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Labor Radio on 10/17/16 - Interview w/two US Senate candidates

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Candidates Speak Host Michael Cathcart gets to know two candidates challenging Ron Wyden for one of Oregon's US Senate seats. The guests: Shanti Lewallen of the Working Families Party Eric Navickas of the Progressive Party   Connect with Michael on Twitter @Mi... Read more

Bethlehem Construction Workers on Strike

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Latino workers at Bethlehem Construction in Central Washington walked off the job August 11 after suffering racist abuse and lack of basic working conditions such as water, toilets, tools, and training, not to mention wages and benefits.  Jamie Partridge interviews three st... Read more

The Rank and File Strategy in Labor Unions

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Rank and File Strategy in Labor Unions is a talk given by union activist Dennis Fosuth at the Socialism 2016 conference in Chicago Read more

Interview with Sarah Jaffe, author of Necessary Trouble

Produced for:  Beloved Community
Truthout calls Sarah Jaffe's new book, Necessary Trouble: Americans In Revolt, "one of the most essential books of the year."  John Shuck, host of the new KBOO program, Beloved Community, talks with Jaffe about her description of a new activism that has arisen since the cra... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 5, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Labor Day Old Mole, with segments on work, writing, activism, food and climate, and music including "Erosion" by science teacher David Newman. Clayton comments on what it means to be a worker in a capitalist economy. Tod Sloan comments on ... Read more

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