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We return to work at the Politicast just in time to mark Labour Day next Monday, the unofficial end of summer, and the official day to mark the sacrifices and accomplishments of workers and labour leaders. We talk a lot about how work is changing with the impact of technological change and the rising cost of living, but policy has to change too, and that's where activism comes in. This year's commemoration of Labour Day is especially well-timed just a few weeks after a major labour victory: Air Canada flight attendants went on strike and won despite the federal government trying to force them back to work and the efforts of management to turn the public against them. A happy ending? Maybe, but it should not come as a surprise that in the year 2025 that people are siding with the workers and not the managers. To be clear though, one victory does not a movement make. As the trade war and other economic pressures persist, our governments are going to be tempted to start cutting back on bureaucracy, and sometimes those pressures are coming from within their own house like with Prime Minister Mark Carnery looking for a seven per cent cut to the public service. So this Labour Day, we're going to focus on labour activism, and the brand name for that work in Guelph is Justice For Workers.  Lou Thompson and Waida Mirzada will represent Justice For Workers on this week's podcast to talk about the group's mission, their thoughts on the flight attendants' strike, and what lessons they took from the union's success that can be applied to labour organizing. We also talk about why you can't separate social justice issues from labour issues, why we need to use political power to humanize people, and what's driving the difficult job search in Guelph. Plus, what is Justice For Workers planning next? So let's get into some pre-Labour Day labour chat on this week's Guelph Politicast!  You can learn more about Justice For Workers Guelph at their website, or on social media on Facebook or Instagram. The team from Justice For Workers will also be at the Labour Day Picnic hosted by the Guelph and District Labour Council in the red pavilion of Riverside Park on Monday September 1 from 11 am to 2 pm.  The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify . Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch sits down with Martha Hradowy, newly elected president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). As the head of one of the largest education unions in Canada, Hradowy steps into leadership at a pivotal moment for Ontario's public education system. The two discuss Hradowy's vision and goals for the federation, and the urgent challenges facing students and education workers under Premier Doug Ford's government. From overcrowded classrooms to disappearing supports and the growing pressure on frontline staff, what has Ford's education agenda really meant for Ontario? About Martha Hradowy and OSSTF Martha Hradowy is an education worker, union activist, and the first-ever education support staff member elected as president of OSSTF/FEESO in the Federation's 106-year history. Hradowy began her career in the Greater Essex County District School Board, working as both an educational assistant and a developmental service worker.  Her union leadership began at the grassroots, serving as president of the educational support staff bargaining unit in District 9 for over a decade. She was elected to the OSSTF/FEESO provincial executive in 2017, re-elected in 2019, and twice elected as vice-president in 2021 and 2023. She helped create the Women's Advocate Program, worked to advance equity initiatives, and led efforts to defend public education against privatization and underfunding. She is an active member of the Windsor and District Labour Council and has served on the executive board of the Ontario Federation of Labour. She continues to build strong relationships across the labour movement to ensure OSSTF/FEESO is a force for social and economic justice in Ontario. OSSTF/FEESO is a strong, independent, socially active union that promotes and advances the cause of public education and the rights of students, educators and educational workers.  While establishing working conditions for its members, OSSTF/FEESO also works to build strong public services, preserve academic freedom, prevent the privatization and commercialization of our educational institutions, ensure that students receive an education free of bias and discrimination and provide an equitable opportunity for all students to succeed in a strong, well-funded public education system. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

Anthony Marco, the president of the Hamilton and District Labour Council spoke with host Bubba O'Neil and revealed the "100 Year Misconduct." The campaign is looking for the NHL to apologize for relocating the Hamilton Tigers in 1925 who's players were denied the opportunity to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Omer Hussein from the Wood Buffalo and District Labour Council joins the show to promote their annual Labour Day BBQ. Lynn Jacobson also joins the show to discuss how the rail work stoppage unfairly impacts agriculture.

