Labor

Labor Action: US v UK

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

A few weeks ago, British public employees mounted the biggest general strike since the 1920s. Why have we seen nothing like that from unions in the US? Joe Clement introduces and then comments on what labor journalist Mike Elk had to say about this question. Read more

How GM Kicks Occupationally Disabled Workers to the Curb in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

GM assembly workers in Colombia suffer occupational disabilities resulting from outdated equipment and production methods, then the company forces them out of their jobs. The workers and their families fight back by occupying a spot right across the street from the US e... Read more

Labor Strife at OSPIRG

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Two progressive advocacy groups, OSPIRG, the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, and Environment Oregon, are experiencing labor strife. Today, outside the call center for the Fund for the Public Interest, at the Portland Telephone Outreach Project, where tel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick is our host today with live coverage of the West Coast port shutdowns. Bill talks with activists on the scene here in Portland and in Oakland. Also on the show, the Movie Moles take us back in time to the politics of It's A Wonderful Life, Tom Becker read... Read more

Phony Crisis of the US Postal Service

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jim Cook is engaged in a struggle to save the U.S. Postal Service from a crisis that may bring it down and leave all our mail in the hands of private corporations. Here he talks with Bill Resnick about why the crisis is a fake and what needs to be done about it. Jim is... Read more

Why Shut Down the Ports?

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On the eve of the Great Port Shutdown, Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with local activist and organizer Dustin Hawk about why the Occupy folks plan to close down the Port of Portland. Read more

Occupy Eugene

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Tonight, Eugene’s city council will vote on the future of the Occupy Eugene movement. KBOO reporter Zoe Carpenter got details from Michael Carrigan, a community organizer with the Community Alliance of Eugene, a peace and justice group that has been involved with Occupy ... Read more

10 Years that Shook San Francisco 1968-1978

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-78 is A collection of first-person and historical essays spans the people’s history of San Francisco in the tumultuous decade from 1968, the year of the San Francisco State College strike, to 1978 and the twin traumas of ... Read more

Longshore Workers in the Fight, from Longview, Washington to Buenaventura, Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Tonight's show features the current struggles of workers in two ports. First we speak with Dan Coffman, President of ILWU Local 21, about the Longview workers' courageous fight against the transnational corporation EGT, and how their community has mobilized and braved p... Read more

Presswatch for 12/08/2011

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Hosted by: Theresa Mitchell News You're Not Supposed to Know The latest news from the Occupation Movement, protests at the white house, Newt Gingrich, problems with oysters, mysterious bruises and other injuries in Japan, global warming and the occupation, housing issues... Read more