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Interview by Ken Winkes: Robby and Steve, members of the Puget Sound Alliance for Retirement Action, disclose what they have in mind regarding ret...
- Added: Feb 19, 2016
- Length: 28:28
Interview by Rich Austin: Peter explains how and why our pension plans are in jeopardy.
For more information on pensions, go to http://www.pensi...
- Added: Feb 05, 2016
- Length: 28:30
Immigration. That’s a major hot button issue.
In recent years, a handful of states have passed laws designed to make it easier to deport unauthor...
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- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: 29:00
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- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 29:00
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Lynne Dodson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington State Labor Council
Interview by Gary Kanter: Lynn gives a report on what has been going on in...
- Added: Jan 22, 2016
- Length: 28:13
Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz, singers, songwriters, and activists
Interview by Gary Kanter: Sharon and Mike, two passionate and harmonious voi...
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 28:14
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Cripple Public Sector Labor Unions; N...
- Added: Jan 06, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Susan Alan, Associate Director of the National Farm Worker Ministry
Interview by Rich Austin: Susan gives the history, mission, and actions of the...
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- Added: Dec 24, 2015
- Length: 28:39
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Over the past 35-years, the economy has been reasonably productive. It’s worked well for investors and high-level executives, but not for ordinary ...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2015
- Length: 28:59
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Dean Shelton, 10th District Representative of the Washington State Council of Firefighters
Interviewed by Rich Austin: Dean explains what is going...
- Added: Dec 11, 2015
- Length: 28:30
Interviewed by Rich Austin: Joe describes how trade agreements are detrimental to our environment and increases unemployment as well as explaining...
- Added: Nov 20, 2015
- Length: 28:41
Interview: Joe tells us the mission of the Labor Network for Sustainability, explains the concept of Just Transition, and much more.
For more inf...
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- Added: Nov 13, 2015
- Length: 28:04
- Purchases: 1
Our program today is "The Shell Game of Digital Liberation."
Segment One: The Amazonization of Everything. We’ll take a look at what Jeff Bezos ha...
- Added: Oct 27, 2015
- Length: 59:44
Interview: Peter talks about his co-authoring a series titled ‘Just a Whisper Now—A Look Back at the AFL-CIO’s New Voice After 20 Years’—an assess...
- Added: Aug 29, 2015
- Length: 28:40
Interview: Susan testifies that the almost 2 million farmworkers work hard, are skilled, and their work has dignity—it is work we all depend on.
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- Added: Aug 29, 2015
- Length: 27:53
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Do service-sector workers represent the future of the U.S. labor movement?
Mid-twentieth-century union activism transformed manufacturing jobs fro...
- Added: Aug 18, 2015
- Length: 01:01:11
Interview: Jen and Kim summarize the successful Railroad Safety Conferences, which included workers, community & environmentalists, as well as exp...
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- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 28:12
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Interview: Garrett gives solutions to creating safer workplaces.
- Added: Jul 13, 2015
- Length: 28:00
Victor Tan Chen, sociology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, has studied the plight of the American worker … from successf...
- Added: Jul 09, 2015
- Length: 29:01
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Interview: Garrett not only tells us that there are more resources in protecting the environment than there are workers but also that OSHA is unde...
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- Added: Jul 03, 2015
- Length: 28:18
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Interview: Nina Fendel—singer and founder of the Labor Heritage Festival—gives more information about the festival, and Avotjca—singer, poet/playw...
- Added: Jun 26, 2015
- Length: 29:00
Rich Austin, Retired ILWU and Member of ILWU 2014-15 Negotiating Team, Part 6
Interview: The final of a 6-part series called “War on the Workers” ...
- Added: Jun 15, 2015
- Length: 27:59
Interview: Part 5 of a 6 part series called “War on the Workers” starts off with Rich explaining how US laws favor multinational corporations over...
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- Added: Jun 06, 2015
- Length: 28:40
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Mark McDermott, a Union Activist, Community Organizer, and Historian, Part 2
Interview: Mark explains why Labor and Community are the same side of...
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- Added: May 22, 2015
- Length: 28:09
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Steve Garey, Recently Retired President of the USW Local 12-591
Interview: Steve Garey, a veteran of the 2015 refinery workers’ strike, talks abou...
- Added: May 15, 2015
- Length: 28:29
