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Nabisco Strikers on the Line

Airs at: Mon, 08/23/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Nabisco workers in the Bakers Union (BCTGM 364) have been on strike since August 10.  They are fighting givebacks in healthcare, overtime, pensions and outsourcing.  Jamie Partridge and Laura Wadlin interview Sharon (53 years with the company), Mary (40 years), Portia (13),... Read more

Thirty Years in the Streets of Portland! The Activist Photography of Bette Lee

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bette Lee Photo Giveaway!   If you’ve been to a protest during the past three decades, you’ve probably seen Bette Lee, the short, slight woman behind the camera, always in the thick of things, documenting the resistance that Portland is famous for. From the 1990 march to... Read more

Stop The Sweeps & End Clean and Safe

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with Kaitlyn Dey, a community Organizer now challenging the city's policy of sweeping, harassing and criminalizing the homeless. Kaitlyn recently did her thesis at Portland State University titled "Fighting Back Against Criminalization of Homeles... Read more

Doughnut Workers United Picket Reportback

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Samantha Bryce returns to KBOO to talk with Joe Clement about the 7/29 picket at Voodoo Doughnuts they attended, organized under the banner of Doughnut Workers United. They both report back a good turnout, the sense of solidarity they had, and how receptive people were to t... Read more

The Gap: Billionaire Space Boys and Mental Health at the Olympics

Airs at: Fri, 07/30/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the billionaire space race between Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. Would you believe that the richest men in the world are a little tone deaf when it comes to the monetary and environmental cost of their frivolous ende... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 2, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: End Clean and Safe Bill Resnick talks with Kaitlyn Dey, a community organizer challenging the city's policies of sweeping, harassing and criminalizing the homeless, including the current campaign "End Clean and Save" that would... Read more

Worker Cooperatives

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What role might they play in the transition away from capitalism? Bill Resnick and Norm Diamond don’t necessarily agree in this 2014 discussion from the Old Mole archives. They look at worker co-ops past and present, in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, and assess their ... Read more

Amazon and UPS workers - same struggle, same fight

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Alex, a UPS Teamster, and Brian Denning, a fired Amazon worker, discuss the logistics industry, the work of sorting and moving packages.  They reveal the similarities in their work, the union difference and how changes in the Teamsters union, especially the influence of Tea... Read more

Billionaires in space while the world burns

Airs at: Wed, 07/21/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
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Painters Launch "Summer of Chaos"

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Scott Oldham, Painters District Council 5 representative explains the history and up-to-the-minute news about the IUPAT local 10 strikes for fairness. Read more