New Union Leader Matt Harris of Plumbers Local 8 and Donna Birks Takes the Lead at LEPCI

from Heartland Labor Forum · host KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

Albert Einstein once said he’d rather have been a plumber. Here in KC Plumbers Local 8 has a new leader - Matt Harris. He’ll be on the Heartland Labor Forum this week. Then, Donna Birks rose through the ranks to become financial secretary of UAW Local 31 at the GM Fairfax plant, then led the Tri-County Labor Council and now in retirement is heading Labor’s Educational and Political Club Independent. We’ll talk to both Matt and Donna. Our feature is Labor Song of the Month with Mark Galus.

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