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The Labor Exchange on KGNU
by Robert Lindgren
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
Episodes
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Protect College Sports Act with Dallas Walton
We talk to IBEW 111 member Dallas Walton about the Protect College Sports Act and his experience as a basketball player at the University of Colorado and beyond.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Fall Fund Drive, Soccer & Ai Pricing
On our Fall Fund Drive show we hear about the working-class roots of soccer, and algorithms being used to set prices for things like groceries. Donate today.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Fall Fund Drive, Soccer & Ai Pricing
On our Fall Fund Drive show we hear about the working-class roots of soccer, and algorithms being used to set prices for things like groceries. Donate at kgnu.org.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Local Labor History with Leigh Campbell-Hale
On today's Labor Exchange we talk local labor history and the Lafayette History Museum with Leigh Campbell-Hale, author and retired educator. We talk about a new exhibit at the Lafayette History Museum for its 50th anniversary. Campbell-Hale's book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine...
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Election 2026 w/ Jacob Becklund, Colorado AFL-CIO
On this week's episode of the Labor Exchange we talk about the 2026 election with Jacob Becklund, Political Director with the Colorado AFL-CIO and we hear Don Davis' reporting about a rally of workers forming a union at the Hotel Boulderado.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Labor Day Special
KGNU Labor Exchange, on this week's episode we dig into local labor history for our special Labor Day episode. We include tributes to recently departed labor union members Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen. We track a local building from the company mining town in Serene, Colorado to it's...
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Alaska AFL-CIO's Joelle Hall, protest dogs and more
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we hear from Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall about the need to elect working class candidates as well as learning about a famous protest dog from Chile, and the labor movement in Taiwan. Photo Diego Grez
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Tipped Workers; Hotel Boulderado; Soccer
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk about Boulder City Council's decision to not cut the tipped workers and the legislative fight that led up to it along with the unionization effort at the Hotel Boulderado and the working-class history of soccer.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Wildfire Response in Southern Colorado with Zach Werkowitch and Jared Miner of the Southern Colorado Labor Council
KGNU Labor Exchange - We cover the union wildfire response in Southern Colorado with Zach Werkowitch and Jarod Miner of Southern Colorado Labor Council as the Aspen Acres fire continues to displace people from their homes. Donate at https://wffriend.org/
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Colorado Primary w/ Jacob Becklund
KNGU Labor Exchange - we discuss the June 30th Colorado Primary with Jacob Becklund, Political Director of the Colorado AFL-CIO.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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KGNU Labor Exchange - Bonus MLK Jr. holiday conversation with Adrian Rodgers AFSCME Local 1733
On this bonus episode of the KGNU Labor Exchange we talk to Adrian Rogers, President of AFSCME Local 1733 in Memphis Tennessee. The local famously gained union recognition in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike which was the for civil rights and union rights for Memphis City Workers. It was during...
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Labor Exchange - A message for the new year and interview with Austin Sauerbrei
With a special new years message, we listen back to our episode with artist Austin Sauerbrei about his book Trouble! At Coal Creek.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Kate Beister, social studies teacher and Sheridan Education Association President
We talk with Kate Biester, a high school social studies teacher and Sheridan Education Association President. The Sheridan School District has refused to honor the educators collective bargaining agreement and educators in the small school district south of Denver are fighting for recognition and…
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The Labor Exchange PBS documentary Make a Circle with Jen Bradwell and Academy Award winner Todd Boekelheide
We talk to filmmakers Jen Bradwell and Todd Boekelheide, winner of an Academy Award, on their film Make a Circle about the challenges around early childhood education and solutions that help families and early childhood educators. Watch it on Rocky Mountain PBS using PBS Passport.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Casa Bonita United with Michelle Mendenhall (IATSE) and Riley Holmes (Actors Equity)
We talk about worker solidarity at Casa Bonita, a theme restaurant in Colorado, as workers join together to demand a fair contract. Contract negotiations are ongoing following a strike over the Halloween holiday weekend. We talk to Michelle Mendenhall (IATSE). She started at Casa Bonita behind…
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Labor Exchange - Hard Hat Riot with Filmmaker Marc Levin
NYC 1970. Construction workers and anti-Vietnam War student protestors violently clash in what became known as the Hard Hat Riot. Marc Levin's new film on American Experience digs deep into this tumultuous history with archival footage and interviews with people on the ground in 1970. Listen to…
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Labor Exchange - Minimum wage in Boulder County with Alejandra Beatty
With a poverty rate above the state average and a higher median wage, Boulder is at a crossroads around the minimum wage and affordability. We catch up with Alejandra Beatty, President of the Boulder Area Labor Federation about an effort to lower the rate of the minimum wage in Boulder County and...
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Labor Exchange - Remembering Leo Gerard, longest serving President of the United Steel Workers
Legendary United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard passed recently at the age of 78. We talk with Joel Buchanan, a longtime member of the United Steelworkers about the work and legacy of President Gerard.
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Labor Exchange - Challenges to Colorado's budget and a solution
We hear from Chris deGruy Kennedy from the Bell Policy Center and Joel McClurg from the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger about challenges in Colorado's state budget and a proposed solution with a graduated income tax.
