January 25, 2018
Women’s March London: An audio picture
For those who weren’t able to make it to a Women’s March last weekend, and for those who did and would like to go to another one. Meg Borthwick takes us to the Women’s March in London Ontario.
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January 25, 2018
Women's March London: An audio picture
This past weekend, January 20 and 21, 2018, was the anniversary of the first Women’s March which was held last year to coincide with inauguration day in the United States. Marches were held all over North America, including many here in Canada, large and small. Sandy Cove, a tiny village on the Fundy Shore in…
January 18, 2018
Women’s March on Canada 2018
It’s been a year since the women marched to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. A year later, the marches are happening again. Find out what’s happening in Canada this weekend.
January 18, 2018
Women's March on Canada 2018
It’s been a year since the historic women’s marches happened across North America and in many other parts of the world. The marches were organized to coincide with the timing of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Things have turned out even worse than we thought for women in the…
January 18, 2018
Women's March on Canada 2018
It’s been a year since the historic women’s marches happened across North America and in many other parts of the world. The marches were organized to coincide with the timing of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Things have turned out even worse than we thought for women in the…
January 11, 2018
Coffee break with George: Minimum wage, Tim Hortons and cost of living in Canada’s North
George Lessard and Victoria Fenner talk about how residents of northern Canada survive on minimum wage (spoiler: Tim Hortons pays more than minimum wage in Yellowknife).
January 11, 2018
Coffee break with George: Minimum wage, Tim Hortons and cost of living in Canada's North
This week’s protests at Tim Hortons in various parts of Ontario have fuelled the debate about minimum wage — worker justice on one hand, employer profits on the other. The argument by some vocal business owners in the fast food sector is that they just can’t be profitable if they have to pay their workers…
January 11, 2018
Coffee break with George: Minimum wage, Tim Hortons and cost of living in Canada's North
This week’s protests at Tim Hortons in various parts of Ontario have fuelled the debate about minimum wage — worker justice on one hand, employer profits on the other. The argument by some vocal business owners in the fast food sector is that they just can’t be profitable if they have to pay their workers…
January 4, 2018
An earful of rabble plans for 2018
Four of our rabble staff members talk about their hopes and plans for the rabble.ca year to come – get a beginning-of-the-year heads up on some of our new ideas.
December 21, 2017
Looking for hope at the end of a troubling year
As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists — Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan.
December 14, 2017
Labour is about respect — rabble.ca’s 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
Meagan Gillmore’s labour beat internship is ending. She shares her thoughts about Canadian labour in 2017, and what she’s learned about people and their relationships to their work.
December 14, 2017
Labour is about respect — rabble.ca's 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
People just want to be treated with respect. That’s one of the strongest messages that Meagan Gillmore says she’s taking away with her as her internship as rabble.ca’s labour reporter ends. Work isn’t just a way to make money, she says. It’s about finding one’s place in the world and in our communities. In this…