With overtime ruling, farmworkers gain legal protections long enjoyed by other industries
The struggle for labor rights, from turn of the (last) century Spokane till this day. A pandemic-driven dearth of interpreters in the King County court system, and the secrets behind a popular food blog.
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Farmworkers are entitled to overtime pay, SCOWA rules
Washington farmworkers might be getting a bigger paycheck for the harvest, as the State Supreme Court ruled today that they’re eligible for overtime. For a look at the history of farmworker pay and the herculean effort this required, Bill Radke spoke to KUOW reporter Eilís O’Neill.
Jess Walters, The Cold Millions
The long fight for dignified work and a living wage stretches back a long way in America, and eastern Washington is no exception. Jess Walter’s new novel The Cold Millions chronicles the labor rights movement taking place in Spokane in 1909.
A shortage of court interpreters, as COVID-19 drives many to stay home
Imagine you’re debating whether it’s safe to come to work in a pandemic – and your decision determines whether someone stays in jail. Crosscut’s David Kroman has been reporting on language interpreters for people accused of crimes.
Shauna Ahern, Enough
A gluten-free chef and internet influencer: lots of raw desserts and almond flour, right? But Shauna Ahern, the blogger behind Gluten Free Girl, was harboring some pretty big secrets behind the pseudonym. She wrote about them in an essay collection called Enough, which she discussed with KUOW’s Marcie Sillman.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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