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Our daily broadcast of labor news. We talk about the many struggles of working people reporting the stories and perspectives of the working class that are ignored by mainstream media. We have interviews each day usually with local, but sometimes with national community leaders, activists, students, union and a wide assortment of ordinary working people. Listen LIVE Monday thru Friday at 7:00 AM or download podcasts here and listen on your time.

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Archive for May, 2007

Immigration Issues, Domestice Violence Hearing

Brenda Gould, immigration lawyer with Catholic Charities joins Wes and Jason in studio for a discussion on immigration issues and upcoming domestic violence hearings.
May 31, 2007 >>> Listen Here 

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Hardwood Hearing, KSKQ BBQ, Labor Songs

Wes Brain and Jason Houk play labor songs and discuss upcoming China/Hardwood hearing in Medford Oregon, also discuss First Friday BBQ at KSKQ community studio.
May 30, 2007 >>> Listen Here 

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Jackson County Fuel Committee

Randy Jones of JCFC explains the activities of the fuel committee in providing emergency fuel and heating bill advocacy in the Rogue Valley.
“If one family has to go without heat thats one too many.”
~ Randy Jones of Jackson County Fuel Committee.
May 25, 2007 >>> Listen Here 

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Why We Should Care - Palestine 101

Don Monjure of Socialist Action joins the discussion on Palestine / Israel conflict and upcoming film and lecture on the issues.
May 24, 2007 >>> Listen Here 
“As long as this conflict goes on we are never going to have peace in the middle east…”
~ Don Monjure 
Why We Should Care is intended to awareness about the Israel/Palestine […]

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Labor Songs and Why We Should Care

On today’s Brain Labor Report Wes gives an overview of past and future guests, Palestine 101 and labor songs by David Rovics, Anne Feeney and Bill Lawson.
May 23 2007 >> Listen Here

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Empowering workers thru Union organizing

Arthur Towers, SEIU 503 political director joins a discussion on union organizing and the empowerment it offers workers.
May 22, 2007 >>> Listen Here

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Employee Free Choice Act Explained

Steward Acuff phones in from Washington DC for a discussion on the Employee Free Choice Act.
May 21, 2007 >>> Listen Here

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Employees Free Choice Act, Central Oregon Central Labor Council

Fernando Gapasin, President of Central Oregon Central Labor Council joins a discussion of labor organizing in Bend Oregon and support of Employees Free Choice Act.
May 18, 2007 >>> Listen Here
 

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An interview with Rep. Peter Buckley

Oregon Representative Peter Buckley phones in to report on the legislative session in Salem and future strategy in Oregon.
May 17, 2007 >>> Listen Here 

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Dr. Dave Gilmour post election review

Jackson County Commissioner David Gilmour joins a discussion on the results of yesterdays election and where we go from here.
Wednesday, May 16 2007 >>> Listen Here 
“Your libraries are another casualty of the Bush War.”
~ Dr. David Gilmour

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