Synopsis
RadioLabour, the long running Canadian-based international labour news program, partners with rabble to produce a weekly Canadian edition. The programme is available every Friday afternoon.
Episodes
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Trade NAFTA 2.0 for a better deal
12/07/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report July 12 to 19, 2019. The proposed replacement for NAFTA is not good enough. U.S. labour also opposes NAFTA 2.0. The LabourStart Report. And more.
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Gym and fitness workers fight unhealthy jobs
05/07/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report July 5 to 12, 2019. Poor pay, no sick leave for gym and fitness workers; global wage inequality worsens; the LabourStart report; and more.
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How a Canadian negotiated a global law against violence at work
28/06/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report June 28 to July 5, 2019. CLC Secretary-treasurer negotiates ILO convention, teachers are fighting education cuts in Ontario, the LabourStart Report, and more.
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Hey Trump! Stop caging refugee children
20/06/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report June 21 to 28, 2019. The U.S. has separated 2,500 children from their refugee parents, Canada supports international law against workplace violence and more.
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How McGill saved the ILO from the Nazis
14/06/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report June 14 to 21, 2019. McGill provided a refuge for the ILO during WWII, a treaty to stop violence against women, the LabourStart Report, and more.
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Ontario to cap wages of a million public sector workers
07/06/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report: Ontario caps public sector wages at one per cent. Labour wins paid leave for domestic violence in Saskatchewan. The LabourStart Report about union events.
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Canadian companies rejecting Bangladesh safety Accord
31/05/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report May 30 to June 7, 2019. The Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord rejected by Mark's and Sport Chek, the LabourStart Report, and singing: 'Every Stitch'.
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How women sparked the Winnipeg General Strike
24/05/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report May 24 to 31, 2019. Women were the first to walk off the job during the Winnipeg strike, the gender pay gap seems stuck at 20 per cent, and singing: 'Bread and Roses.'
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Labour fights for LGBTQI2S rights today and every day
17/05/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report May 17 to 24, 2019. May 17 is the International Day Against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, a sweet & sour deal at GM's Oshawa plant, and the LabourStart report.
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Unionizing bike couriers in the gig economy
10/05/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report May 10 to 17, 2019 -- Foodora couriers in Toronto want a union, labour demands a new social contract, the LabourStart report about union events and more.
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Abused temporary migrant workers can't change employers
03/05/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report May 3 - 10, 2019 -- The UFCW wants abused temporary migrant workers to be able to change employers, The LabourStart Report, and more.
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'Stop child labour' says BC Federation of Labour
26/04/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report April 26 - May 3, 2019 -- British Columbia should end child labour with new laws says BC Fed. Also -- the LabourStart report about union events, and remembering Rana Plaza.
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Many more lobbyists hired to stop pharmacare
18/04/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report April 19-26, 2019 -- Nurses say lobbyists are trying to stop pharmacare, what happened when British tourists supported a picket line, the LabourStart report and more.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour says -- 'On April 17, tell Ford what he can do with his budget'
12/04/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada Report April 12-19, 2019 -- Ontario unions are planning an Anti-Ford Day of Action, Google's employees are fighting for temp workers, and more.
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Nova Scotia union says -- help the sick!
05/04/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's Canada report April 5-12, 2019 -- health care in Nova Scotia is in a crisis, corporate lobbyists are fighting pharmacare, and more.
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How to fight the U.S. 'security' tariffs affecting 33,000 Canadian jobs
29/03/2019 Duration: 15minRadioLabour's March 29 to April 5 report: USW's Ken Neumann on Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs, unions helping refugees in Lebanon, and more.
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Union leaders attend the UN Conference on the Status of Women
22/03/2019 Duration: 15minOn RadioLabour for March 22-29 - Karen Campbell of the ETFO talks about the UN's Commission on the Status of Women conference, and a call by a young activist with autism for action on climate change.
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Unions fight surge to privatize Ontario's health care: RadioLabour's Canada Report for March 15-22, 2019
15/03/2019 Duration: 15minAlso on RadioLabour this week: domestic workers from the Philippines struggle for respect and fair pay, the LabourStart report and singing. Who does the work? We do!
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Why women need to join unions now -- RadioLabour's Canada Report for March 8-15, 2019
08/03/2019 Duration: 15minCLC Secretary Treasurer Marie Clarke Walker says "Join a union!" -- an epic attempt at global equal pay for work of equal value; and the LabourStart report about union events.
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Are organized thugs killing people with drugs in B.C.? RadioLabour's Canada Report for March 1-8, 2019
01/03/2019 Duration: 15minThe BCGEU wants a public inquiry into organized crime and drug overdosing; OFL to fight health-care privatization; African labour leader arrested in Zimbabwe.