Labor

UPS Teamster Tentative Agreement - Will Members Vote Yes?

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Kier Anderson, UPS part-time package handler, and Brandon Findley, UPS driver, discuss the new tentative labor agrement between the Teamsters union and United Parcel Service.  With three weeks to vote, UPS workers are debating whether to accept the agreement or vote no and ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 3, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode fo the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Making Peace with China: Several top military officials and many pundit “experts” are predicting that mutual U.S. and China provocations by warships and fighter planes on and over the ... Read more

Strike!

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Johanna Brenner interviews two Portland UPS workers about how 350,000 UPS workers nationally are preparing for a strike and how Portland Teamsters are organizing. The contract between the Teamsters Union and UPS expires July 31 and so far the company is not budging.  Neithe... Read more

Totality of Circumstance | May 23, 2023

Airs at: Tue, 05/23/2023 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Sam and Jasmin talk about the details of the city's new bodyworn camera policy for cops, which could still see some changes following a 60-day pilot program involving Central Precinct and the Focused Intervention Team or FIT (AKA the gun violence team). The city and the ... Read more

Providence Nurses on Strike !

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Nurses and Clinicians at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Home Health and Hospice and Providence Seaside Hospital went on strike for five days, beginning Monday. June 19th.  At a kick-off march and rally with over a thousand healthcare workers and their allies... Read more

Barbra Weber Reports on UN's International Plastics Treaty Negotiations in Paris

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Lisa is live in the studio with Barbra Weber, a founder of Hazelnut Grove, Trash for Peace, and the Groundscore Association. Barbra just got back from Paris, France where she was part of the UN's International Plastics Treaty Negotiations. Before that, on March 1, she was i... Read more

Oakland Education Association Strikes for Common Good

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we talk with Oakland educators Tania Kappner and Mark Airgood about their successful strike to address common good goals for their students and community. Read more

Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join host Tina Turner-Morfitt and Deborah Hall for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists segment of labor radio. Our guest is Rebekah Whittaker, conference coordinator, who reflects the enthusiasm of a passionate educator. She has a 20-year history of labor activism and is... Read more

Morgan Miller of the Class Struggle Action Network

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Morgan Miller of the Class Struggle Action Network. They are moving forward with all kinds of projects.  Read more

Secrets of a Successful Organizer

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Lesson One: Organizing is an Attitude; Apathy Isn't Real; Aim for the Bullseye: You're Different, and That's Okay; Don't Be a Hero; There Are No Shortcuts; and It's All About Power Read more