February 20, 2026
Taxing Canada’s ultra-wealthy
There are 86 billionaire families in Canada who are richer than a combined 6 million Canadians.
RadioLabour
RadioLabour, the long running Canadian-based international labour news program, partners with rabble.ca to produce a weekly Canadian edition. The program is available every Friday afternoon.
RadioLabour is the international labour movement’s radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.
February 13, 2026
35 long-term care locals in Nova Scotia vote to strike
3,000 long-term care workers in 35 CUPE locals in Nova Scotia have voted to support their bargaining committees with strong strike votes.
February 6, 2026
Ontario government told to pay compensation for illegal wage controls
An interview with the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Laura Walton.
January 30, 2026
How labour in Minnesota is protecting people from ICE
How the Minnesota labour movement is protecting people against ICE. The LabourStart Report about union events. And Bruce Springsteen singing ‘The Streets of Minneapolis.’
January 23, 2026
How freelancers are unionizing and getting media cards
The Canadian Freelance Guild is a new form of union to help freelancers and provide qualified journalists with recognized media cards.
January 16, 2026
Countries adopt 15% corporate income tax plan
147 countries including Canada agree to a global minimum corporate tax. Guess which one didn’t.
December 19, 2025
The AI financial bubble will burst and cause a great recession
Jim Stanford, the director of the Centre for Future Work, predicts that the AI financial bubble will burst, cause a recession, and thousands of workers may lose their jobs.
December 12, 2025
Being a trade unionist is your human right
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights is celebrated every year on December 10.
December 5, 2025
Steelworkers endorse Rob Ashton for NDP leader
The United Steelworkers Canada union has endorsed Rob Ashton, the national president of the International Longshore Workers Union Canada, as leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
November 28, 2025
Alberta’s plan to steal the pensions of working people
The United Conservative Party of Alberta is planning how to withdraw the province from the Canada Pension Plan to fund other projects.
November 21, 2025
Why postal workers are calling for a public bank
Tomas Marois, the director of the Public Banking Project at McMaster University explains why labour organizations should support and lobby for pro-public banks.
November 14, 2025
Heather McPherson’s fight against company unions
NDP leadership candidate and MP Heather McPherson talks about one of the proposals from her campaign: calling for a ban on company unions.