evicted: Without a Home, Everything Else Falls Apart and the Struggle of Mexican Teachers against the State appeared first on KKFI.

There’s a new group in Kansas City and nationally of white people in support of racial justice, but first they’re working on understanding their own white privilege. Find out about […] The post SURJ-Standing Up for Racial Justice and Hillary on Labor appeared first on KKFI.

Kamala Lopez has just released the film Equal Means Equal which will be shown Friday as part of Women’s Equality Week. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we interview her […] The post Kamala Lopez: “Equal Means Equal” appeared first on KKFI.

All the attention to police violence lately has prompted questions about the role of police unions and benevolent associations in a code of silence that blocks accountability. This week on […] The post How Police Unions Protect Their Own and Chuck Ross: Mavericks Money and Men: The AFL, Black Players and the Evolution of Modern Football appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we have North American Teachers fighting back. This summer there’s been growing unrest in public education. We will hear about the struggle of […] The post American and Mexican Teachers Fight Back appeared first on KKFI.

How would you survive on $2 a day? Find out this week on the Heartland Labor Forum how some people do survive – just barely. We’ll talk to Luke Shafer, […] The post Luke Shafer: $2 a Day; Living on Almost Nothing and “You’re Fired” – Trump on Labor (2nd in series on candidates) appeared first on KKFI.

Rosie does a lot more than riveting these days. Join us on the Heartland Labor Forum for “We Can Do It! Women in the Trades”. We’ll talk with a local […] The post We Can Do It! Women in the Trades appeared first on KKFI.

Last month, Kansas City based union Operating Engineers Local 101 opened its own healthcare facility, the Union Health and Wellness Center for union members and their families. The union says […] The post The New Operating Engineers Union Health Clinic: Will It Start a Trend? appeared first on KKFI.

Harley-Davidson used to be famous for its cooperative labor relations. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll ask union leaders if Harley’s dreams of personal freedoms still extend to […] The post Do Harley’s Dreams of Personal Freedom Include Its Workers? appeared first on KKFI.

The UAW now has 30,000 members who work at universities.  They don’t think like autoworkers. This week on The Heartland Labor Forum we’ll ask if the UAW is headed for […] The post The UAW Identity Crisis: Is It Still An Auto Union? Green Party Candidate Jill Stein on Labor, the Economy and Immigration (first of a series on candidates) appeared first on KKFI.

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: Five reasons you should go to the People’s March for public education and social justice in Washington DC July 8-10. Then, what’s management […] The post Teachers March Again and The Management Myth appeared first on KKFI.