The Labor Exchange on KGNU
The Labor Exchange on KGNU is Colorado’s premiere labor and worker focused public affairs radio show and podcast. We bring engaging and informative interviews to inform, entertain and educate the public on the current issues affecting workers. Produced and hosted by Robert Lindgren of the Colorado AFL-CIO and the Denver Newspaper Guild, it airs by-weekly at 6:00 PM MT on KGNU Community Radio Boulder/Denver/Ft. Collins 88.5 FM/1390 AM/98.7 FM
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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
On this week’s Labor Exchange we continue our conversation with author and educator Leigh Campbell-Hale about her book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine The 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike.” about the I.W.W. led strike in Serene, Colorado outside of Erie.
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
On this week’s Labor Exchange we talk to author and educator Leigh Campbell-Hale about her book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine The 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike.” about the I.W.W. led strike in Serene, Colorado outside of Erie. Join us for part two of our conversation in two weeks.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
On this week’s Labor Exchange we hear from Labor voices across the world through the Labor Radio Podcast Network. First, LabourStart brings us an interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking gaming workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia; On the Mining & Energy Union Podcast a discussion of Same Job, Same Pay laws; Campo and Sparrow talk about a recent death at a wind farm on the Golden Plains, on Concrete Gang,; Next, on the Power at Work podcast, Painters' president Jimmy Williams has ideas about the Democratic party’s failure to elect Kamala Harris president, plus he shares his views on the current state of labor and how he envisions the future of the labor movement; In our final segment, is Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law? Find out when RadioLabour looks into this question.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk with political strategist and community leader Alvina Vasquez about the 2024 election results.
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
On today’s episode of the Labor Exchange we talk with AFT Colorado Executive Director Kallie Leyba about the documentary Columbine 2024: 25 Years of TRAUMA by Jeff Vespa which features Kallie and her husband, Columbine teacher Kiki Leyba about their experiences. We also talk about issues facing teachers and students in the 2024 election.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
On today’s episode of the Labor Exchange we talk with AFT Colorado Executive Director Kallie Leyba about the documentary Columbine 2024: 25 Years of TRAUMA by Jeff Vespa which features Kallie and her husband, Columbine teacher Kiki Leyba about their experiences. We also talk about issues facing teachers and students in the 2024 election.
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
On this weeks Labor Exchange we talk to Dr. James Walsh, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver who specializes in labor, working class and immigration history and politics. He also founded the Romero Theater troupe an all volunteer theater project that explores working class themes. He recently led the effort to build the Leadville Irish Miners’ Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery in Leadville.
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk about the community effort to raise the minimum wage in Boulder with Boulder Area Labor Council President Alejandra Beatty as well as talking about the 88th Annual Louisville Labor Day Parade.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
On today's Labor Exchange we hear from Joel Buchanan, retired member of the United Steelworkers in Pueblo about his career and the history of steel in Pueblo.
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk to Sophie Mariam, a labor policy analyst for the Colorado Fiscal Institute, a non-profit that provides independent analysis of fiscal and economic issues facing Colorado. We’re discussing, among other things, a study published last month by the Economic Policy Institute titled The Rise of the Union Curious: Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers.