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PCC Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Laura Wadlin and Meryl DePasquale of Portland Community College's instructors, academic professionals and classified unions, describe their struggle for a fair contract and their determination to strike for the first time in the college's history, if their members demand... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 23, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The struggle for labor across the color line has often been credited to white activists. However, as sociologist Cedric de Leon argues, the black labor movement, independently organized outside of the official union movement, propelled such efforts. He discusses the ... Read more

Teaching Truth

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Norm Diamond reviews two highly-political books written for a middle-school readership: Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon is a graphic novel on the struggle by indigenous people in Guatemala and their immigrant experience in the U.S. Shift Happens by J. Albert Mann... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more

Oregon Nurses Association Stronger Together Slate

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Three candidates - for president, vice president, and treasurer - vying to lead the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), explain their vision, platform and experience.  (For comparison, listen to the December 22nd Labor Radio show, which features another slate for  leadershi... Read more

Klamath Falls Education Support Professionals Fight for a Living Wage

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we speak with Klamath Falls educators Lisa Danskin and Peter Olson about their union's fight for a living wage. Support them by visiting https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566495355278. Read more

Beaverton Education Association United Slate

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Beaverton Education Association United Slate is challenging the current BEA leadership in a February union election.  Adam Oyster-Sands and Lauren McCartney discuss their struggle to bring an organizing culture, high participation,  transparency, and joint community-... Read more

Crisis in Higher Ed

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What’s at stake for the city of Portland if its flagship university is strangled by budget cuts? Laurie Mercier speaks with Bill Knight, Associate Professor of English at Portland State University and president of the PSU American Association of University Professors (AA... Read more

Oregon Nurses Caucus for Powerful Reform

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Labor Radio's guests, four rank-and-file caregivers, all from different units and employers, members of the Oregon Nurses Association, have helped form a new caucus within the ONA called the Caucus for Powerful Reform.  These healthcare workers describe the challenges an... Read more

Centennial Educators Fight for Smaller Class Sizes and Fair Compensation

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we talk with Centennial educators Drew Rosa and Clarissa Buchholz about their union's fight for smaller class sizes and fair compensation. Read more