If it's the end of April, then you know it's time for the annual National Day or Mourning. Although the pandemic is over, it's worth remembering there was a whole class of workers who had to keep working as it happened, and that meant intentionally putting themselves at risk. This was important, but even before the pandemic, workers across Canada in all sorts of work were taking risks every day, often unknowingly, and they still are. According to the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada, in 2022, there were 993 workplace fatalities recorded in Canada. Among these deaths were 33 young workers aged 15-24. Now, there are dangerous jobs in the world, jobs that can expose you to dangerous people, or dangerous circumstances, but would you classify climbing a ladder under the category of “dangerous work”?  Sometimes the little dangers become big problems with high personal costs. According to lore, two labour activists were driving to a union meeting in 1983 when they were stopped for a funeral procession. The deceased was a firefighter who died in the line of duty - he died on the job - and they were struck by an idea: Not everyone that is killed on the job is given this kind of remembrance. The Government of Canada legislated the Workers Mourning Day Act in 1990, and since then workers in Canada stop on April 28, and remember colleagues hurt and killed on the job. Here in 2024, we will be joined by Sarah Neath and Janice Folk-Dawson from the Guelph and District Labour Council. They will talk about the things they think about during the National Day Mourning, the things they hope you're thinking about, and the things that they want the people in power to think about in order to make sure that fewer people die on the job. Also, they will talk about how affordability plays into issues around worker safety, and their own experiences with workplace safety. So let's talk about marking another year of people killed on the job on this week's Guelph Politicast! The local commemoration for the National Day of Mourning is on Sunday April 28 at 1 pm at Goldie Mill Park off Cardigan Street, and that will be followed by a reception at Diana's Downtown on Upper Wyndham. You can also follow #DayofMourning on social media to stay on top of all the events and all the advocacy that comes along with the issues behind worker safety on the job across Canada. You can follow the Guelph and District Labour Council on Facebook or at their website. The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify. Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

Seg 1: In 1859, a mysterious stranger was found in the woods near Chipman, New Brunswick, on the brink of freezing to death.  Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Podcast “Canadian History Ehx!” Seg 2: View From Victoria: Ravi Kahlon is not mixing his words when addressing the housing crisis and responding to questions about consultations on new housing targets for 10 naughty municipalities. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Seg 3: Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia conducted a study exploring the phenomenon of face pareidolia, where individuals perceive faces in non-face objects.  Guest: Dr. Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln Seg 4: The author, a microbiologist, discusses various food safety concerns and practices to avoid food poisoning. Guest: Dr. Primrose Freestone, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester Seg 5: Why is the Mayor of Merritt withholding taxes from the province? Guest: Michael Goetz, Mayor of Merritt Seg 6: Monday Morning Quarterbacks It was a 33-26 win over Saskatchewan to improve to 11-4 and clinch a home playoff game. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 7: Where We Live: The forgotten history of False Creek Guest: Aaron Chapman, Cultural Historian and Author of “Liquor, Lust, and the Law” and “Vancouver After Dark” Seg 8: The Vancouver and District Labour Council, a major labor organization, has changed its political strategy by endorsing a single party, OneCity, in the upcoming municipal election, which is three years away. Guest: Dan Fumano, Columnist for the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver and District Labour Council, a major labor organization, has changed its political strategy by endorsing a single party, OneCity, in the upcoming municipal election, which is three years away. Guest: Dan Fumano, Columnist for the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this second episode of Burnout, Host Jay Woodruff talks with Anthony Marco, President of Hamilton & District Labour Council, about what burnout means and how he tries to balance his activism with work, and the importance of artistic expression and solidarity in preventing burnout.They also discuss how the normalizing of burnout starts in our education system and follows us throughout our lives. 23e4805ce5e5e8d475a3d33ee24ba1d4e8abf10e

Dan is joined by Stephen von Sychowski, President of the  Vancouver and District Labour Council. Dan and Stephen talk about the VDLC, its function, affiliates, and the work they are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unifor launches a Canada-wide boycott of Co-op products & services. Local 594 President Kevin Bittman & Regina & District Labour Council member Darren Milo provide picket line reports from the lockout. Sean Tucker, an Occupational Health & Safety Researcher at the University of Regina discusses public safety concerns with scab workers running the refinery. Local 594 & the Lost History of Oil Worker Unionism https://www.rankandfile.ca/local-594-history/

