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Wisconsin's Debate About Unions Goes International!

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Amid the ongoing debate in Madison, Wisconsin, KBOO's International Affairs correspondent Kabir Khanna presents us with a unique perspective on the issue. Read more

We marvel at the outbreak of democracy in the American Midwest.

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2011 at 12:00am
 It's kinda nice when we remember we're strong. The extraordinary pro-worker demonstrations that started in Wisconsin two weeks ago -- and have since spread -- give lie to the conventional wisdom that the labor movement is dead. Wisconsin's new governor, Scott Walker, made ... Read more

Blacks in the Trades 2

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Equity for African Americans in local building and construction work, featuring Maurice Rahming, president of the National Association of Minority Contractors of Oregon and CEO of the union firm O’Neil Electric, and Donna Hammond, a journeyman electrician with IBEW 48. Host... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-24-11 Wisconsin Protests

Airs at: Thu, 02/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Dave Mazza hosted this week's Voices from the Edge about the ongoing 2011 Wisconsin Protests.  Open lines with KBOO Listeners. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromth... Read more

Hospital Union Victory

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
St. Charles Medical Center Workers voted to join SEIU 49 in the largest private sector union victory in Oregon for decades.  Union activist and pharmacy tech, Joanne Kennedy, tells host Jamie Partridge how the over 600 workers at the Bend hospital banded together to resist ... Read more

Ruth Conniff, Political Editor at The Progressive, on the Situation in Wisconsin

Airs at: Wed, 02/23/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Hosted by Crystal Leighty Today's guest is Ruth Conniff, Political Editor at the Madison-base magazine, The Progressive.  We'll be talking about the current Political Issues gripping Wisconsin and the nation. Ruth Conniff covers national politics for The Progressive and is... Read more

Resnick and Bob Peterson on Growing Protests

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 In addition to being a teacher, Bob is one of the founders and editors of Rethinking Schools. They talk about the basic hows, whys and what's at stake in the protests in Wisconsin surrounding unions.    Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 21st

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Today's Old Mole, hosted by  Tom Becker on left, features interviews about the protests in Wisconsin, the complexity of deficits, the experience of race through sports culture and liberation rap growing out of the Egyptian revolution.   For information about our theme musi... Read more

On Wisconsin! Workers Rights Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The basic right to organize and bargain collectively is under attack in Wisconsin, with wider implications for labor and democracy in the United States.  Four activists spoke live by telephone from various parts of Wisconsin about the specifics of the attack and about how p... Read more

VAN JONES - our fight for good green jobs

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Van Jones , environmental justice leader and former Obama advisor on the Green Economy, gives progressives advice on the fight for good jobs. Read more