Labor

"All Labor Has Dignity" -- the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Michael Honey about All Labor Has Dignity, a book of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on economic justice. Honey edited the book. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was ... Read more

Ann Crittenden on "The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued"

Airs at: Thu, 05/05/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Ann Crittenden talks about the 10th anniversary of her bestselling book "The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued". Ann shows how mothers are systematically disadvantaged and made dependent by a society that exploits thos... Read more

May Day Portland

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 Several Rallies were held on Monday in Oregon to honor worker’s rights. KBOO reporters Carlos Chavez and John Walsh reported on one of those events held here in Portland. Read more

UC grad students occupy union hall, train web cams on uncounted ballots -- EXTENDED ONLINE VERSION

Airs at: Tue, 05/03/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

On Monday, May 2nd, a group of University of California graduate students began a sit-in at their own union hall, UAW Local 2865. The students are demanding the completion of an interrupted vote count in a closely contested race between two slates for union leadership. ... Read more

TLC Colombia-EU y derechos Laborales y Humanos

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Una entrevista con Gerardo Cajamarca, sindicalista colombiano, sobre la lucha contra el TLC neoliberal. Read more

Dosha Salon Workers Unite for a First Union Contract

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Who Creates Jobs, and What is a Job?

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Politicians argue about what is the best way to create jobs. But who has the power to create jobs, and why? And what is a job, anyway? Clayton Morgareidge comments. You can read his remarks here. The music heard at the end is "Dear Employer," performed by Five Minu... Read more

Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical dis... Read more

Who Creates Jobs, and what is a job?

The Old Mole Variety Hour April 25, 2011 A few days ago, I received an email from MoveOn.org that read: Dear MoveOn member, There's a youth jobs crisis in America that no one is talking about. Students and graduates are taking matters into their own hands to show that the... Read more

Colombian Union Denounces Labor Abuses by Sodexo and Kraft Food

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Jose Fraybel Melo of the Colombian union Sinaltrainal visits the U.S. to denounce labor abuses by transnational corporations Sodexo and Kraft Food. This is the English translation of the original interview in Spanish. Read more