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Voices from the Edge on 06/24/10

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 06/24/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy

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Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy

Domestic workers win a Bill of Rights...and...Oregon students join with university staff to fight privatization

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Labor

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Labor Radio

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Mon, 06/21/2010

This month brought exciting news for New York State's 200,000 domestic workers: After years of struggle, they have passed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights through both houses of the state legislature. For the first time ever in the United States, domestic workers will have the right to sick days, holidays, vacation, overtime, and notice of termination.

29:29 minutes (11.81 MB)

Voices from the Edge on 06/17/2010

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 06/17/2010

About the program…

Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to engage in meaningful talk about racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice, local and national politics, and other crucial issues of the day. Jo Ann and Dave bring you guests you won’t hear on other talk radio programs and conversation about making Oregon and the nation a better place.

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55:02 minutes (50.39 MB)

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 06/22/10

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The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Tue, 06/22/2010 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Is Oregon an anti-immigrant state? A new study suggests it is.

A study commissioned by a consortium of Northwestern public radio stations says that a majority of Northwesterners -- Oregonians, Washingtonians and Idahoans, or whatever they call themselves -- agree with the anti-immigrant law passed recently in Arizona. In Oregon, that support is at 61 percent.

What does it mean? Is anti-immigrant sentiment more widespread than we thought? And what is that sentiment exactly? Fear, born of cultural ignorance? Economic anxiety? Good ol' racism? A toxic brew of all three? With Joe on vacation, Abe leads the discussion.

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French School teachers struggle for union recognition

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Labor

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Labor Radio

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Mon, 06/28/2010

Massene Mboup, teacher and union activist at the Portland French School is interviewed by host Jamie Partridge. Mboup, with a background of union leadership in his native Senegal, details management intimidation tactics, including deportation threats to this largely immigrant workforce. Two of the Associated French School Employee leaders have been fired as the struggle heats up.

16:54 minutes (23.22 MB)

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Voices from the Edge on 06/10/2010

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 06/10/2010

"A Conversation with The Fire Frashour Campaign"

54:02 minutes (49.47 MB)

Janitors for Justice

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 06/14/2010

Bill talks with Maggie Long, Director of Property Services with SEIU Local 49, about Metro's decision to switch to non-union janitors, and the Justice for Janitors march happening on Tuesday the 15th.

Click here for more information about Justice for Janitors.

8:48 minutes (8.05 MB)

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June 14th Old Mole Variety Hour

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 06/14/2010

Today's show, hosted by Laurie Mercier, focuses on the challenges to organized labor; the need for and possibility of a new, cooperative world order; and a special piece that asks the question "does the ruling class really want to commit suicide?" There are also two brief musical interludes: Casey Neill's "Dancing on the Ruins (of multi-national corporations" and David Kearney's "Please Mr. President."