RadioLabourCanada

Jan 31 2025 226 ep. 14 mins 54

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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 exclusively on rabble.ca.

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Ontario unions tell Ford what to do with his election

Jan 31 2025 16 mins

Unions in Ontario have come together to condemn Doug Ford's call of a provincial election instead of taking action. An interview with the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Laura Walton. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "We Shall Not be Moved." RadioLabour is the international labour movement’s radio service. It reports on labour union events ar

25% tariffs, eh? So was NAFTA a mistake?

Jan 24 2025 23 mins

Jim Stanford, the director of the Centre for Future Work, says Trump's claims that Canada is subsidizing the US are complete nonsense but democracy is in peril. The LabourStart Report about union events. And singing: "Freedom and Justice." 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 United States of Fascism

Jan 17 2025 23 mins

How fascism is at the core of the US national project. An interview with Jon Milton, a senior communications officer at the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives. The LabourStart report of 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 focu

How rail companies are breaking collective bargaining

Dec 20 2024 12 mins

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

55,000 postal workers fight for millions of Canadian workers

Dec 13 2024 16 mins

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 unio

Trump attacks millions of workers in Ontario

Dec 06 2024 15 mins

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 foc

Working for telework

Nov 29 2024 15 mins

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 o

For-profit nursing agencies are privatizing Canada’s medical system

Nov 22 2024 21 mins

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 internat

Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law

Nov 15 2024 22 mins

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

And now the resistance . . .

Nov 08 2024 23 mins

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