Labor

Voices from the Edge on 07/01/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and Oregon'... Read more

Privatizing the Post Office

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Services that we used to count on from the US Postal Service have been increasingly taken over by private companies such as UPS and FedEx. Jim Cook, a long time postal worker and President of the Portland branch of the Letter Carriers Union, discusses what we lose as a re... Read more

Labor questions County Commission, Dist. 2 candidates

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Labor Radio host Jamie Partridge questions Loretta Smith and Karol Collymore, candidates for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/24/2010

Airs at: Sat, 06/26/2010 at 12:00am

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Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy Many Americans feel political discourse has been hijacked by pundits, bloggers and other members of the 24/7 media machine more interested in ratings and revenue than meani... Read more

Domestic workers win a Bill of Rights...and...Oregon students join with university staff to fight privatization

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

This month brought exciting news for New York State's 200,000 domestic workers: After years of struggle, they have passed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights through both houses of the state legislature. For the first time ever in the United States, domestic workers will ha... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/17/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/17/2010 at 12:00am

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About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place ... Read more

French School teachers struggle for union recognition

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Massene Mboup, teacher and union activist at the Portland French School is interviewed by host Jamie Partridge. Mboup, with a background of union leadership in his native Senegal, details management intimidation tactics, including deportation threats to this largely immigr... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/10/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

"A Conversation with The Fire Frashour Campaign" Should Portland Police officers Ronald Frashour, Chris Humphreys and others involved in the death of Portland residents in recent years be fired immediately? Should mandatory arbitration be removed from the Portland Police A... Read more

Janitors for Justice

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill talks with Maggie Long, Director of Property Services with SEIU Local 49, about Metro's decision to switch to non-union janitors, and the Justice for Janitors march happening on Tuesday the 15th. Click here for more information about Justice for Janitors. Read more

June 14th Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today's show, hosted by Laurie Mercier, focuses on the challenges to organized labor; the need for and possibility of a new, cooperative world order; and a special piece that asks the question "does the ruling class really want to commit suicide?" There are also two brief m... Read more