Labor

Robert Dietz on Building a Sustainable Economy

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Robert Dietz, co-author with Dan O'Neill of Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. Most people know the earth is on the wrong track—but how to change? Dietz proposes sharing work, guaranteed jobs (as in the C... Read more

Jeff Shantz on Green Syndicalism

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement talks with Jeff Shantz about his book, Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red / Green Vision. They discuss Shantz's history working for Greenpeace as the organization shifted from direct action to canvassing and lobbying, and the connections he made as an exploit... Read more

New Directions for Labor (PDX Troublemakers School)

Airs at: Sat, 04/13/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Mark Brenner, director of Labor Notes, a national organizing center and sponsor of Troublemakers' Schools throughout the country, speaks to the 200+ labor activists at Portland's TMS on April 13, 2013 Read more

Beyond Bargaining: How Unions Can Fight for All Workers (Troublemakers School plenary)

Airs at: Sat, 04/13/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Stephanie Luce, author of Fighting for a Living Wage, Joe Mizrahi, UFCW organizer in Seattle Paid Sick Days Campaign, Sarah Chambers, Chicago Teachers Union leader, Sindy Avila, HERE 8 organizer of immigrants, and Angela MacWhinnie of SEIU's We Are Oregon community organizi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 8th, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this episode where we hear about the Portland Troublemakers School (April 13th) from two of its organizers, a movie review of "No", a discussion about the crises in Europe, and a book review of Jennifer Egan's "Look At Me". An error clipped the first coupl... Read more

Steve McGiffen in Portland to discuss European crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement talks with Steve McGiffen about the intersecting political, cultural and economic crises in Europe. Steve is in town to speak about these topics and facilitate a discussion at the Red and Black on April 10th at 7:00pm. From the Red and Black's site:The EU is the... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Megan Heise, an organizer of the Portland Troublemakers School that's this Saturday (April 13th). They discuss the specifics of the event and some of what people can expect. Megan also describes the Troublemakers' bold (but not exactly new) vision of... Read more

Stephanie Luce on working-class organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Stephanie Luce about workplace organzing and worker self-management, and how they are indispensible elements of progressive vision. They talk about the Labor Notes "Troublemakers School" and the "new unionism" it advances.Stephanie is a labor studies... Read more

Ann Wetherell and the "Flying Tigers: Chinese American Aviators in Oregon, 1918-1945"

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

Professor Ann Wetherell tells us why Portland had an unusually large number of Chinese-American pilots in the early 1900s. Professor Wetherell is the curator of “Flying Tigers: Chinese American Aviators in Oregon, 1918-1945″.Interviewed and produced by Andrew Yeh. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 1st 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this membership-drive special and we hear: Joe interview Daniel Gross, co-author of "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer"Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan of the Portland Association of Teachers about high-stakes testingDenise Morris talks with Matilda Be... Read more