Labor

Bob Bussel remembers the J.P. Stevens boycott

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Thirty years ago, labor historian Bob Bussel worked on the organizing drive at J.P. Stevens, a violently anti-union Southern textile manufacturer--a campaign the inspired the movie Norma Rae. Besides giving actress Sally Field a career-defining role, the J.P Stevens drive g... Read more

New Census Reveals Highest Poverty Rate in Twelve Years

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

New Census numbers have revealed that the number of people living in poverty has increased to over thirteen percent, which is the highest poverty rate in twelve years.KBOO’s Rebecca Nay spoke with Alice O’Connor, who is a History Professor at UC Santa Barbara. Read more

Fred Meyer Firing Policy Fiasco

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

A seventy Year Old grandmother and a Nineteen year Exemplary Employee was fired by Fred Meyer on June 29th. The reason behind the firing was a twelve dollar cash handling mistake.Kboo’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Larry Hall from The Grocery Workers Union. Read more

National Association of Black Veterans Employment Expo

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Although the unemployment rate dropped slightly this month in Oregon, the rate of home foreclosures continues to increase. Oregon had the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation this summer. Now the state is down to about tenth place, but job seekers take little c... Read more

Dolores Huerta on issues facing immigrants and labor organizers.

Airs at: Thu, 10/22/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Last night in Salem, renowned labor rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke to a packed crowd about the issues facing immigrants and labor organizers today. Here’s a clip from that talk: Read more

Book Review: Timothy Egan and The Big Burn

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Ed Goldberg interviews writer and journalist Timothy Egan about his most recent book, "The Big Burn," a true tale of the massive forest fire that changed America. Read more

Dolores Huerta Speaks at Willamette University

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, co-founder and first Vice-President of the United Farm Workers of America spoke Wednesday, October 21st at The Annual Salem Peace Lecture at Hudson Hall in the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.... Read more

EcoNvergence--Tara Herevil

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

We presented Tara Herevil’s talk from October 2, 2009 at the EcoNvergence gathering. Tara focused her comments on our theme, “Is the present prison system financially sustainable?” A REMINDER! It’s not too late to support KBOO with a membership pledge. We fell short of our ... Read more

Labor and the Future of Journalism

Airs at: Wed, 10/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

As layoffs and downsizing continue at many newspapers, more people turn to the Internet to get their news. What is the future of the labor movement in the online news industry, where many journalists work from home and have never met their co-workers in person? On August 2... Read more

Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and A New Path Toward Social Justice

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

On October 5, Cecil and Celeste speak with Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Fernando Gapasin, authors of "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and A New Path Toward Social Justice".Solidarity Divided is a critical examination of labor's current crisis and a plan for a b... Read more