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Every Monday from 6:00pm to 6:30pm.

 

Of the working class, by the working class and for the working class.

Host schedule:

1st Mondays Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
2nd Mondays Stephen Siegel and Rachel Hanes
3rd Mondays Michael Cathcart
4th Mondays Amanda Hill and Jamie Partridge
5th Mondays Lane Poncy 
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Black Union Leader Addresses Oregon Labor

Airs at: Sun, 11/01/2015 at 12:00am
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Fred Redmond, a national leader of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the A. Philip Randolph Institute, talks with Tina Turner-Morfitt, President of the Oregon chapter of the CBTU about his message to Oregon labor and his work on a  new paper: A Future for Workers: ... Read more

Fighting Back Against Two-Tier Wages: the Autoworkers' Chrysler Contract

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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MEMBERS OF THE UAW AT CHRYSLER VOTED DOWN THE FIRST CONTRACT OFFERED THEM AND SENT THE UNION LEADERSHIP BACK TO THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH A MESSAGE TO END TWO-TIER WAGES. LAST WEEK MEMBERS RATIFIED A REVISED NEW CONTRACT. WHAT CHANGED? WHAT DID THE RANK AND FILE WIN, HOW DI... Read more

Oregon AFL-CIO Convention, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 12:00am
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Oregon's largest union federation, the AFL-CIO, representing over 100,000 workers, held a convention in Seaside the weekend of Oct. 23 - 25.  Labor Radio co-host Jamie Partridge, a delegate for the letter carriers union, interviews fellow delegates Amanda Hill of the nurses... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/19/15

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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Labor Radio on 10/12/15

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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A Future for Workers: A Contribution from Black Labor

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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The guest for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist segment of Labor Radio is Dr. Loretta Johnson, the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers and a contributor to a recent publication "A Future for Workers: A Contribution from Black Labor". The publicati... Read more

Labor Radio on 09/28/15

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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CALLING OUT FREE TRADE: REMARKS BY REP. KEITH ELLISON IN BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 12:00am
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Rep.Keith Ellison (D-MN), a member of the Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia, Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus, and member of the Black Caucus, went to Colombia to see firsthand the effects of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and the defects ... Read more

Blessing Workers & Rep. Keith Ellison on Free Trade in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 12:00am
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A Multi-Faith Worker Blessing, sponsored by the Faith-Labor Committee of Portland Jobs with Justice, in commemoration of Pope Francis addressing the US Congress, features talks by low wage workers and faith leaders.  In the second half of the program, US Congressman Keith E... Read more

Labor Radio on 09/21/15

Airs at: Mon, 09/21/2015 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
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