The Labor Exchange on KGNU

KGNU Labor Exchange - Art Is A Hammer To Shape The World

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. 

KGNU Labor Exchange - 2026 Legislative Recap w/ Kjersten Forseth

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. 

KGNU Labor Exchange - 2026 Legislative Recap (FULL) w/ Kjersten Forseth

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

KGNU Labor Exchange - Labor History Month

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we recognize Labor History Month by learning with author Leigh Campbell Hale about the Columbine Mine Massacre and union organizing in Colorado's northern coal fields.

KGNU Labor Exchange - SEIU 105 Andy Jacob w/ America's Workforce Union Podcast on the Worker Protection Act + Marge Taniwaki Colorado Labor Hall of Honor

We hear from SEIU Local 105's Andy Jacob from the America's Workforce Union Podcast - the country's only daily labor focused podcast. Plus we hear from Marge Taniwaki as she accepts her induction into the Colorado Labor Hall of Honor. 
 
 

KGNU Labor Exchange - Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana

We talk to Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana director of Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing; a PBS Independent Lens  documentary that takes you to the unseen world of the workers at the Kentucky Derby.

KGNU Labor Exchange - Jacob Becklund, CO AFL-CIO Political Director

We talk with Colorado AFL-CIO Political Director Jacob Becklund on how to effectively engage in politics, his vision for the future and how the labor movement can build power in Colorado.

Labor Exchange - Legislative Update, Voices from the Colorado State Capitol on the Worker Protection Act and Farm worker overtime

On this episode we listen to testimony from the Worker Protection Act and two bills dealing with farm worker overtime in the state. An effort to improve and streamline overtime for farm workers failed and a bill to increase the amount of time worked before being eligible for overtime moved forward. 

KGNU Labor Exchange - Strike at the JBS UBS Meatpacking Plant in Greeley, CO by UFCW Local 7 members

Nearly 4000 UFCW Local 7 Meatpacking workers are on strike against JBS USA. We talk with Leticia Avalos, a JBS worker, UFCW member and shop steward and Kim Cordova, President of UFCW Local 7 about unfair labor practices at the plant and how workers are standing up against this multinational company.
 
 
 

KGNU Labor Exchange - Labor radio from around the world

On this episode of the Labor Exchange we listen to labor radio from around the world with the Labor Radio Podcast weekly.