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Oregon Teachers Union Has a New Agenda

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Ariana Jacob, newly elected president of the American Federation of Teachers - Oregon and Ted Cooper, newly elected vice president, are ushering in a "Democracy is Power" agenda for their 8,000 member statewide federation.  Read more

Labor Radio on 05/15/23

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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PFSP Rallies for a Living Wage and Workplace Safety!

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we talk with PFSP members Kevin Dugan, Heather Maharry and Mica Semrau about their struggle to earn a living wage and improve their working conditions. Read more

Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join host Tina Turner-Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell and Deborah Hall for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists labor radio show. Our guest is Tony Salm, President of the Woodburn Association. Tonight we discuss the 10-month long process of contract negotiations, the primary ... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Mark Brenner, former Labor Notes director and a member of the Portland Troublemakers School planning committee, and Lorene Scheer, former union organizer with Teamsters and SEIU and a trainer at this year's Troublemakers School, outline the exciting workshops and panels, in... Read more

Labor and Environmental Protection

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  The latest IPCC report states unequivocally that we need to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 to avoid climate catastrophe.  All sectors of society need to take this seriously. The environment is being seriously threatened by the increase in global temperatures and ai... Read more

Labor Radio on 04/17/23

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Woodburn Educators Prepare to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we talk with Woodburn Education Association leaders Tony Salm and Misha Pfliger about their union's lead up to a potential strike. Read more

Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join hosts Tina Turner-Morfitt and Dr. Audrey Terrell for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists segment of Labor Radio in our last formal acknowledgement of 2023 Black History Month.  Our guest is Terry Melvin, President of the Coalition of Black  Trade Unionists Internati... Read more

Maletis Beverage Teamsters Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Brian Hawes and Venu Mattraw, Teamster drivers for Maletis Beverage distributors, voted along with their driver, warehouse and sales co-workers, to authorize a strike, which could happen as soon as early-April.  Low wages, attacks on their pension plan and unfair labor prac... Read more