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition on CKUW 95.90 FM provides Canadian labour news and analysis across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This show is an independent partner with RankandFile.ca and supported by listeners like you through Patreon, and UFCW Local 832. This episode is broadcasting from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 territory, the original lands of the Cree, Oji Cree Anishnaabeg Dakota and Dene peoples and the homeland of the Metis nation. Today’s broadcast date is December 16, 2018. I’m your host, Emily Leedham. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has filed a constitutional challenge to the Liberal government’s Canada Post Act, which ended the union’s rotating strikes, and imposed a mediator between the union and Canada Post. Any CUPW members found in violation of this act can face thousands of dollars in fines. First on the show, we’ll hear from Charles Smith, University of Saskatchewan professor and co-author of Unions in Court: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, on the legal history behind the right to strike, whether the Liberal’s act is different from the Conservative’s back to work legislation in 2011, and what this legal fight will look like going forward. Since CUPW cannot violate the Canada Post Act, other unions and supporters across Canada have engaged in civil disobedience, setting up solidarity pickets, shutting down Canada Post plants and depots. Pickets have gone up in Vancouver, Edmonton, Missasauga, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and others. On December 2nd, six out of 30 solidarity picketers were arrested in Halifax. A few days later, three people out of 40 protesters were arrested in Ottawa. So far, there have been no other arrests across Canada. Later in the show, we’ll hear from Suzanne McNeil, president of the Halifax Dartmouth & District Labour Council, talking about how labour can organize and support members participating in civil disobedience. Her husband Tony Tracy was one of the six protesters arrested earlier this month. https://www.ubcpress.ca/unions-in-court https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-protest-outside-canada-post-plant-leads-to-6-arrests-1.4929691

Live from The Belmont in Vancouver. Patrick Condon and Ken Clement both announced they’re not intending to run this year following health issues. The Vancouver & District Labour Council released […] The post E-93 Cambie Report Live at The Belmont ft Gordon Price and Sandy James appeared first on Cambie Report.

The police chief has warned demonstrators to not do anything stupid at the rallies planned for Sunday. There's the Patriot walk, the demonstration being put on by Hamilton Against Fascism and one by the Hamilton and District Labour Council. Guest - Anthony Marco, President, Hamilton and District Labour Council. Demonstrations continued… Guest - Ed Bethune, Hamilton Against Fascism World markets are being roiled by rising fears of a US-China trade war. Beijing has retaliated against the Trump administration's tariff hikes by threatening import duties on their goods. How will this affect markets and trade between those countries? Will Canada be affected or feel the effects of this? Guest - Patrick LeBlond, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa A former Playboy model has apologized to the First Lady because of her 10 month affair with President Trump. During an interview with Anderson Cooper, she revealed that Trump tried to pay her for the sex, which she declined. Do we really care about the sordid details? Guest - Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop culture expert, Principal at Elissa Freeman PR

Tomorrow local labour activists will be planning a picket at a Dundas Tim Hortons in support of minimum wage workers. The picket comes after they heard second hand that workers were losing their paid breaks. Guest - Anthony Marco, President, Hamilton and District Labour Council

In episode #125 of Talking Radical Radio (July 22, 2015), I speak with Kyle Buott. He is the president of the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council and a member of Solidarity Halifax. He talks with me about a recent gathering: 14 anti-austerity and anti-capitalist groups from across the country were hosted by Solidarity Halifax at a Congress of the Radical Left, to discuss building relationships and possibilities for pluralist, non-sectarian collaboration in the struggle for transformative social change. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2015/07/29/radio-not-yet-canadas-syriza-but-a-small-step-in-that-direction/

In episode #115 of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Joey Hartman, the president of the Vancouver and District Labour Council. She talks about the history of women in the labour movement and about the importance of people who are active in movements and communities learning, talking about, and doing grassroots historical work. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2015/05/13/trr-women_labour_history/