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About Working People, for Working People, By Working People.

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1st Mondays Mic Crenshaw
2nd Mondays Angela MacWhinnie and Meredith Reese
3rd Mondays Kevin Card and Michael Morrow
4th Mondays John Walsh and Jamie Partridge
5th Mondays Lane Poncy and Tim Flanagan

 

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Episode Archive

Labor Radio on 02/24/12

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Fri, 02/24/2012 - 11:00am - 11:30am
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How people in Oregon are taking action on two fronts

Hear this special re-scheduled broadcast of Labor Radio as part of KBOO's Radiozine broadcast. This show is about how people in Oregon are taking action on two fronts. First we speak with Hanaa Vaandering, a physical education teacher and vice president of the Oregon Education Association, about a recent action in Salem and the fight to improve our schools. Then we speak with Dustin Hawks, an activist with the Longview Planning Group of Occupy, about port mobilizations and taking on corporations.

Labor Radio on 02/06/12

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Mon, 02/06/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Brendan Phillips tribute to his father Utah Phillips

Labor Radio Tribute to the late Utah Phillips

Join host Kevin Card on Monday, February 6th @ 6pm with his special guest, Brendan Phillips, for an hour-long membership drive special.

Brendan will perform songs from his new recording dedicated to the life and times of his father, UTAH PHILLIPS.

Check out the website of Brendan's band Fast Rattler

Labor Radio on 01/23/12

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Mon, 01/23/2012 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Longshore Battle in Longview & Colombia Revisited

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 21 in Longview, Washington has put out the call to all working class people to come to Longview for an historic protest. EGT, a giant multi-national corporation which controls one-third of the world's grain trade, is trying to bust the ILWU, one of America's most progressive and powerful unions. EGT's first grain ship will be docking soon, escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard. Co-host Jamie Partridge interviews Meredith Reese from the Labor Solidarity Committee of OCCUPY Portland and Kari Koch of the Media Committee of OCCUPY about organizing for this pivotal battle of the 99% vs the 1%.

Labor Radio on 01/02/12

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Mon, 01/02/2012 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Labor Radio talks about health care with U S Rep John Conyers D-MI, Dr. Margaret Flowers, and more

Health Care for All!

Join host Bill Zimmerman as he discusses health care for all with U S Rep John Conyers D-MI, Dr. Margaret Flowers, Mark Dudzic-Labor for Single Payer and others on this rebroadcast.

Labor Radio on 12/26/11

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Mon, 12/26/2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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OCCUPY THE POST OFFICE & OCCUPY COLOMBIA

The Rural Organizing Project directed statewide Occupy the Post Office protests at dozens of Oregon post offices last Monday. Apalled that over 40 post offices in Oregon are in danger of being permanently closed next year, ROP joined postal worker unions and postal customers in demonstrating support for one of America's most valued and trusted institutions. Working America has also joined the campaign to Save America's Postal Service. Retired letter carrier Jamie Partridge co-hosts.

Labor Radio on 12/19/11

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Mon, 12/19/2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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OCCUPY THE POST OFFICE

Labor Radio on 11/28/11

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Mon, 11/28/2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Black Tradeswomen & Seattle Sick Leave

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 sisters of color. Jamie Partridge co-hosts

In the second half of the show, co-host John Walsh talks with Dave Freiboth, Executive Secretary Treasurer of the King County Labor Council, about Seattle’s new mandatory Paid Sick Leave law.

Labor Radio on 10/24/11

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Mon, 10/24/2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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New Workers’ Center & Bus Transfer Campaign

New Workers’ Center & Bus Transfer Campaign

A new Workers’ Center for residents of Rockwood and Gresham is called Neighborhoods United (Vecinos Unidos), All in One Community Worker’s Center. Sponsored by We Are Oregon, the center aims to help working families in east county organize against wage theft & evictions, for jobs & food access, for youth, art, music and story telling. Co-host Jamie Partridge interviews one of the center’s founders.

In the second half of the show, co-host John Walsh talks with OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon about Bus Riders Unite! and their current campaign for a more fair bus transfer policy on TriMet.

Labor Radio on 10/10/11

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Mon, 10/10/2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Wobbly Special, all about the IWW!

Al Bradbury and Angela MacWhinnie bring you a Very Special Episode of Labor Radio, all about the IWW! Tonight's Wobbly guests include:

Labor Radio on 09/26/11

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Mon, 09/26/2011 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Interview of candidates for US Congress, Dist. 1

Oregon's special election to replace David Wu for U.S. Congress, District 1 has produced three candidates for the Democratic primary, November 8th. Host Jamie Partridge interviews Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, State Senator Suzanne Bonamici, and State Representative Brad Witt about the major issues facing the working class and our labor movement.

