April 4, 2025
The issues facing working Canadians ahead of a federal election
Deena Ladd discusses the challenges workers are facing today, such as food insecurity, housing costs, and the US trade dispute.
Podcasts
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April 2, 2025
Labour Fair 2025: The critical need for labour education
In the opening discussion of the 33rd annual Labour Fair at George Brown College, JP Hornick discusses labour organizing and the critical need for labour education in these times.
March 28, 2025
Why Ontario's special needs students need to be treated specially
The Ontario government has been underfunding the education of special needs students and that affects all students. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has released a report about the situation and what can be done. An interview with ETFO first vice president David Mastin. The LabourStart Report about union events. RadioLabour is the international labour…
March 28, 2025
Why Ontario’s special needs students need to be treated specially
The Ontario government has been underfunding the education of special needs students and that affects all students. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has released a report about the situation and what can be done.
March 28, 2025
Women and gender equality: Not a priority for Parliament?
Nick Seebruch speaks with Jacqueline Neapole about the removal of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth from cabinet position and its impact on gender equality in Canada ahead of the federal election.
March 21, 2025
The rise of authoritarianism in the US and rebranded fascism
Henry Giroux and Resh Budhu discuss the rise of authoritarianism in the US and around the world as an updated fascism, its attack on democracy and the urgent need for solidarity.
March 21, 2025
BC LifeLabs workers strike against American corporation
The 1,200 employees of the American-owned company LifeLabs in British Columbia have been conducting rotating strikes to improve their wages, working conditions and medical services in the province.
March 14, 2025
What are the challenges facing working moms in 2025?
This week on rabble radio, CEO and founder of Moms at Work, Allison Venditti sits down with rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga to talk about the challenges facing mothers in the workforce in 2025 and what her organization is doing about it.
March 12, 2025
Rebranded fascism, higher education and the burden of conscience
Henry Giroux discusses the rise of a new brand of fascism in the US, the attack on democracy and its cultural institutions and the necessity for critical education and a pedagogy of resistance.
March 7, 2025
Maintaining solidarity with Palestine in 2025, with CJPME
Michael Bueckert from Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East shares how CJPME hopes to make solidarity with Palestine an election issue this year.
March 7, 2025
Striking to teach Alberta how to treat students
Thousands of CUPE education workers in Alberta are standing up for the province’s students. Many of the workers have not had a raise in ten years, work multiple jobs and rely on food banks to feed their families.
February 28, 2025
Black unionists are creating spaces for themselves in the labour movement
Kevon Stewart is the director of District 6 of the United Steelworkers union. In November 2024 he was elected the international union’s first Black district director.