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An independent rank-and-file labor forum.
Producers of labor television and radio.
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Thanks to all for a great fundraiser event, and for your continuing support.

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Labor Beat Live Shows.

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Live shows are on preannounced Wednesday nights. 30 minutes streamed LIVE over the Internet, followed by a live Internet chat room.

7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., U.S. Central Time.

Streaming live at: http://evanstononline.com/page/ecmc-labor-beat (For the live interactive chat room, click on the "chat" button on the video player's menu bar.)


With guests from Labor --
Hosted by Labor Beat's Wayne Heimbach 

(Shows will also be cablecast later in Chicago, Evanston, Rockford, Urbana, Peoria, IL and St. Louis, MO on dates to be announced.)

For the Labor Beat channel of shows playable anytime, and the descriptions of all shows and news videos, visit www.LaborBeat.ORG. Comments and questions: mail@laborbeat.org, U.S. 312-226-3330.

To order DVDs: CLICK HERE. (Put the title in the Description box and $15 in the Unit Price box.)

To make a donation:CLICK HERE

Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat.


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The New Chicago Teachers Union - Reclaim the Power!

30 minutes streamed LIVE over the Internet, followed by a live Internet chat room.

June 18, Friday, 7:00 p.m. CST - 7:30 pm

Live stream at: http://evanstononline.com/page/ecmc-labor-beat (For the live interactive chat room, click on the "chat" button on the video player's menu bar.)

Karen Lewis, CTU President elect, speaking on June 15 at a protest at the Chicago Public Schools HQ against planned class size increases and teacher layoffs.

With guests from the new Chicago Teachers Union --
 
Karen Lewis
President elect, Chicago Teachers Union

Kristine Mayle
Financial Secretary elect, Chicago Teachers Union 
Jackson Potter
Trustee elect, Chicago Teachers Union 

Hosted by Labor Beat's Wayne Heimbach 

(This show will also be cablecast in Chicago, Evanston, Rockford, Urbana, Peoria, IL and St. Louis, MO on dates to be announced later.)

The recent election victory of Karen Lewis and her reform slate in the Chicago Teachers Union has significance on a national level.

It is a shot across the bow of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's juggernaut of dismantling and privatizing public education.

It is also the dawn of new era of teachers union alliances with school-community and neighborhood organizations in the fight against Mayor Daley's gentrification marauders.

While he was here as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan was allowed to develop his policies thanks to minimum or no resistance from the outgoing teachers union president, Marilyn Stewart.

Hear how the new leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union will take on the current CPS head, Ron Huberman, as he now calls for increased class sizes and more teacher layoffs.

Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat. For info: mail@laborbeat.org, www.laborbeat.org. 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video, YouTube, or blip.tv and search "Labor Beat".

To order the DVD: CLICK HERE. (Put the title "New Chicago Teachers Union" in the Description box and $15 in the Unit Price box.)

To make a donation:CLICK HERE

To receive a Word file describing our 14 videos on public schools struggles in Chicago, send request for "Struggles in the Chicago Public Schools" to: lduncan@igc.org


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'Labor Beat Cable TV Series Donates Its Collection to Reuther Labor Archives'

Press release, April, 2010.
Formats: MS Word Doc, Web page HTML, PDF,
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Give Us Back Our Public Transit!

A live 30-minute video stream, followed by a live
Internet Q & A with ATU Local 241 representatives.

Friday, April 2, 2010 - 7:30 pm

If you want to submit questions, click on "Chat" button and use "live stream" chat.

With guests from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241,
Chicago's union of CTA and PACE drivers and workers:
 
Darrell Jefferson
President-Business Agent
Michael Simmons
Recording Secretary 
Dan Hrycyk
Financial Secretary 
Carlos J. Acevedo 
Maintenance ABA

(This show will be cablecast at a later date on Chicago and Evanston cable-tv. Watch for the announcement.)

Five hours of Antiwar videos!

