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New CLC president to be elected
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | The national convention of the Canadian Labour Congress will elect a new team of officers. An interview with presidential candidate Beatrice Bruske. And more labour news
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CUPE fights for imprisoned LGBTQ peace activist in Turkey
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | CUPE is trying to get a member released from a Turkish jail. Teachers want climate change built into school curricula. And more.
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Labour and economic security: bread and roses in a post-pandemic world
Victoria Fenner, Resh Budhu | In episode two, anti-poverty activist John Clarke and union leader Paul Meinema talk about how capitalism has converged with COVID to make things worse for all except the wealthy.
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Joe Biden calls for full employment. Will Ottawa do the same?
Duncan Cameron | Will the U.S. movement to full employment provoke an adoption of full employment by the Canadian government? Past experience suggests it is not that simple.
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Universal basic income is only the first step towards an equitable economy
Penney Kome | Universal basic income needs safeguards or the result will be more gig work and much less security for workers.
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A successful union drive without a vote
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | WestJet airport agents in Calgary and Vancouver joined Unifor by signing union cards. Plus more labour news.
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Trudeau government slow to protect gig workers' rights
Karl Nerenberg | For gig workers, the federal government recognizes the need to act, at some time in the future. But when will that happen?
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Nurses see. We must not be silenced.
Cathy Crowe | The problems within nursing preceded the pandemic and call for a radical shake-up of the profession.
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Country music and workers
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | Country music used to be about the experiences of working people. Has it now become a tool for the right wing? Plus more labour news.
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Steelworkers' national director to retire
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | Ken Neumann, the United Steelworkers' national director, is retiring. He talks with RadioLabour about his career and the future of the labour movement.
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Migrant farmworkers left out of Alberta's vaccination rollout, says activist group
Chelsea Nash | The province says work is "underway" to increase vaccine access to marginalized and vulnerable groups.
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Canada Pension Plan privatizing in Brazil
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is helping Brazil's right-wing government to privatize a public water system in Rio de Janeiro. Plus labour's plans for the climate crisis.
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