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Hiring Illegal Immigrants: the Tyson Story
From: Tanya Ott
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Tyson Foods is accused of surpressing wages by hiring illegal immigants. The lawsuit points out problems in the government's handling of workplace ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRFC


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Wade Rathke
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Activist and union organizer Wade Rathke believes listening is a useful and important skill in life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and WUKY


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
COLORADO'S MINIMUM WAGE BALLOT ISSUE
From: KRCC-FM
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Voters could amend Colorado?s constitution to raise the minimum wage,

  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:24
Commentary: Labor's Unhappy Anniversary
From: Dick Meister
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This is a commentary about the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's firing of 11,500 air gtraffic controllers, an action that propelled A...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2006
  • Length: 02:28
MINIMUM WAGE HIKE LIKELY ON COLORADO'S BALLOT THIS FALL
From: KRCC-FM
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Colorado will likely get to vote on increasing the minimum wage in the state.

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Aug 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 1
Swords and Plowshares
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by KUOW, KWCW, Raven Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Taxi Line
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Somali taxi drivers in Portland Maine sit with their frustrations, hopes, and memories.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
IMMIGRATION RALLIES ON THE WESTERN SLOPE
From: KRCC-FM
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Immigration rallies in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale.

  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 06:00
IMMIGRATION RALLIES IN DENVER AND COLORADO SPRINGS
From: KRCC-FM
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Immigrant rights rallies in Denver and Colorado Springs.

  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
Dispelling the Myths - Rough Cut
From: Tiziana Rinaldi
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A conversation with Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, advocate and activist on behalf of the immigrant worker

  • Added: Apr 12, 2006
  • Length: 33:04
Legal Observers Watch the Minute Men at Bellingham WA hdqtrs 4-1-06
From: Robin Carneen
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Minute Men on Our US-Washington State & BC Border Interviews

  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 06:23
Want More Money? Join a Union
From: Dick Meister
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Although well in the minority, unionized workers do much better financially and otherwise than their non-union counterparts

  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Length: 02:25
Socially Responsible Restaurants
From: Beyond Organic Radio
Series: Beyond Organic Insight
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Being 'green' is more than serving organic food, according to restaurateur Larry Bain

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: Feb 26, 2006
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1
Bush vs. Labor
From: Dick Meister
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President Bush's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board are going all out to deny wolrkers their legal rights.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 03:07
Building Pueblo's Steelworks Museum
From: KRCC-FM
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New museum underway in Pueblo

  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 07:33
Commentary: 40 Years Later, UFW's La Causa Lives
From: Dick Meister
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Celebrations are being held this year to mark the anniversary of the grape strike led by Cesar Chavez that won worldwide support for California's l...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
Labor Day: It Began in San Francisco
From: Dick Meister
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Despite what the official histories say, Labor Day actually was first observed in San Francisco.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, WTJU, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 4
Remembering Ludlow
From: KRCC-FM
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Rededication of the Ludlow Massacre Memorial

  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 06:31
The IWW at 100: A Brief History
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the 100th anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the most influential and colorful organizations in U.S. history.

Bought by BSR Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Labor Express for 2-20-05
From: WLUW
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This is the Feb. 20th 2005 episode of Labor Express in full.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2005
  • Length: 58:21
Will Pizza Carry a Union Label?
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on unionizing pizza delivery drivers.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
El Padre y Los Homies
From: Brian O'Neill
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Profile of Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries

Bought by KCSB-FM, WGBH Radio Boston, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 59:42
  • Purchases: 3
Farmworkers March and Rally to Remember Cesar Chavez
From: Vinny Lombardo
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Report on Farmworker March in Salinas, CA

  • Added: Mar 31, 2004
  • Length: 05:05
The Way it Looks from Here
From: Kerry Seed
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In a time of great economic uncertainty, Mel Clarrage, a legally blind vocational counselor, is looking for work.

Bought by WMPG, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUHB


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 3