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La Lucha por Derechos Laborales en el Puerto de Buenaventura, Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Jhon Jairo Castro, presidente del capítulo en Buenaventura de la Unión Portuaria de Colombia, habla sobre la lucha por derechos laborales en el puerto. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode and we hear these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Chris Toensing of Middle East Research and Information Project about US-Iran relations Bill reads about and discusses Black Friday Labor actions by and for Walmart workers Movie Moles Deni... Read more

Black Friday, WalMart workers Stand Up for 15

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick reads from Brice Covert of ThinkProgress about Walmart workers, Black Friday, the Fight for Fifteen, and he discusses the upcoming Portland action Oregon Walmart workers stand up November 28, 2014• 11:00 AM Walmart• 4200 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266 Host Cont... Read more

Unions and the Fight for Fifteen

Airs at: Sat, 11/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Nicole Grant and Alysabeth Alexander, union leaders from Seattle and San Francisco respectively, tell a Portland union audience how they won a $15 minimum wage in their cities.   Their presentations are followed by Q & A from the audience and a presentation by Anne McDonnel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 10, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole featuring discussions of the November elections and the psychology of political activism.   To hear the whole show, use the play button. To hear individual pieces, follow the links below.   Become our friend on Facebook to kee... Read more

The Minimum Wage Movement

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Paul Sonn, of the National Employment Law Project (NELP), speaks with Laurie Mercier about recent successes of state and city minimum wage campaigns, and new grass-roots strategies for promoting living wage jobs.  Here is a good online resource for action on this issues.   Read more

Jeff Reardon Interview

Airs at: Thu, 10/23/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jeff Reardon is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 48th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about why he voted for the Grand Bargain which proposed changes to PERS, why he feels Career Technical Education is the key to solving Oregon's workforce development ne... Read more

Scott Mills Interview

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Scott Mills is is a Democrat running for the Oregon House in the 18th District. He talked with Don Merrill about the caustic influence of money into Oregon politics, why unions have a role in protecting civic culture and how he and his Shadow love helping Oregon's veteran'... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 20, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2014 at 12:00am
Bill Resnick hosts this episode, which features discussions of the movie Gone Girl, making elections more democratic, the ebola crisis, and raising the minimum wage, as well as the music of Ry Cooder.   Jan Haaken talks with Mimi Shippers about feminist debates about the mov... Read more

The Fight for Fifteen in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Jamie Partridge discuss the campaign to set $15 as the minimum wage for Portland contract workers. Read more