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Hosted by: 
Tina Turner-Morfitt, Audrey Terrell, deborah.hall, Stephen Siegel, Rachel Hanes, Michael Cathcart, Laura Wadlin, Jamie Partridge
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 Laura Wadlin and Jamie Partridge
5th Mondays Jamie Partridge 
Topic tags: 
Activism, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Community Building, Government/Politics
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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Vancouver Hilton Workers Struggle for a Fair Contract

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Vancouver Hilton Hotel Workers, organized in UNITE HERE local 9, are struggling for a fair contract at the 5-year old convention center, which is owned by the City of Vancouver.  Negotiating team member, Lucas Fielder, talks with host Jamie Partridge about wage dispariti... Read more

Canadian Union of Postal Workers Forced Back to Work

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, after six weeks of rotating strikes, a lockout, and back-to-work legislation, continues to struggle for a fair contract.  Denis Lemelin, national president of CUPW, is interviewed by Portland letter carrier, Jamie Partridge, about th... Read more

Portland Rising Boosts Solidarity to a New Level

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Portland Rising , a project of JOBS with JUSTICE, loaded 150 activists on three buses for a day of action in solidarity with seven different private & public sector unions whose contracts expired on that same day, June 30th .  JwJ Director Margaret Butler  talks with hos... Read more

We Are Oregon organizes in neighborhoods and the fight against free trade deals intensifies

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
SEIU organizes in neighborhoods, not just workplaces, in the We Are Oregon campaign, and the fight against three more free trade deals reaches a peak - Labor Radio interviews Angela MacWhinnie of SEIU and Elizabeth Swager of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. Read more

Tri-Met Riders Unite! and Inquisitive Frog Visits Rep. Blumenauer

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
"I absolutely love bus organizing.  Bus riders are my people." As Tri-Met raises fares and decreases service, a bus ticket costs more than ever and may not get you as far.  A growing network of working-class transit riders are reaching out to each other on the bus and orga... Read more

Delegación de Sinaltrainal en Estados Unidos

Airs at: Sun, 07/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Sindicalistas de Colombia hablan sobre el TLC y derechos laborales. Read more

Portland Rising Day of Action for Good Jobs

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Portland Rising , a project of JOBS with JUSTICE, is calling worker rights activists to Get on the Bus for a Day of Action.  On June 30th several busloads of demonstrators will travel to job sites in support of multiple unions whose contracts expire on that same day.  UN... Read more

Pride At Work Oregon: the LGBT Movement in the Labor Community

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Pride At Work Oregon organizes for LGBT and labor rights.  Labor Radio features an interview with Oregon chapter president Shellea Allen and board member John Eder. Read more

New Hope for Single Payer! and West Coast Unity for San Francisco Hotel Workers

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
RN and longtime health care and labor activist Betsy Zucker brings us some major good news in the campaign for single payer, including a groundbreaking victory in Vermont and a change of direction from labor's top organizational leadership.  For more info on the upcoming... Read more

City's Seasonal Workers Struggle for Basic Union Rights

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Seasonal Maintenance Workers who work in the Portland Parks are struggling for basic union rights.  Laborers local 483 organizer Erica Askin is interviewed by host Jamie Partridge Read more