November 7, 2025
A banker’s budget is not a worker’s budget
The proposed federal budget released by the Carney government is designed for bankers, not workers. The LabourStart report about union events.
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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.
October 31, 2025
Rob Ashton: Canada needs bold action for workers now
Rob Ashton, a candidate for the leadership of the federal NDP, says working people need better representation at the federal level. This is the second in RadioLabour’s series covering the NDP leadership race.
October 24, 2025
Avi Lewis: How to create thousands of unionized jobs
Avi Lewis says the federal government could be using public policy to fight the Trump tariffs, build a green, care economy and produce many unionized jobs.
October 17, 2025
Choose: More nurses per patient or worse health care
Nurses unions across the country have been trying to convince governments to increase nurse-to-patient ratios in order improve the provision of health care. An interview with the president of the BC Nurses Union, Adriane Gear.
October 10, 2025
CUPE cries for an end to fascism in federal government
We share a speech from Mark Hancock, national president of CUPE made at the union’s national convention this week.
October 3, 2025
Fighting for children’s education in Ontario
Ontario’s Ford government is attacking school trustees and school board unions. An interview with the president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of School Board Unions, Joe Tigani.
September 26, 2025
What is a far-leftist in the US?
The Republican party says anybody who doesn’t agree with its politics is a far-left radical. Thom Hartmann, the host of a long-running radio programme in the US accepts the title and presents a far-left manifesto.
September 19, 2025
How Canada can fight the Trump economic attacks
An Elbows UP Summit attended by progressive economists and policy analysts was held September 15, 2025 to plan Canada’s response to the Trump attacks. And an interview with Jim Stanford.
September 12, 2025
The labour movement on the International Day for Democracy
A RadioLabour interview with the general-secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Luc Triangle. Plus: the LabourStart Report about union events.
September 5, 2025
Canadian unions started Labour Day
Welcome back to RadioLabour! This week, we share an interview with CLC president Bea Bruske.
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.