Labor Radio

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Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Reviewing the need to transition the Oregon political process to address the concerns of communities of color.

Hosted by:

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

Produced by:

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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:

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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GM assembly workers in Colombia suffer occupational disabilities resulting from outdated equipment and production methods, then the company forces them out of their jobs.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

OCCUPY THE POST OFFICE D19

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

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The Postmaster General has announced the imminent closure of 41 rural post offices in Oregon. The PMG claims the postal service must shrink due to its financial crisis, but he is restricted by law from closing post offices for "economic reasons". The Rural Organizing Proj... Read more

Labor Radio on 12/19/11

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

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Labor Strife at OSPIRG

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2011 at 12:00am

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Two progressive advocacy groups, OSPIRG, the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, and Environment Oregon, are experiencing labor strife. Today, outside the call center for the Fund for the Public Interest, at the Portland Telephone Outreach Project, where teleph... Read more

Longshore Workers in the Fight, from Longview, Washington to Buenaventura, Colombia

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

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Tonight's show features the current struggles of workers in two ports. First we speak with Dan Coffman, President of ILWU Local 21, about the Longview workers' courageous fight against the transnational corporation EGT, and how their community has mobilized and braved poli... Read more

Colombian Port Workers Describe How They Live and Work

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

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The Unión Portuaria, the Colombian union of port workers, takes members of a Witness for Peace delegation on a tour of the modern Pacific coast port of Buenaventura, and then of the impoverished barrio in which the workers live. Read more

Take Back the Capitol with Kimberly Bacon

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Fifty Oregonians joined thousands of activists from across the country to Take Back the Capitol this week in a campaign sponsored by the OCCUPY movement, Jobs with Justice, and the Service Employees International Union. Under the banner of "Good Jobs, Not Cuts. Extend U... Read more

Labor Radio on 11/28/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

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Black Tradeswomen & Sick Leave in Seattle Fewer Black women are entering and staying in the building and construction trades than in the 1970s. Portland State University Professor Roberta Hunte provides insights into institutional barriers and survival strategies for our si... Read more

Black Women in the Trades

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

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Fewer Black women are entering and staying in the building and construction trades than in the 1970s. Portland State University Professor Roberta Hunte provides insights into institutional barriers and survival strategies for our sisters of color. Jamie Partridge co-host... Read more

Winning Paid Sick Leave in Seattle

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

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Dave Freiboth, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Martin Luther King County Labor Council, discusses Seattle's new paid sick leave ordinance and what it took to win it. Read more

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