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Best podcasts about emily leedham

Latest podcast episodes about emily leedham

The Harbinger Spotlight
Showcase ep16 (The Energymix, Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show + Press Progress Sources)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 58:01


Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts.On this week's episode The Energy Mix's Mitchell Beer returns to talk COP28, Pivot's Francis Hérbert-Bernier speaks with labour reporter Emily Leedham about the historic 500,000 worker strike that's shutting down Quebec on PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES, Martin Lukacs interviews CJPME's Dan Freeman-Maloy about Canada's record serving imperial interests in the Middle East on THE BREACH SHOW and ALBERTA ADVANTAGE invite Revolutionary Left Radio to explain why Nazis are bad, actually.The Harbinger Media Network includes more than 60 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio at CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto, CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg and at Vancouver Co-op Radio.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of The Alberta Advantage podcast and The Energy Mix. Find out more a albertaadvantagepod.com and at theenergymix.com.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Showcase ep16 (The Energymix, Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show + Press Progress Sources)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 58:01


Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts.On this week's episode The Energy Mix's Mitchell Beer returns to talk COP28, Pivot's Francis Hérbert-Bernier speaks with labour reporter Emily Leedham about the historic 500,000 worker strike that's shutting down Quebec on PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES, Martin Lukacs interviews CJPME's Dan Freeman-Maloy about Canada's record serving imperial interests in the Middle East on THE BREACH SHOW and ALBERTA ADVANTAGE invite Revolutionary Left Radio to explain why Nazis are bad, actually.The Harbinger Media Network includes more than 60 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio at CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto, CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg and at Vancouver Co-op Radio.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of The Alberta Advantage podcast and The Energy Mix. Find out more a albertaadvantagepod.com and at theenergymix.com.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com

PressProgress Sources
Big Money and the Manitoba Election

PressProgress Sources

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 26:22


Dark money networks from out of province have set their sights on Manitoba. Emily Leedham joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her investigative series into the Canada Growth Council, a registered third party advertiser tied to Alberta and Saskatchewan conservatives, oil lobbyists, and an obscure religious sect known as the Plymouth Brethren.Support the Show.

Imperial News
Episode 7: Alex Silas On The PSAC Agreement

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 61:59


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with Alex Silas, Regional Executive Vice-President of the National Capital Region with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). We discuss the deal reached between the government and PSAC workers in the treasury board and Canadian revenue workers. This deal ended a historic strike back in May. We also discuss being an executive of one of Canada's largest unions. You can find Alex on twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexSilasPSAC Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Imperial News
Episode 6: Solidarity Beyond Bars

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 58:18


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with Jordan House (assistant professor in the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University) and Asaf Rashid (criminal defence, immigration and prison lawyer, and a member of the Canadian Prison Law Association). Together they have written a book with Fernwood Publishing called Solidarity Beyond Bars: Unionizing Prison Labour. In the interview we discuss what prison labour looks like in Canada, the history of prison labour unions in this country, and also what unions can do going forward.  You can find Jordan on twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanlhouse You can visit Asaf's website: https://arashidlaw.ca/ And you can purchase the book with Fernwood Publishing: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/ Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Working People
Live Show: Organizing on a Mass Scale (w/ Josh Thole & Sarah Beth Ryther)

Working People

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 38:31


We hosted another Working People live show, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team, on May 8 at the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress in Montréal. In this panel discussion, Max speaks with Sarah Beth Ryther, employee-organizer with Trader Joe's United in Minneapolis, and Josh Thole, former Major League Baseball player and current Minor League Special Assistant for the MLB Players Association, about what union organizing from the ground up looks like, and about how we can scale up our local organizing efforts and build the infrastructure to sustain nationwide campaigns.  Additional links/info below... Major League Baseball Players Association website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Trader Joe's United website, Twitter page, and Instagram Trader Joe's United Solidarity Fund Action Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Action Builder website Jeff Schuhrke & Sarah Beth Ryther, Jacobin, "Trader Joe's Workers Have Won Their First Unions in America" Working People, "Alex P." Evan Drellich, The Athletic, "‘Hit the Go Button': The Six Years that Made Baseball's Minor League Union" Tipping Pitches, "The Gang Forms a Union (feat. Trevor Hildenberger)" Working People, "2023 Canadian Labour Congress, Part 1 (w/ Emily Leedham, Guy Smith, Mary Newman, James Russwurm, & Liz Ha)" Working People, "2023 Canadian Labour Congress, Part 2 (w/ Nora Loreto, Meg Davis, Larry Rousseau, & Nicholas Marcus Thompson)" Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People" Theme Song

