December 16, 2022
The right to join a union is a human right
The UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that everybody has the right to join a union.
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December 9, 2022
The labour movement and Twitter
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.
December 2, 2022
Climate change and unions in the global south
Labour unions in the global south are calling for a just transition to more sustainable economies through education.
November 25, 2022
USW registers complaint against $1 per hour garment worker wages
The United Steelworkers union in Canada has registered a complaint with the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.
November 18, 2022
Canadians at labour’s World Congress
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is calling for a new social contract and wealth distribution at its 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia.
November 11, 2022
How labour bashed Ford
Union solidarity stopped an attack on CUPE education workers in Ontario. With the threat of a province-wide general strike unions in Ontario forced the provincial government to withdraw its legislative attack on 55,000 CUPE education workers and cancel Bill 28 with its use of the constitutional not-withstanding clause. RadioLabour is the international labour movement’s radio…
November 4, 2022
Labour at the UN’s COP27
Education unions are key to confronting the climate crisis.
October 31, 2022
Ontario education workers threaten strike
55,000 CUPE education workers may be forced to strike on November 4, 2022, to win decent wages and quality public services for students.
October 28, 2022
Whistleblowing to save public services
The PSAC’s Krista Devine on why whistleblowers need to be protected.
October 24, 2022
Teachers needed to save the planet
This week on RadioLabour, we explore how to fight for social justice globally. To meet the climate crisis the world needs teachers to help educate the next generation of young people.
October 14, 2022
Mentoring young women unionists around the world
A global union’s leadership training programme / The ILO’s new Director-General / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing” “Union Ladies” This week on Radio Labour, host Marc Belanger discusses international initiatives to mentor young women to become trade unionists. Uni Global Union recently held a two-day workshop for young women who want…
October 7, 2022
Chaos in the aviation industry
Labour at the world aviation organization’s convention in Montréal.