Labor Radio

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Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Hosted by:

Tina Turner-Morfitt, Jamie Partridge, Lane Poncy, Stephen Siegel, Tim, EAnneMcD, Michael Cathcart

Produced by:

KBOO

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Every Monday from 6:00pm to 6:30pm.

Of the working class, by the working class and for the working class.

Host schedule:

1st Mondays	Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
2nd Mondays	Stephen Siegel and Rachel Hanes
3rd Mondays	Michael Cathcart
4th Mondays	Amanda Hill and Jamie Partridge
5th Mondays	Lane Poncy

Topic tags:

Activism, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Community Building, Government/Politics

Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

Oregon educators fight to improve our schools, and Portland Occupy activists take on corporate giants

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am

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Tonight's show is about how people in Oregon are taking action on two fronts. First we speak with Hanaa Vaandering, a physical education teacher and vice president of the Oregon Education Association, about today's action in Salem and the fight to improve our schools. The... Read more

Labor Radio on 02/06/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Labor Radio Tribute to the late Utah Phillips Join host Kevin Card on Monday, February 6th @ 6pm with his special guest, Brendan Phillips, for an hour-long membership drive special. Brendan will perform songs from his new recording dedicated to the life and times of his fath... Read more

Labor Radio on 01/23/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 21 in Longview, Washington has put out the call to all working class people to come to Longview for an historic protest. EGT, a giant multi-national corporation which controls one-third of the world's grain trade,... Read more

Longshore Battle Looms in Longview

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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The Interntional Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 21 in Longview, Washington has put out the call to all working class people to come to Longview for an historic protest. EGT, a giant multi-natiional corporation which controls one-third of the world's grain trade... Read more

Longview Longshore Showdown Near

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Longshore workers in Longview, Washington are fighting an historic battle to save their union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 21. EGT, a huge multinational grain trading corporation, is trying to load the first ship at their new high tech term... Read more

Extrajudicial Executions in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Participants in the Movement of Victims of Crimes of the State describe extrajudicial executions, also known as "false positives," in which the US-funded Colombian armed forces murdered civilians - often young men looking for work - in order to present their bodies as evide... Read more

Union-busting at the Fund for Public Interest, and the inner workings of the Red & Black Cafe collective

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2012 at 12:00am

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Kris Humbird and his coworkers at the Fund for the Public Interest call center -- which raises funds for OSPIRG and Environment Oregon -- formed a union with CWA Local 7901 this past October. Kris joined us in studio to talk about the job he loves, the trouble with fundrais... Read more

Labor Radio on 01/02/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2012 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

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Health Care for All! Join host Bill Zimmerman as he discusses health care for all with U S Rep John Conyers D-MI, Dr. Margaret Flowers, Mark Dudzic-Labor for Single Payer and others on this rebroadcast. Read more

Labor Radio on 12/26/11

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

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The Rural Organizing Project directed statewide Occupy the Post Office protests at dozens of Oregon post offices last Monday. Apalled that over 40 post offices in Oregon are in danger of being permanently closed next year, ROP joined postal worker unions and postal custome... Read more

How GM Kicks Occupationally Disabled Workers to the Curb in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 12:00am

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GM assembly workers in Colombia suffer occupational disabilities resulting from outdated equipment and production methods, then the company forces them out of their jobs. The workers and their families fight back by occupying a spot right across the street from the US emba... Read more