March 15, 2024
Thousands of BC forest workers losing their jobs
The forestry sector in BC supports 44,000 direct jobs and close to 100,000 more indirect jobs.
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The forestry sector in BC supports 44,000 direct jobs and close to 100,000 more indirect jobs.
This RadioLabour report features comments by Luc Triangle, the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.
A RadioLabour report featuring comments by the general-secretary of Education International, David Edwards.
February 20 marked the International Day for Social Justice. This year the International Labour Organization used the day to inaugurate a Global Coalition for Social Justice.
A RadioLabour interview with the president of the Ontario Teacher’s Federation of Ontario, Karen Brown.
A RadioLabour interview with the president of Unifor, Lana Payne.
Education International marked the one year anniversary of its ‘Go Public! Fund Education!’ campaign.
Artificial computer intelligence has been predicted to destroy millions of jobs. However, with a union, workers can negotiate how it is applied.
A special RadioLabour programme about the difference between authoritarianism and fascism.
Unions at the COP28 climate change conference were disappointed in how the conference handled the topic of a fair transition for workers.
Featuring Dr. Salama Abu Zaiter, the president of the General Trade Union of Health Workers in Gaza and Avital Shapira, the director of International Relations for Israel’s Histadrut.
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) has elected a new leadership team with Laura Walton (CUPE) as president, Ahmed Gaid (UFCW) as secretary treasurer and Jackie Taylor (USW) as executive vice president.