April 23, 2021
The world needs a corporate minimum tax
Canada would gain at least $11 billion per year in corporate tax revenue from a global minimum tax rate at 21 per cent as proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden.
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April 16, 2021
Why the union vote at Amazon lost
Amazon workers were subject to intense anti-union tactics by management. National Organizing Director of the AFL-CIO Richard Bensinger discusses the implications for Canada.
April 9, 2021
Stop education workers from getting sick
Five unions in Ontario are demanding that teachers and other education workers be vaccinated immediately. Plus more labour news.
April 2, 2021
'How do they go to bed with a clear conscience?'
Garment workers in Bangladesh earn $6 a day doing unsafe jobs. And Canadian companies are at fault. The United Steelworkers are trying to help. Plus more labour news.
April 2, 2021
‘How do they go to bed with a clear conscience?’
Garment workers in Bangladesh earn $6 a day doing unsafe jobs. And Canadian companies are at fault. The United Steelworkers are trying to help. Plus more labour news.
April 2, 2021
'How do they go to bed with a clear conscience?'
Garment workers in Bangladesh earn $6 a day doing unsafe jobs. And Canadian companies are at fault. The United Steelworkers are trying to help. Plus more labour news.
March 26, 2021
Expensive coats and poor wages at Canada Goose
Immigrant women at Canada Goose plants in Winnipeg are trying to unionize. RadioLabour speaks with Jo Ann Pinera of the Workers United Canada Council.
March 19, 2021
Helping women miners in Bolivia
Women working in Bolivian mines are subject to violence and sexual harassment while being paid almost nothing. Canada’s United Steelworkers are helping.
March 12, 2021
Why Ontario needs a workers’ budget
The Ontario government is planning to release a new budget on March 24. Labour says it needs to include adequate sick days, a decent minimum wage, safety for workers and more.
March 12, 2021
Why Ontario needs a workers' budget
The Ontario government is planning to release a new budget on March 24. Labour says it needs to include adequate sick days, a decent minimum wage, safety for workers and more.
March 12, 2021
Why Ontario needs a workers' budget
The Ontario government is planning to release a new budget on March 24. Labour says it needs to include adequate sick days, a decent minimum wage, safety for workers and more.
March 5, 2021
Labour fights right-wing racist ad on Facebook
A right-wing group is running an ad saying racialized groups should not get vaccine priority. The Canadian Labour Congress is running an online campaign against the ad.