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.
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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.
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.