Sunday March 14 on Chicago Cable TV -- Noon until 5 p.m., Channel 21, CAN-TV

Come to a Viewing Party to celebrate mobilizing support for the antiwar effort, and to touch base before March 18. Cary's Lounge, 2251 W Devon Ave. Noon until 5pm. Drinks are $1 off. Food (feel free to add to the table). March 18 Anti-War March in Chicago, Federal Plaza at 5:30pm, followed by a march up Michigan Avenue! www.chicagomassaction.org.

On Labor Day in Evanston --

Our Second Annual Labor Beat Labor Day Marathon!

Eighteen special episodes produced by hard working people for working people covering labor issues from September 2008 though August 2009.

A Year of Labor Beat!

Labor Day - Sept 7, 2009 4:00 pm to 1:00 am
ECTV channel 6 - Evanston Cable

Labor Express Radio. [Play Now] or stream each Monday at 10:00 AM via www.wluw.org, right after 'Democracy Now!', also broadcast in Chicago over WLUW-FM-88.7. Flyer. Podcasts: www.laborexpress.org.


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SHOWS AND VIDEOS

Our Shows: Titles and descriptions. Online/offline searchable detailed information. Our productions document issues of importance to workers -- some of the many issues that are either ignored or distorted by the corporate (including 'public broadcasting') media. Labor Beat advocates the development of new media with strong rank-and-file viewpoints.

(Tips: You can search any list for any term of interest by using your browser's Find command. E.g., Find "mural", "Decatur", "Teamster", or "Haymarket". And you can capture any list by using your browser's 'File' menu to save it as an html page or a plain text document.) The 'Newest Shows' list also includes selected older shows. Many shows and video newsclips are sold on disks; see Videos Available below. All lists are also on the free Labor Beat Data Disk . New shows often are first announced in news releases.

For the shows descriptions, select:



'Videos' are those Labor Beat productions that we can offer on disk or tape to workers' organizations, schools, libraries, and individuals. These are the shows that are for sale by us.

dvd disk The newest releases are listed first. You can order DVD disks and VHS tapes of the videos by their titles and a check for 25 dollars each (15 dollars to individuals and workers' organizations) mailed to Labor Beat.

To view the videos descriptions, select:




(Disclaimer: Views expressed on linked sites and their linked sites do not necessarily reflect the views of Labor Beat or the Committee for Labor Access.)


LABOR'S ISSUES IN TODAY'S NEWS:

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BROADCASTS / STREAMING / PODCASTS

WORLDWIDE:

On-demand playbacks, anytime!...............www.laborbeat.org
On-demand playbacks, podcasts......www.laborexpress.org
MON.10:00-11:00am, Labor Express audio...www.wluw.org


CITIES AND TIMES (.pdf page)

Chicago, Illinois:

MON.10:00-11AM, Labor Express radio....WLUW-FM 88.7
THU..9:30-10:00PM, Labor Beat television...CABLE Ch 19
FRI...4:30- 5:00PM, Labor Beat television....CABLE Ch 19

Evanston, Illinois:

MON.10:00-11AM, Labor Express radio...WLUW-FM 88.7
MON..5:30-6:00PM, Labor Beat television....CABLE Ch 6
Live from the studio on announced dates.
WED..9:00-9:30PM, Labor Beat television.....CABLE Ch 6
SAT..12:30-1:00AM, Labor Beat television....CABLE Ch 6

Rockford, Illinois:

TUE..8:30-9:00PM, Labor Beat television...CABLE Ch 17

Peoria, Illinois:

SUN..8:00-8:30PM, Labor Beat television...COMCAST Ch 22

Urbana, Illinois:

SUN..4:00PM, 30 min within 60, Labor Beat...COMCAST 6

Illinois Southern Counties:

TUE..10:00-10:30PM, Labor Beat television...Charter Ch 18

St. Louis, Missouri:

MON..8:30-9:00PM, Labor Beat television...CABLE Ch 21
SAT..3:00-3:30PM, Labor Beat television.....CABLE Ch 21

Princeton, New Jersey:

TUE..11:00-11:30AM, Labor Beat television..CABLE Ch 30
FRI..1:00-1:30AM, Labor Beat television........CABLE Ch 30
SAT..7:00-7:30PM, Labor Beat television......CABLE Ch 30

And other cities from time to time. Days and times vary.

