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Labor Radio on 06/08/15

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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What's wrong with the TPP?

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Our guest is Terrence (Terry) L. Melvin, President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist International.  His  CBTU presidency succeeds William (Bill) Lucy, the iconic labor leader who had held the position since he co-founded CBTU in 1972. Terry is an ordained Baptist... Read more

Coca Cola Workers in Colombia, 20 Year Temps, & Fighting Back Against Fast Track's More of the Same

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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DESPITE THE PROMISES OF POLITICIANS SELLING TRADE AGREEMENTS, 90% OF COCA COLA WORKERS IN COLOMBIA ARE STILL MISCLASSIFIED AND MISTREATED AS TEMPORARIES.  DANIEL RUEDA ORGANIZES THEM AND TALKS FROM BOGOTÁ ABOUT THAT STRUGGLE WITH ICONIC LABOR ABUSE. THEN ROBYN GOTTLIEB O... Read more

COCA COLA WORKERS IN COLOMBIA: "TEMPORARIES" FOR 20 YEARS

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 12:00am
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AS THE U.S. CONGRESS CONSIDERS MORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, LABOR PROVISIONS OF PRIOR FTA'S REMAIN UNENFORCED.  THE U.S.-COLOMBIA "LABOR ACTION PLAN' WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT JOBS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKERS AT COCA COLA I... Read more

Fighting Back Against Fast Track's More of the Same

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 12:00am
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ROBYN GOTTLIEB OF THE OREGON FAIR TRADE CAMPAIGN GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON "FAST TRACK," THE PROPOSAL NOW BEFORE CONGRESS THAT WOULD IMPOSE MORE OF THE SAME MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE MODEL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. Read more

Labor Radio on 05/18/15

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Labor Radio on 05/11/15

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Labor Radio on 05/04/15

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Fight for Fifteen @ PSU plus Update on Postal Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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The Fight for Fifteen has come to Portland State University.  Alyssa Pagan of the PSU Student Union explains the connection between the fight for a fifteen dollar minimum wage, tuition hikes, student debt, cops on campus with guns, and the Black Lives Matter movement.  I... Read more

Labor Radio on 04/20/15

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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