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Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region. Interview with Noel Colina, executive director of the Filipino OHS group IOHSAD, about a shopping centre fire that killed 18 workers in Mindanao, Philippines.

Even after a press conference yesterday in Ottawa, we still do not know the details as to exactly what EI changes the government will bring about.

Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region, followed by an interview about the recent Bersei demonstrations for clean and free elections in Malaysia, with Arul from the Socialist Party of Malaysia.

Harper has his majority and now he is free to wreak havoc on Canadian families.

The Time We All Went Marching brings the struggle of working-class men and women in the 1930s and 1940s to life through luminescent prose.

In Ontario's Peel Region and Renfrew County, welfare workers have put on their walking boots!

The significant changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program which are to be quickly implemented through Budget 2012 with very little consultation have not received enough critical attention.

Mayday: A Graphic History of Protest is a new comic produced by the Graphic History collective. It traces the history of Mayday from its beginning in the late 1800s to its expression in Canada today.

Across Spain, reports here confirm that hundreds of thousands of people have been marching under the slogan of 'We don't owe; we won't pay.'

Some policy wonks believe it would be more cost-effective to have a smaller proportion of teaching done by those who also engage in research. It's an à-la-carte way of ordering course instructors.

Even before the expansion of the program envisioned in the current omnibus "budget" bill, temporary foreign workers already accounted for almost 30 per cent of all net new paid jobs created in Canada.

This Smash the State Report starts off with the re-opening of the abortion debate in Canada, then jumps into the Quebec student strike, the Yinka-Dene Freedom Train and much more!

On this episode, a short history of May Day, organizing labour and resisting austerity -- including a reading from Libcom - A Short History of Mayday and a what's next from Occupy Belfast.

In the past, Barrick Gold has been accused of creating poverty, wreaking environmental destruction and committing human rights violations in various countries where it operates.

Featured here are May Day reports back from Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

Last week, I stayed out at the CAW Family Education Centre at Port Elgin to teach a 5-day course on "Economics for Trade Unionists" through the CAW's Paid Educational Leave program.

A May Day report from a Canadian in Spain, where this year's May Day protests were the largest in many years, with close to one million people taking part.

Protesters marched through the streets of Toronto to fight for what’s right for Canadians. To fight for their children’s future. To fight for justice and opportunity for all.

Massive May Day demonstrations are expected in Spain. As in Canada, the austerity agenda hits hardest at public services and those who are most at risk.

The other Mayday is a distress call. It comes from the French "m'aidez," or help me. When repeated three times on a radio frequency, Mayday signifies grave and imminent danger.

Tune in live to CUTV in Montreal as they report on May Day actions, and the ongoing struggle for the future of education in Quebec.

For May Day -- audio art from Sarah Boothroyd that touches on ethics, justice, democracy, protest and global citizenship. It's wonderful.

rabble.ca is a proud member of 'Media for the 99 Percent', a collaborative independent media effort to provide alternative media coverage to May Day events across North America.

Canada is shutting out refugees and families! On May Day 2012, march for status for all! No One Is Illegal-Toronto is co-ordinating a May Day of Action.

May Day -- what a wonderful day to call in sick! Check out May Day and Occupy Canada news.