RadioLabourCanada
RadioLabourCanada
RadioLabour, the long running Canadian-based international labour news program, partners with rabble to produce a weekly Canadian edition. The program is available every Friday afternoon exclusively on rabble.ca.
Creating Indigenous AI
How Indigenous AI is, and can be, created to create community. The LabourStart Report about union events. And singing "Voice of the Earth" featuring  Mi'kmaq singer Emma Stevens.
Oct 2
32 min
Extendicare workers fight for fair contract with long-term care provider
Extendicare is one of Canada's largest long-term and retirement care companies. It's refusing to bargain with its workers fairly instead of sharing some of its $97 million profit. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "Pie in the Sky".
Sep 25
17 min
Brampton auto plant the first to close?
The Stellantis auto assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario, may be the first auto plant to close because of the trade war. But Unifor is fighting back. The LabourStart Report about union events. And Billy Bragg singing "There is Power in a Union".
Sep 18
20 min
Billions being spent but where is labour?
The federal government has set aside $81 million to establish six Workforce Alliances. But will labour be effectively involved? The LabourStart Report about Canadian and international labour news. And Billy Bragg singing: "Join a Union".
Sep 11
25 min
Hey America! Socialism or social democracy?
In the United States there has been a rise in what is being called socialism supported by politicians such as Bernie Sanders and the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani. But what is the difference between the socialism they are supporting and social democracy as practiced in the Nordic countries, Europe and Canada? An interview with David McGrane, Professor of Political Studies at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan. 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.
Sep 4
20 min
Trump's vanity war and inflation in Canada
Donald Trump's war in the Persian Gulf has killed hundreds of innocent people in 131 Iranian cities sparking increased inflation in Canada which will affect contract negotiations over the next year. An interview with Jim Stanford, the economist and executive director of the Centre for Future Work.  Music credit: UnionNation, the International Union of Machinists. Used with permission.  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.
May 29
28 min
Ontario's personal support workers need support too
Ontario has established a regulatory body for the province's 100,000 personal support workers. But they are not represented on the body which the workers call fundamentally flawed. Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: 'Hold That Line." Music credit: Robin Roberts (vocals) Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis (Lyrics) Used with permission.  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.
May 22
17 min
CLC sets a workers' agenda for Canada
Thousands attend CLC convention in Winnipeg. Comments by the leaders of the CLC, USW, PSAC, and UFCW plus NDP federal leader Avi Lewis. The LabourStart Report about union events. And Larry Rousseau singing "It's a Wonderful World." 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.  
May 15
30 min
Saving child care in Canada
In its spring budget announcement the federal Liberal government may have started backtracking on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care progamme. The LabourStart Report of union events. And singing: "A Woman's Place is in Her Union." "A Woman's Place is in Her Union" is used with permission of the International Association of Machinists – the IAM. 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.
May 8
35 min
1% increase in health care spending could raise billions
Canada's real GDP could be increased by billions if there was a one per cent increase in health care spending. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "A song for Nurses Everywhere." 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.
May 1
17 min
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