Help add MORE TOWNS AND CHANNELS by volunteering to contact local tv channels and cable systems! Every TV broadcast company is vulnerable to a petition to revoke its license because it fails to serve the public interest. And every cable company is vulnerable to losing its franchise to use the public rights-of-way because it fails to allow groups and citizens to schedule programs, as upheld for Labor in Rockford, Illinois.

Use distribution and promotion materials to reach more listeners.

There are sometimes news releases about our new shows.




ABOUT LABOR BEAT

NOTE: Workers organzations' donations help Labor Beat. Please request that your local, regional, or national executive committee approve a grant of 500 dollars or any amount, or sustaining contributions. We are a bonafide nonprofit IRS 501(c)(3) organization. You can refer them to this web site, or ask us for a letter and appeal packet.

Get a .pdf of business-card size ads, 10 per page as easy handouts for promoting Labor Beat and www.LaborBeat.ORG.
  • AFSCME Local# Board donated $1200, 6 month's rent, to Labor Beat.
  • The Tamiment Library (New York City) circulates many Labor Beat shows. www.tamiment.org?
  • SEIU Local 73's Board donated $500 to Labor Beat.
  • Teamsters Local 705 sent $500.
  • IBEW 1220 made a donation and purchased 10 Labor Beat videos to donate to local high schools.
  • NABET-CWA 41 support: Thank you to Local 41 for another generous donation.
  • Thank you to Mr. John Joslin for the generous donation and purchase of many videos.
  • Mike Tremela donated a computer, printer, and desk.
  • COMPUTER need: Labor Beat could use another, even very old, computer. Can you or your organization donate one?
"LABOR BEAT is the Chicago-based Committee for Labor Access, We advocate for rank-and-file labor's own media and produce our own labor television and radio shows and newsclips.

CLA develops and distributes progressive television, radio, videos, and Internet communications on unions and workers issues. (More than seven hundred Labor Beat television programs and Labor Express radio programs have now been produced.)"

Learn more about us. PLEASE HELP WITH OUR CURRENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL! Equipment, rent, and other expense help is needed.



Some labor-and-media documents

A past Labor Beat newsletter described how Labor Beat operates and makes our appeal for support from you and your union. Also, Your letters of commendation may help us find some grant support.

Labor Media in Chicago: Issues and Perspectives, an article by Larry Duncan, 13kb.

Newsletter archives of UPPNet, the Union Producers and Programmers Network.

Submit your own productions and clips (More information) . . . In development: Steelworkers . . . Organizing Error. Where now?: temporary workers . . . Report on labor in South Africa . . . Unionizing street musicians . . . Labor singer on tour . . . More labor history . . .



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WAYS TO CONTACT LABOR BEAT

  • Mail / donations / orders: Use our form for messages, donations, or orders. Or write mail@laborbeat.org. USPS Mail to Labor Beat / 37 S. Ashland Blvd. # W / Chicago IL 60607
  • Set a bookmark favorite now for www.laborbeat.org, the Labor Beat web site.
  • Phone: (312) 226-3330; Fax: (773) 561-0908
  • Andrew Friend, Chairperson. Jerry Mead-Lucero , Labor Express Radio and Vice Chairperson, a.k.a. The Pilsen Prole. Larry Duncan, Treasurer. Bob Gallie, Web site editor.
  • Labor Beat is affiliated with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1220, but views expressed in our productions are not necessarily those of Local 1220.
  • Board Meetings monthly, various Saturdays. Intramural: Site editors

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