RadioLabourCanada

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  • How rail companies are breaking collective bargaining

    Teamsters Canada is fighting corporations such as CN that are trying to destroy the constitutional right of workers to bargain collectively. An interview with Paul Boucher the president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Plus: Joe Glazer singing 'Union Train.'

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    13 min
  • 55,000 postal workers fight for millions of Canadian workers

    Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are on strike not only for themselves but to protect the jobs of many more workers. An interview with the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Bea Bruske. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: 'She's a Rebel Girl.'

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    17 min
  • Trump attacks millions of workers in Ontario

    Donald Trump has threated to impose a tariff of 25 per cent on goods from Canada. A RadioLabour interview with the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Laura Walton. Plus the LabourStart report on union events. And singing: 'Hold That Line.'

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    16 min
  • Working for telework

    The federal government has mandated against telework. But the Public Service Alliance of Canada is fighting back for its members - and all Canadian workers. Also: the LabourStart report about union events. And the Workers' Song Community project.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    16 min
  • For-profit nursing agencies are privatizing Canada's medical system

    A report by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions has shown that there has been a sharp increase in spending on for-profit nursing agencies. Billions of dollars are being spent in the sector without much regulation and transparency on how the private companies operate. An interview with the report's author Queen's University professor Joan Almost.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    21 min
  • Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law

    When 200 Amazon workers in Laval Quebec unionized the company argued in court that signing cards to join the union was unconstitutional. No. Card-signing is legal in Canada and the best way to organize a union. An interview with McGill assistant professor Barry Eidlin. The LabourStart report about union events. And Billy Bragg singing: 'There is Power in a Union.'

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    23 min
  • And now the resistance . . .

    The United States has elected a fascist president with unchecked powers. What the effect on Canada will be. An interview with the president of Unifor, Lana Payne. The resistance against fascism in the US. The LabourStart Report about union events. And singing: 'All You Fascists Bound to Lose'.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    24 min
  • Alberta: Power to the people!

    Albertan consumers and businesses have overpaid $24 billion in electricity costs since the sector was de-regulated in 2001. The Alberta Federation of Labour has released a report calling for re-regulation and a new Crown Corporation to be called Alberta Power. An interview with AFL president Gil McGowan.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    26 min
  • Artificial vs worker Intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence is changing workplaces with some benefits and many risks. The Canadian Union of Public Employees has produced an AI guide for unionists. An interview with CUPE Senior Researcher Sarah Ryan.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    18 min
  • Steelworkers will fight Trump's terrible tariffs

    If Donald Trump is re-elected as US president he may once again impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. A RadioLabour interview with USW District 6 Director Kevon Stewart. Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: U N I O N.

    RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

    24 min

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RadioLabour, the long running Canadian-based international labour news program, partners with rabble to produce a weekly Canadian edition. The program is available every Friday afternoon…

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