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  • The Pittsburgh Post Gazette Workers Wonder How Long Can a Strike Last? And Gerrymandering Missouri? With Rep Keri Ingle

    The Pittsburgh Post Gazette Workers Wonder How Long Can a Strike Last? And Gerrymandering Missouri? With Rep Keri Ingle
    Sep 22 2025
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette workers have been on strike for more than a thousand days. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll ask Jon Schleuss Vice President of their union, the News Guild, why it’s lasted so long and how the workers are still staying strong. Then, Representative Keri Ingle is back from the battle over gerrymandering and initiative petitions in Jeff City. We’ll get an insider’s story of how it went down. Our feature is Washington Window and we’ll hear about the new bill to limit CEO pay.
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  • Creeping Fascism??? - Jason Stanley: Erasing History and A Young People’s Guide to Fascism

    Creeping Fascism??? - Jason Stanley: Erasing History and A Young People’s Guide to Fascism
    Sep 18 2025
    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 to Control the Future. Then A Young Person’s Guide to Fascism by illustrator Sue Coe and writer Stephen Eisenman which explores the threads of fascism in U.S. history and shows their baleful influence on today’s foreign policy. Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.
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  • New Union Leader Matt Harris of Plumbers Local 8 and Donna Birks Takes the Lead at LEPCI

    New Union Leader Matt Harris of Plumbers Local 8 and Donna Birks Takes the Lead at LEPCI
    Sep 8 2025
    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 the ranks to become financial secretary of UAW Local 31 at the GM Fairfax plant, then led the Tri-County Labor Council and now in retirement is heading Labor’s Educational and Political Club Independent. We’ll talk to both Matt and Donna. Our feature is Labor Song of the Month with Mark Galus.
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  • Respect Missouri Voters Wants to Ban Politicians from Overruling the Will of the Voters and Boeing St. Louis on Strike

    Respect Missouri Voters Wants to Ban Politicians from Overruling the Will of the Voters and Boeing St. Louis on Strike
    Sep 3 2025
    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 […] The post Respect Missouri Voters Wants to Ban Politicians from Overruling the Will of the Voters and Boeing St. Louis on Strike appeared first on KKFI.
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  • Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. She was the best we've had and Trump fired her

    Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. She was the best we've had and Trump fired her
    Aug 25 2025
    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. Trump […] The post Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. She was the best we've had and Trump fired her appeared first on KKFI.
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  • Cuba Through the Eyes of Washburn University Students

    Cuba Through the Eyes of Washburn University Students
    Aug 18 2025
    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 […] The post Cuba Through the Eyes of Washburn University Students appeared first on KKFI.
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  • Labor Leader Series: Federal Unions and Workers in the Crosshairs of DOGE

    Labor Leader Series: Federal Unions and Workers in the Crosshairs of DOGE
    Aug 14 2025
    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 the Heartland […] The post Labor Leader Series: Federal Unions and Workers in the Crosshairs of DOGE appeared first on KKFI.
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  • What the Boss Doesn't You To Know. . .and NAFTA-USMCA Renegotiation: Where Is Trade Justice?

    What the Boss Doesn't You To Know. . .and NAFTA-USMCA Renegotiation: Where Is Trade Justice?
    Aug 7 2025
    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, […] The post What the Boss Doesn't You To Know. . .and NAFTA-USMCA Renegotiation: Where Is Trade Justice? appeared first on KKFI.
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