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  • The New Bus Riders Union and IATSE Local 31 is Staffing the World Cup

    The New Bus Riders Union and IATSE Local 31 is Staffing the World Cup
    2026/04/14
    A member of the new KC Bus Riders Union says, “We want to show that the buses can serve everyone, not just people who rely on them as a lifeline to get to work.” This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll find out more. Then The International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 31 members do the set up and take down, scenery, and support work for trade shows, plays and concerts. We’ll find out how they’re staffing up for the World Cup. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.
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    1 時間
  • The Annoyance Economy and Missouri Workers Center Organizing Restaurant Workers

    The Annoyance Economy and Missouri Workers Center Organizing Restaurant Workers
    2026/04/07
    Sick of junk fees, phone scams and wasted time with customer service? We’ll talk with Chad Maisel of the Groundwork Collaborative about the so-called Annoyance Economy that costs us hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Then, two restaurant workers share how they’re organizing for change with the Missouri Workers Center—from fast food to full service. Hear their stories and what’s next for worker power in Missouri. Our feature is Labor Song of the Month.
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    1 時間
  • Celebrating 50 Years of Free Agency in Baseball

    Celebrating 50 Years of Free Agency in Baseball
    2026/03/30
    It’s baseball season, and it’s the 50th anniversary of free agency. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll look at one of the most successful unions in American labor history – the Major League Baseball Players Association. We’ll talk with Michael Haupert, economics professor and expert on the business of baseball, about the union and the union’s biggest win – free agency for players. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.
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    1 時間
  • Singing No Kings and Hunger Is a Union Issue

    Singing No Kings and Hunger Is a Union Issue
    2026/03/24
    The KC Indivisible Social Justice Chorus will raise their voices in song in a preview of their appearance at the Mill Creek NO Kings rally next Saturday. Then, six of every ten food workers in Great Britain make wages that are insufficient to meet their basic needs for food and energy. Now British unions are exposing the causes of declining wages and making hunger a union issue in their campaign: Uniting Against Hunger. Our feature is Washington Window with Mark Gruenberg.
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    1 時間
  • Jeff City Misery – A Legislative Update

    Jeff City Misery – A Legislative Update
    2026/03/18
    This year’s legislative session may leave working people in a state of Misery, their rights assaulted, with fewer public services and less funding for public schools, and their pockets fleeced as the legislature substitutes high sales taxes for the state income tax. This week on the Heartland Labor we’ll get the latest on what the legislature is doing from Missouri House Representatives Mark Sharp and Kemp Strickler and from Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.
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    59 分
  • Kansas Legislative Update and ATU’s Nic Miller in Our Labor Leader Series

    Kansas Legislative Update and ATU’s Nic Miller in Our Labor Leader Series
    2026/03/11
    The Kansas legislature has a month to go and there’s good news and bad for working families. We’ll find out more this week on the Heartland Labor Forum from Jake Lowen, the new Executive Secretary of the Kansas AFL-CIO. Then many Kansas Citians rely on city buses for work. shopping, and doctor visits, while city bus drivers face threatened layoffs and assaults on the job. Our feature is Labor Song of the Month.
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    1 時間
  • CoreCivic in Leavenworth: Reformed or Human Rights Abuser? We’ll Talk to Prison Guards and Residents

    CoreCivic in Leavenworth: Reformed or Human Rights Abuser? We’ll Talk to Prison Guards and Residents
    2026/03/03
    On March 10, the Leavenworth City Commission is about to give permission for the Core Civic private prison there to reopen as an ICE jail, giving the government over 1000 beds to fill. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll talk about Core Civic’s shameful record of both prisoner and guard abuse when the prison operated before 2022. We’ll talk to former guards and a former detainee or two and with Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation. Our features is Safety First with Mary Erio. It’s still PLEDGE DRIVE and we sure could use your support please call or text “winter 26” to 50155 or go to kkfi.org and DONATE.
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  • Whose Got the Power? By Dave Kamper and Parents for KC Kids

    Whose Got the Power? By Dave Kamper and Parents for KC Kids
    2026/02/23

    PLEDGE DRIVE! – PLEDGE DRIVE! – PLEDGE DRIVE!

    Organizer and historian Dave Kamper gives an overview of the recent labor upsurge in his new book Whose Got the Power? Then Missouri legislators are shaping the future of education and thus our communities. If we’re not informed, we won’t be able to protect and strengthen our public schools. We’ll talk with local advocacy group Parents for KC Kids about Missouri's schools and get an update on recent legislation.
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    1 時間