June 8, 2026Episode 6137 min
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.
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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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June 8, 2026Episode 6237 min
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
May 25, 2026Episode 6029 min
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.
May 11, 2026Episode 5934 min
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.
April 27, 2026Episode 5825 min
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.
April 13, 2026Episode 5750 min
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.
March 30, 2026Episode 5629 min
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.
March 16, 2026Episode 5529 min
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.
February 2, 2026Episode 5429 min
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.
January 19, 2026Episode 5227 min
KGNU Labor Exchange - Solidarity & Organizing at Boulder Public Library with Michael Serrano and Rachel Garfield-Levine
On this week’s Labor Exchange we talk to Boulder Public Library workers Michael Serrano and Rachel Garfield-Levine. Workers at the library have formed a union and are seeking recognition and a contract.
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