May 28, 2021
A successful union drive without a vote
WestJet airport agents in Calgary and Vancouver joined Unifor by signing union cards. Plus more labour news.
Podcasts
May 26, 2021
‘Courage My Friends’ Podcast: The Convergence: COVID, Capitalism, Climate
In the first of a six part series, a conversation with Ed Broadbent and Kofi Hope about what COVID is revealing about our world and country. A rabble.ca and Tommy Douglas Institute coproduction.
May 21, 2021
Country music and workers
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.
May 14, 2021
Steelworkers’ national director to retire
Ken Neumann, the United Steelworkers’ national director, is retiring. He talks with RadioLabour about his career and the future of the labour movement.
May 7, 2021
Canada Pension Plan privatizing in Brazil
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.
April 30, 2021
How CUPE started the International Day of Mourning
A little H&S committee named April 28 as the International Day of Mourning which is now recognized around the world. Plus Biden’s plan to unionize thousands.
April 23, 2021
The world needs a corporate minimum tax
Canada would gain at least $11 billion per year in corporate tax revenue from a global minimum tax rate at 21 per cent as proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden.
April 16, 2021
Why the union vote at Amazon lost
Amazon workers were subject to intense anti-union tactics by management. National Organizing Director of the AFL-CIO Richard Bensinger discusses the implications for Canada.
April 12, 2021
‘Volunteering is about trying, not perfection’: rabble rouser Maureen Huot
Maureen Huot, one of rabble.ca’s rabble rousers to watch, talks about the multiple causes and people she supports, and her thoughts about being an ally.
April 9, 2021
Stop education workers from getting sick
Five unions in Ontario are demanding that teachers and other education workers be vaccinated immediately. Plus more labour news.
April 2, 2021
‘How do they go to bed with a clear conscience?’
Garment workers in Bangladesh earn $6 a day doing unsafe jobs. And Canadian companies are at fault. The United Steelworkers are trying to help. Plus more labour news.
March 26, 2021
Expensive coats and poor wages at Canada Goose
Immigrant women at Canada Goose plants in Winnipeg are trying to unionize. RadioLabour speaks with Jo Ann Pinera of the Workers United Canada Council.