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Labor Exchange - Trouble! At Coal Creek graphic novel by Austin Sauerbrei
This week we talk with Austin Sauerbrei about his debut graphic novel Trouble at Coal Creek that tells the story of a rarely told piece of east Tennessee labor history. The book is available from Haymarket Books.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Special Session with Caroline Nutter with CFI
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we talk with Caroline Nutter with the Colorado Fiscal Institute about the Special Session of the Colorado General Assembly addressing budget shortfalls related to the Trump administrations budget bill.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Remembering Sheila Ivy Traister SAG-AFTRA
On this episode we remember Sheila Ivy Traister, a leader with SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO who passed away recently. We listen back to a conversation with her from 2023 about the work of an artist, the importance of unions in the entertainment industry and the Screen Actor Guild Awards. This is a...
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Labor Radio from across the country
On this episode of the Labor Exchange we hear the most recent Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, a digest of the top labor radio from across the country.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - What Trump's budget means for health in Colorado with Adam Fox
We talk with Adam Fox from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative about what Trump's budget bill will mean for health in Colorado including cuts to Medicaid and the effects on access to healthcare in rural areas and across Colorado.
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Artificial Intelligence, Vetoes and Workers' Rights - Legislative Wrap up with Kjersten Forseth
KGNU Labor Exchange - Artificial intelligence, vetoes and workers' rights on this 2025 legislative session wrap up episode with Kjersten Forseth, Colorado AFL-CIO lobbyist and worker advocate.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Organizing with Ryan Dineen plus brief update on Colorado's Worker Protection Act
KGNU Labor Exchange - we get a brief update on Gov. Polis' veto of the Worker Protection Act and we listen back to our interview with Ryan Dineen on the organizing happening in Colorado and Utah's ski communities. Ryan is the President of the Breckenridge Professional Ski Patrol Union which is…
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Medicaid
KGNU Labor Exchange - The danger of Medicaid cuts with Todd Kaanta, SEIU 105 member and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless case manager and Tim Faust, author, healthcare organizer and OPEIU local 9 member. Our host this week is Ben Ullrich, a member of the Denver Newspaper Guild and SEIU 105...
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KGNU Labor Exchange We Are Family with Abilio Villaverde TWU 555
KGNU Labor Exchange - We talk to TWU 555 President Abilio Villaverde about his new children’s book about union solidarity, We Are Family. We also delve into what it takes to work in extreme conditions as ramp crew at some of the world’s busiest airports. [Book Link]
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Care and commitment - Union organizing at the University of Colorado Hospital
KGNU Labor Exchange - Colorado’s Union Radio - We talk with Dr. Alli Whitaker and Dr. Joshua Beggs, residents with the Housestaff Association of the University of Colorado Hospitals (HSA). They are pushing for collective bargaining rights and a greater voice in the workplace. Residents are...
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Union organizer & LGBTQ activist Howard Wallace with Lynn Fields
The Labor Exchange teams up with Lynn Fields of the Resolved Labor Podcast to hear about Howard Wallace an activist from Denver that dared to marry LGBTQ rights and labor rights.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Rail Safety & the Worker Protection Act SB5
KGNU Labor Exchange - Carl Smith SMART-TD talks about a bill to fund more safety inspectors in Colorado and we hear from the hearing on SB5 the Worker Protection Act - including Reps. Jennifer Bacon and Javier Mabry and Casa Bonita worker Michelle Mendenhall.
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KGNU Labor Exchange - The Joy of Organizing with Karli McClure and Nate Paer - Guest Host Ben Ullrich
KGNU Labor Exchange - Guest Host Ben Ullrich talks about the joy of organizing with Karli McClure & Nate Paer, SEIU 105 Mental Health Workers. Karli and Nate helped build the union at Mental Health Partners (now Clinica Family Health) and are negotiating a first contract. We hear the challenges…
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KGNU Labor Exchange -Guest Ryan Dineen - union organizing in Colorado and Utah's ski communities
The KGNU Labor Exchange talks with with union organizer Ryan Dineen on the organizing happening in Colorado and Utah's ski communities. Ryan is the President of the Breckenridge Professional Ski Patrol Union which is part of United Mountain Workers and CWA Local 7781.
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KGNU Labor Exchange Interview with organizer Ben Ullrich
KGNU Labor Exchange - Colorado’s Union Radio - We talk to Ben Ullrich, a former craft distiller and current SEIU Local 105 organizer. We discuss Colorado's outdated labor laws and why more workers are choosing to organize. Tune In Tonight (2/3) at 6 PM on KGNU 88.5FM/1390AM! 📻and on your…
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KGNU Labor Exchange - Special Dr. MLK Jr. Episode
This weeks Labor Exchange is a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day episode. We hear from the AFL-CIO’s 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference held this week in Austin TX and a recent announcement of Climate Jobs Colorado, a new union-led coalition that will address the...
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PART 3 Remembering Ludlow But Forgetting the Columbine the 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike with Leigh Campbell-Hale
On this week’s Labor Exchange we finish 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. In this episode we pick up...
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FULL Remembering Ludlow But Forgetting the Columbine the 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike with Leigh Campbell-Hale
Listen to the full and uncut 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.
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PART 2 Remembering Ludlow But Forgetting the Columbine the 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike with Leigh Campbell-Hale Radio Edit
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.
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PART 1 Remembering Ludlow But Forgetting the Columbine the 1927 - 1928 Colorado Coal Strike with Leigh Campbell-Hale
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...
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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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