Labor

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Labor Day in Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Workers               On this Labor Day, let’s stop and think a little about what we’re supposed to be celebrating. It’s a national holiday, so perhaps we should start by seeing what the federal Department of Labor says. On its website, we find this: Labor Day, the fi... Read more

5th Monday Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Host Michael Morrow welcomes Michael Munk, author of The Portland Red Guide, who will provide vital, interesting and timely information about how the TPP may be not only creating strain between Pres. Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but between union leaders, s... Read more

Preference: queer arts and history

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
.   From September 10 through September 18, Theater Diaspora will be presenting staged readings of A Language of Their Own, at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. We'll be joined in the studio by the cast and director of the play, written by Chay Yew (pictured here, to ... Read more

Labor Special

Airs at: Fri, 09/09/2016 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Movin' On
Anyone who is familiar with the struggles of Labor, knows that song is an integral part of the battle. On Movin' On, Friday, September 9th, 12 noon to 1:30pm, I will be presenting music for and about the Labor Movement. Pete Seeger, John McCutcheon, Utah Phillips, Si Kahn a... Read more

Ex-Offenders & Employment after Banning the Box

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Oregon’s “Ban the Box” law, H.B. 3025, went into effect in January 2016.  Oregonians no longer have to check the box on job applications that asks about previous convictions.  Last year President Obama "banned the box" on federal-government employment applications and almos... Read more

US Postal Service - Crisis and Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Host Fernando Gapasin interviews retired letter carrier and organizer with Communities and Postal Workers United, Jamie Partridge.  Partridge describes the battles of the past four years to resist the dismantling and privatization of a national treasure, the US Postal Servi... Read more

Labor Radio on June 20th 2016

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 6:00pm - Wed, 07/20/2016 at 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The topic is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its impact on labor. Read more

Murders of People of Color in the U.S. and the Worker's Law in France

Airs at: Fri, 07/08/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: Guest host Kevin Pena invited special guest, Cephus "Uncle Bobby" Johnson, Oscar Grant's uncle, to join him to discuss the ongoing murder of people of color by police forces across the US. He also speaks with a journalist in France about the so call... Read more

The State of Policing in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2016 at 10:00am - 11:30am
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty features an update on the state of policing in Portland.  Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 4, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this 4th of July episode and plays The Rent is Too Damn High, in addition to more great music and these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Patricia Smith, former union organizer and lobbyist, about the plight of school-workers who make less than $15 and ... Read more