Imperial News
Episode 5: Justice For Migrant Workers

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 48:02


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with activists Taneeta Doma and Chris Ramsaroop of Justice For Migrant Workers to discuss the demands of migrant workers for regularization. Under the current legal framework migrant workers are exploited with few legal protections, as they worry about speaking out for fear of deportation.   Visit their website: https://harvestingfreedom.org/ Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/j4mw Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvestingfreedom/ Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Imperial News
Episode 4: Potential West Coast Longshore Worker Strike With Sal Mercogliano

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 47:39


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with historian Sal Mercogliano to discuss the American and Canadian International Longshore Worker Union (ILWU) ongoing labour disputes. The American ILWU had just reached a tentative agreement, and the Canadian ILWU voted 99% in favour of a strike. Sal helps sort through what is at stake.    Visit his Youtube channel What's Going On With Shipping?: https://www.youtube.com/@wgowshipping Follow him on Twitter: @mercoglianos Migrant Rights Network: https://migrantrights.ca/ Tenant Strike Funds: https://www.tenantunion.ca/donate https://www.gofundme.com/f/thorncliffe-park-tenants-rent-strike-fund Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Inflation with Jim Stanford (Labour Intensive ep3)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 57:18


On a new Labour Intensive host Jody Tomchishen sits down with economist Jim Stanford to discuss inflation, interest rates, and bargaining for better wages. Visit his website:https://centreforfuturework.ca/Follow him on Twitter:@JimboStanfordSign up for Press Progress' Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham:https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/Support the show and become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/labourintensiveFollow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpodhttps://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod

The Harbinger Spotlight
Inflation with Jim Stanford (Labour Intensive ep3)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 57:18


On a new Labour Intensive host Jody Tomchishen sits down with economist Jim Stanford to discuss inflation, interest rates, and bargaining for better wages. Visit his website:https://centreforfuturework.ca/Follow him on Twitter:@JimboStanfordSign up for Press Progress' Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham:https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/Support the show and become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/labourintensiveFollow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpodhttps://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod

Imperial News
Episode 3: Inflation With Jim Stanford

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 57:17


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with economist Jim Stanford to discuss inflation, interest rates, and bargaining for better wages.   Visit his website: https://centreforfuturework.ca/ Follow him on Twitter: @JimboStanford Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

The Real News Podcast
In Canada, the strike wave is winning workers real gains

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 130:08


From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada.In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress‘ weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; Mary Newman, a journalist and producer for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and member of the Canadian Media Guild; James Russwurm, a quality assurance tester for Keywords Studios, where workers formed the first union in the video gaming industry and affiliated with UFCW Local 401; Liz Ha, 1st Vice President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 154, chair of the OPSEU provincial human rights committee, and vice-chair of the OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers.Studio Production: Jesse FreestonPost-Production: Jules TaylorJules Taylor, “Working People” Theme SongClick here for additional links/information.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Imperial News
Episode 2: How To Report On Strikes With Jeremy Appel

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 53:49


In this episode of Labour Intensive Jody Tomchishen sits down with independent journalist Jeremy Appel to discuss how Canadian media covered the PSAC strike.  Subscribe to Jeremy's Substack: https://theorchard.substack.com/ Follow him on Twitter: @JeremyAppel1025 Listen to his podcasts: https://bigshinytakes.com/ https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Imperial News
Episode 1: Organize UW

Imperial News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 47:56


In this weeks episode, the very first episode of Labour Intensive, host Jody Tomchishen sits down with Al-Baraa, Arslan, Julia, and Max of Organize UW. They are currently trying to form a teaching assistant union at the University of Waterloo. Follow them on social media: https://twitter.com/OrganizeUW https://www.instagram.com/organizeuw/ Or visit their website: https://organizeuw.org/ Sign up for the Shift Work newsletter for union updates curated by Emily Leedham of PressProgress: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Consider supporting this podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/labourintensive Follow the podcast on social media: https://twitter.com/Labintpod https://www.instagram.com/labourintensivepod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@labourintensivepod Labour Intensive is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a national community of more than 50 progressive podcasts including Alberta Advantage, Press Progress Sources and Tech Won't Save Us. Find out more at: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/    

