Labor

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Music from the local IWW

Airs at: Mon, 12/27/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Noah, Daisey, and Adam from the local IWW (International Workers of the World) appear with host Laurie Mercier in the KBOO studio to sing and talk about the union and about Labor Folk Night this Wednesday, December 29, at the Red and Black Cafe, 7 pm, 400 SW 12th Avenue. Read more

Volunteer Non-Profits: How do YOU Give Back to the Community?

Airs at: Wed, 12/29/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving How do you give back to the community? Today on KBOO Talk Radio, my guests are Steven Beaudoin of the PHAME Academy and Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein of Clowns Without Borders We'll talk about these two Organizations, how they help the Communities they ... Read more

TEACHER UNION, PARENT UNION & ED REFORM

Airs at: Mon, 12/27/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Host Jamie Partridge interviews Sheila Warren, president of the Portland Parent Union, and Fran Partridge, an instructional coach and long time member of the Seattle teachers union. Topics include teacher union bashing, charter schools, teacher evaluation and mentoring, th... Read more

Voices from the Edge 12-23-10 Who Was Good & Who Was Bad in 2010?

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

It's that time of year when Jo Ann and Dave review which of our public figures deserve a gift in their stocking and which deserve a lump of coal. They'll also be asking listerners to share their holiday list of candidates. Will it include Senator John McCain for ... Read more

Ruby Ridge Dairy Workers Fight for a Union

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

An interview in Spanish and English with Arturo Sepulveda of the United Farmworkers Read more

Black Farmers Settlement with USDA; Food Safety Modernization Act; Interview with the Curious Cook Harold McGee

Airs at: Sun, 12/19/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Food Show

President Obama just signed into law a $1.15 billion settlement with thousands of black farmers who were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture. So we began the show with an update from John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers A... Read more

Oregon Single Payer Health Care Legislation

Airs at: Fri, 12/17/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Host Jamie Partridge interviews Peter Shapiro, of the JOBS with JUSTICE Health Care Committee, about legislation being introduced in the 2011 Oregon legislature to create a Single Payer Health Care system for the state. Peter also invites the public to a Statewide Single P... Read more

Radical Musicology and Popular Music

Airs at: Mon, 12/13/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today's show featured excerpts from the songs listed and linked below. Bill talks with Brad Duncan about how these songs relate the experience of everyday peoples' struggles with economic forces. Mighty Sparrow "Capitalism Gone Mad", 1983 Hoyt Axton "Boney Fingers", 1974 G... Read more

Reclaiming Factories from Massachusetts to Argentina

Airs at: Mon, 12/13/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Factories across the United States have been closing up shops for decades. Less common, however, is worker initiated factory takeovers. Today’s show will span from Argentina where workers occupied factories and established cooperative control all the way to Massachusetts ... Read more

Financial Training Pays Off

Airs at: Mon, 12/13/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 A new study by Portland State University's Regional Research Institute says a program that teaches financial skills to lower-income Oregonians is paying off. It helps participants reach savings goals to fund a major purchase. KBOO’s Dan Johnson, in collaboration ... Read more