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Barbara Jensen on Reading Class: On Culture and Classism in America

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Mon, 07/16/2012

Barb Jensen is the author of a book about working-class and middle-class cultures, Reading Classes: On Culture and Classism in America. Angela MacWhinnie spoke with her for Labor Radio.

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The No Nukes Movement in Japan

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Mon, 06/25/2012

Journalist and activist Chie Matsumoto talks about the popular movement against the restart of nuclear powerplants in Japan

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No Oak Grove Walmart and the New Fightback

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Mon, 06/25/2012

Walmart has a new siting strategy, and communities are learning how to fight back in new ways.  Bob Marshall of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 and Tom Civiletti of No Oak Grove Walmart spell it out for us.

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Stories from Labor Notes Conference 2012

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Mon, 06/11/2012

http://labornotes.org/files/images/conf12broch1.jpgTonight's Labor Radio features some wonderful highlights from the closing plenary at the May 2012 Labor Notes Conference in Chicago, bringing together people committed to rank-and-file leadership and militancy in the labor movement. Speakers include:

  • Ken Spatta, a CWA Local 1101 member, Verizon striker and recently-elected leader in the reform slate Rebuild 1101
  • Maricruz Manzanares, a University of California custodian, AFSCME Local 3299 member and recently-elected leader in the reform slate Members First
  • Robert Gagnon, a locked-out Rio Tinto steelworker from Quebec and a leader in Steelworkers Local 9490
  • Michelle Crentsil, an activist in Occupy Wall Street's People of Color Caucus and union organizer

 

 

 

  • Length: 28:22 minutes (19.47 MB)
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Colombian GM Worker Leader Visits Detroit to Seek Solidarity from the UAW

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Mon, 05/28/2012

Jorge Parra, president of ASOTRECOL, the Association of Sick Workers and Ex-Workers of GM Colombia, talks with UAW staff at Solidarity House in Detroit.  GM kicked these workers to the curb after they were hurt on the job, and they then occupied the curb - the one across the street from the U.S. embassy in Bogotá - where they have remained continuously since August.

  • Length: 13:15 minutes (12.13 MB)
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Day 5 East County teachers strike

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Fri, 05/25/2012

Day five of the Reynolds teachers strike was calm compared with earlier in the week.  Teachers rallied for a few hours in the morning and waited for the results of a mediation/ negotiation session.  Despite union agreement to the district's economic demands earlier in the week, the school board continues to insist on dramatic takeaways in working conditions and basic union rights.  Labor reporter Jamie Partridge talks with strike organizer Emily Crumm, a kindergarten teacher at Alder Elementary School.

  • Length: 7:35 minutes (10.42 MB)
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Day 4 East County teachers strike

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Thu, 05/24/2012

Day 4 of the Reynolds teachers strike finds no talks scheduled between the union and the district.  Despite the union agreement to the district's economic package, the school board has walked away from the table, for the second time since the strike began.  Labor reporter Jamie Partridge talks wiith Frank Matthews, Reynolds Learning Academy teacher, Theresa Osborne, Reynolds High School teacher, and students Jose, Sandra, and Kirsten on the strike line at noon today.

  • Length: 10:47 minutes (14.81 MB)
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Day 3 East County teachers strike

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Wed, 05/23/2012

Reynolds teachers walk the picketline for the third day as the school district refuses to negotiate a fair contract.  Labor Radio reporter Jamie Partridge talks with picket captains Nicole Anderson, Rob La Raus, and Paul Switalla in front of Reynolds Middle School and Salish Ponds Elementary.

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Day 2 East County teachers strike

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Tue, 05/22/2012

On the picketline in front of H B Lee Middle School, Labor Radio host Jamie Partridge talks with striking Reynolds teachers Micah Howard, Connor Colbrick, and Rosemary Elisa.

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On Strike! East County Teachers

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Mon, 05/21/2012

On the picketline Monday morning, KBOO labor reporter Jamie Partridge interviews Reynolds High School teachers on strike -- Tom Beeman, Doug Beardsley, and Evan Selby.

  • Length: 22:37 minutes (31.07 MB)
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OFNHP local5017

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:20pm.

we would like the opportunity to tell our side of the AFT national trusteeship of our local on July 7. what has happened is a blatant violation of democracy. can we get some air time to tell our story?

AFT National Trusteeship..

Submitted by Timothy Flanagan (not verified) on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 7:09pm.

I would be very interested in contacting your local and providing airtime for this discussion. Please send me a contact person or a summary of your position. Lane and I will have an official from AFT Local 2277 on our show... and perhaps we could arrange for a represenatative of the national federation to call in.

Please e-mail me ASAP or call me at 5o3-697-1670

in solidarity it and with best regards, Tim

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