Heartland Labor Forum Podcast
1) Creeping Fascism??? - Jason Stanley: Erasing History and A Young People’s Guide to Fascism
Is Fascism creeping toward the USA or is it already here? We’ll hear about two books to help you decide. First fascism expert Jason Stanley on his book Erasing History; How Fascists Rewrite the Past t...Show More
2) New Union Leader Matt Harris of Plumbers Local 8 and Donna Birks Takes the Lead at LEPCI
Albert Einstein once said he’d rather have been a plumber. Here in KC Plumbers Local 8 has a new leader - Matt Harris. He’ll be on the Heartland Labor Forum this week. Then, Donna Birks rose through t...Show More
3) Respect Missouri Voters Wants to Ban Politicians from Overruling the Will of the Voters and Boeing St. Louis on Strike
This week the Missouri legislature will once again meet to undermine the will of the voters. On the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll talk to Benjamin Singer of Respect Missouri Voters about their strategy ...Show More
4) Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. She was the best we’ve had and Trump fired her
Jennifer Abruzzo was General Counsel to the National Labor Relations Board during the Biden administration. She pioneered changes to help restore the right to organize unions to American workers. Trum...Show More
5) Cuba Through the Eyes of Washburn University Students
Washburn University students from Topeka joined a Witness for Peace delegation to Cuba to learn about race, environment and the U.S. economic blockade aimed at undoing the Cuban revolution. They talke...Show More
6) Labor Leader Series: Federal Unions and Workers in the Crosshairs of DOGE
The Trump administration has attacked the federal workforce with firings, union busting, weakened job protections, reduced telework, and speedups. This week in our continuing labor leader series on t...Show More
7) What the Boss Doesn’t You To Know. . .and NAFTA-USMCA Renegotiation: Where Is Trade Justice?
In an age of Amazon, Starbucks and Google it may seem impossible for workers to win a union. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk with Olivia Geho, one of the authors of "What the Boss D...Show More
8) Richard Wolff: How Will Trump’s Economic Plans Change Our Working Class?
Economist Richard Wolff – podcaster, professor, Marxist and strong advocate for worker-owned cooperatives is more relevant today than ever. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll ask Rick Wolff ...Show More
9) Unions and Israel/Palestine plus Labor Songs and SUMMER PLEDGE DRIVE
The global movement to stop arms sales and shipments to Israel is growing as dockworkers refuse to load war cargo. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll hear from a representative from Labor 4 ...Show More
10) How to Have a Successful Strike and Should We Get Rid of Taxes on Tips? It’s KKFI’s SUMMER PLEDGE DRIVE
Unions that haven’t gone on strike in years are facing doing so as an increasing number of bosses refuse to bargain in good faith. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out how to have a ...Show More