September 5, 2025
Canadian unions started Labour Day
Welcome back to RadioLabour! This week, we share an interview with CLC president Bea Bruske.
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June 6, 2025
Canada’s nurses will say no!
Canada’s nurses are saying yes to better health care but no to under-staffing, violence against their co-workers and more.
May 30, 2025
Unifor says ‘No!’ to exporting jobs south
Unifor has called for the use of existing legislation to penalize corporations that relocate jobs to the US.
May 23, 2025
What? No federal Labour Minister?
While Canada negotiates new trade relations around the world Mark Carney did not include a Labour Minister in his cabinet. A RadioLabour interview with the president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Mark Hancock.
May 16, 2025
Work overload is destroying the physical and mental health of workers
The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) wants the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board to improve its practices before more people suffer.
May 9, 2025
Who owns a pension surplus? The workers or the employer?
Because of higher interest rates and market activities there has been a growth in pensions surpluses. The Ontario Federation of Labour held a webinar to discuss how unions can address surpluses.
May 2, 2025
Why Flower Moon time is important to Indigenous cultures
This week on RadioLabour, with spring in their air it is time to explore the Flower Moon and its significance to Indigenous peoples.
April 25, 2025
Unions say ‘No!’ to the notwithstanding clause
CUPE has joined with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the CLC and other labour organizations to demand an end to the use of the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
April 18, 2025
The Telus workers in Turkey who screen child abuse TikTok videos
Canadian unions like United Steelworkers have condemned the treatment of Telus’ Turkish employees.
April 11, 2025
American scholars moving to Canada, eh?
An interview with the president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Peter McInnis.
March 28, 2025
Why Ontario's special needs students need to be treated specially
The Ontario government has been underfunding the education of special needs students and that affects all students. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has released a report about the situation and what can be done. An interview with ETFO first vice president David Mastin. The LabourStart Report about union events. RadioLabour is the international labour…
March 28, 2025
Why Ontario’s special needs students need to be treated specially
The Ontario government has been underfunding the education of special needs students and that affects all students. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has released a report about the situation and what can be done.