Why are more people accessing food banks and who are they? Is growing hunger the problem or symptomatic of something deeper? How do we find our way out of the bleakest period of food insecurity we have ever faced?
Our final live politics panel of the year reflected on 2022 – a year with no shortage of newsworthy moments – and looked ahead to 2023. Our panel featured MP Leah Gazan, El Jones, Chuka Ejeckam and Karl Nerenberg.
The UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that everybody has the right to join a union.
Why are education workers so vital to Ontario’s school system? How did a labour action turn into a protest for fundamental human rights? What were the wins of this historic moment? And where do we go from here?
Libby Davies interviews Harley Augustino, organizer and trainer, to talk about his experience organizing in the most recent U.S. midterm elections and why good, old fashioned door-to-door organizing shouldn’t be underestimated.
LabourStart has produced a programme exploring what unionists can do if Twitter closes or, worse, if Elon Musk lets it become a place where racist, misogynist, anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic views are the loudest voices on the platform.
Labour unions in the global south are calling for a just transition to more sustainable economies through education.
National politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Jane McArthur, the Toxics Program director the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). The two discuss environmental racism and environmental justice.
How does the housing crisis intersect with the climate crisis? What should be our vision for housing in the fight for climate justice? And what does Ontario’s Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster mean for the future of safe and sustainable housing?
Economist Jim Stanford joins Nick Seebruch to discuss the state of Canada’s economy – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and how progressive movements must join together as we move forward into the difficult year ahead.
The United Steelworkers union in Canada has registered a complaint with the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is calling for a new social contract and wealth distribution at its 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia.
