The Labor Exchange on KGNU

On today's Labor Exchange we talk local labor history and the Lafayette History Museum with Leigh Campbell-Hale, author and retired educator. We talk about a new exhibit at the Lafayette History Museum for its 50th anniversary. Campbell-Hale's book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine The 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike.” covers the I.W.W. led strike in Serene, Colorado outside of Erie.

On this week's episode of the Labor Exchange we talk about the 2026 election with Jacob Becklund, Political Director with the Colorado AFL-CIO and we hear Don Davis' reporting about a rally of workers forming a union at the Hotel Boulderado. 

KGNU Labor Exchange, on this week's episode we dig into local labor history for our special Labor Day episode. We include tributes to recently departed labor union members Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen. We track a local building from the company mining town in Serene, Colorado to it's final resting spot in Erie and we hear from local historians. 

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we hear from Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall about the need to elect working class candidates as well as learning about a famous protest dog from Chile, and the labor movement in Taiwan. Photo Diego Grez

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk about Boulder City Council's decision to not cut the tipped workers and the legislative fight that led up to it along with the unionization effort at the Hotel Boulderado and the working-class history of soccer.

KGNU Labor Exchange - We cover the union wildfire response in Southern Colorado with Zach Werkowitch and Jarod Miner of Southern Colorado Labor Council as the Aspen Acres fire continues to displace people from their homes. Donate at https://wffriend.org/

KNGU Labor Exchange - we discuss the June 30th Colorado Primary with Jacob Becklund, Political Director of the Colorado AFL-CIO.

On today’s episode we're listening to "Art is a Hammer to Shape the World" a panel from the Great Labor Arts Exchange held in conjunction with the 2026 Labor Notes Conference in Chicago as presented by the Labor Heritage Power Hour. 

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we hear a recap of the 2026 Colorado Legislative session with Kjersten Forseth, lobbyist for the Colorado AFL-CIO. 

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we hear a recap of the 2026 Colorado Legislative session with Kjersten Forseth, lobbyist for the Colorado AFL-CIO