Episodes

Friday Aug 12, 2022
Interview With Peter Fisher about Inflation
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
IFL Secretary/Treasurer Pete Hird interviews Peter Fisher about the impact inflation has on workers

Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Inflation: Interview with Peter Fisher
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
IFL Secretary/Treasurer Pete Hird interviews Peter Fisher about Inflation

Monday Aug 24, 2020
The Importance of Labor Day
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Interview with Professor Peter Rachleff, Co-Director East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul MN. and John McKerley, manager of Iowa Labor History Oral Project. Discussion about the importance of Labor Day especially since most parades and events have been cancelled. August 2020

Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Part Seven: Ako-Abdul Samed, Iowa State Representative; Paul Iversen, U of I Labor Center and Al Womble. Host: Charlie Wishman and Peter Hird.

Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
n Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Six: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Guests: Dan Gosa, Insulators 81 and Rick Moyle, HALC. Hosts Charlie Wishman and Pete Hird.

Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Part Five of the IFL Series: Guests are Mike Beranek of ISEA; Kim Karol of IPWU; Tom Hockensmith Polk County Supervisor; Bob Waters of UFCW and Danny Homan of AFSCME Council 61.

Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Part four of the IFL series: Guests are Ben Shields, IATSE; Michael Walker BLET and Scott Punteney, WILF.

Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Part Three of the IFL series: Guest are Guillermo Morales of the University of Iowa Labor Center; Mary Jane Cobb and Mike Beranek of ISEA; Doug Neys IAFF and Steve Vonk, USW.

Thursday Jul 23, 2020
An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Two: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
In this edition, we will be joined by Paul Iversen, U of I Labor Center, Danny Homan, AFSCME Council 61,Brad Greve USW Local 105, Jeff Shudak UA 16, and Pat Wells IBEW 347 to hear how they've dealt with different challenges they have faced. Each week, you'll hear from different labor voices navigating this new labor landscape. May 21, 2020

Thursday Jul 23, 2020
An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part One: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
The first in many to come, this starts the Iowa AFL-CIO Series of "The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis". This weeks guests are Jen Sheerer, University of Iowa Labor Center; Mike Bates, APWU, Jesse Case Teamsters and Kelly Herrison, UAW.