Brain Labor Report

From Washington DC, Sarita Gupta national coordinator, interim excutive director of Jobs With Justice joins Wes Brain for a history of the organization Jobs With Justice and the 43 JWJ coalitions across the country.
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Current Job Loss Tally (not complete)
150 Jackson County - Library Employees
50-55 SOU
30 RCC
7 Infostructure ISP
1 Mail Tribune

Jim Alexander, APWU Member/Leader & President Southern Oregon Central Labor Council http://www.apwu.org Discussing solidarity in contract negociation between American Postal Workers Union, National Association of Letter Carrier, National Association of Rural Carrier and Dock Workers Union.
George Mann of George and Julius sings “Just A Few Bad Apples”
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Buck Eichler, SEIU President of Jackson County Employees Association representing 800 workers, “We are about to loose 150 of them”… Discuss local and state efforts for reauthorization of ONC money.
Library employees last day is April 7th. Write to senators and legislature encourage ONC authorization.
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http://www.seiu503.org
“Throw my ashes to the wind.” George and […]

Linda Richards discuss the widening income gap in Oregon and the effects of trickle down poverty with host Wes Brain. Listen Here
Recently returning from the Tacoma War Crimes Tribunal, Linda describes how “We are dominating the world with this war economy!”

50% of veterans are recruited from poor rural communities.
1 in 3 veterans are homeless in […]

“War just simply does not work!” Hal Anthony explores the attrocity that is war with host Wes Brain.

 

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Wes interviews Hal Jamison, elder activist living in Ashland Oregon and founding member of Chomsky Action Project.

Monthly Review
Socialism and Liberation
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Ross Reider on the Brain Labor Report
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“Injustice really bothers me.” Robert Macknowski, SOU non-traditional student, long time activist, former greenpeace staff member, active in nuclear disarmament movement.
“There’ll be freedom in that land.” music by GeorgeandJulius.com

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Jason Houk takes the host chair to discuss the recent layoffs of SOU employees. Wes Brain, a 14-year SOU employee trained in Environmental Health and Safety Technology, shares his experience after receiving the pink slip and reveals the longterm costs these layoffs will likely cause. >>>>> LISTEN HERE
As reported in the Daily Tidings,
“Southern Oregon University […]

 

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Hope Marston, Western Region Organizer of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee explore the 5th anniversary of Guantanamo prison.
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On Jan. 11, 2002, the first 20 detainees arrived shackled and blindfolded, from Afghanistan. Since then, nearly 800 prisoners have passed through the detention center in southeastern Cuba.

About 395 foreign men currently held at Guantanamo […]

 

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