Working People
2023 Canadian Labour Congress, Part 1 (w/ Emily Leedham, Guy Smith, Mary Newman, James Russwurm, & Liz Ha)

Working People

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 130:08


From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, Max attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada. In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress' weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; Mary Newman, a journalist and producer for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and member of the Canadian Media Guild; James Russwurm, a quality assurance tester for Keywords Studios, where workers formed the first union in the video gaming industry and affiliated with UFCW Local 401; Liz Ha, 1st Vice President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 154, chair of the OPSEU provincial human rights committee, and vice-chair of the OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers. Additional links/info below... Canadian Labour Congress website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Emily's Twitter page and newsletter  PressProgress's website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Guy's AUPE profile page Alberta Union of Provincial Employees website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Mary's Twitter page UFCW Local 401 website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Liz's Twitter page OPSEU Local 154 Facebook page OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers website  Emily Leedham, PressProgress, "Public Servants Forced Federal Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike, Labour Experts Say" Aminah Sheikh, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, "The Right Wing is Organizing in Canada. Can The Left Learn to Stop Them?" CBC Radio, "Canada's Video Games Industry Is Getting Its 1st Union. Organizers Hope It's Not the Last" Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People" Theme Song

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
2023 Canadian Labour Congress: Day 1 w/ Press Progress (UNPACKING THE NEWS S2, E3)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 23:28


From May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show every morning live from the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot! Each episode will feature interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode with prairie labour journalist Emily Leedham and host Andre Goulet exploring what to expect at convention this week, her new Press Progress piece about the PSAC-AFPC action 'Public Servants Forced Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike' and more.Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/Order your copy of Building A Better World: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-a-better-world-4th-edition

Harbinger Society Presents
Exploring the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress w/ Press Progress (UNPACKING THE NEWS S2, E3)

Harbinger Society Presents

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 23:28


From May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show every morning live from the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot! Each episode will feature interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode with prairie labour journalist Emily Leedham and host Andre Goulet exploring what to expect at convention this week, her new Press Progress piece about the PSAC-AFPC action 'Public Servants Forced Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike' and more.Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/Order your copy of Building A Better World: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-a-better-world-4th-edition

The Harbinger Spotlight
2023 Canadian Labour Congress: Day 1 w/ Press Progress (UNPACKING THE NEWS S2, E3)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 23:28


From May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show every morning live from the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot! Each episode will feature interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode with prairie labour journalist Emily Leedham and host Andre Goulet exploring what to expect at convention this week, her new Press Progress piece about the PSAC-AFPC action 'Public Servants Forced Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike' and more.Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/Order your copy of Building A Better World: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-a-better-world-4th-edition

Pullback
Bonus: Harbinger Media Network Presents I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess Green

Pullback

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 108:02


Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Kristen and Kyla join I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON, a fun 12 hour Twitch fundraiser for the Harbinger Media Network. This episode Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'.  Harbinger is excited to launch its 2022 fundraising campaign in partnership with @readBTLbooks. They're sending a free book to the first 50 new members who support the network at $100/year! Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/join Watch the full 12 hour telethon at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642 Leave us a voicemail! https://podinbox.com/pullback Website: https://www.pullback.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/  Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

The Harbinger Spotlight
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess Green

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 106:25


Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you get your podcasts. Find the full 12 hour telethon production at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642

Harbinger Society Presents
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess Green

Harbinger Society Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 106:25


Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you get your podcasts. Find the full 12 hour telethon production at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess Green

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 106:25


Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you get your podcasts. Find the full 12 hour telethon production at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess Green

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 106:25


Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you get your podcasts. Find the full 12 hour telethon production at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642

The Marc Steiner Show
Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' takes a Christian nationalist turn

The Marc Steiner Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 25:53


Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/canadas-freedom-convoy-has-taken-a-christian-nationalist-turnEarlier this year, Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' movement stormed the nation's capital at Ottawa and occupied the grounds of the Parliamentary building for weeks to demand an end to vaccine mandates and other protective measures against COVID-19. The movement quickly spread to other Canadian and nearby US cities, despite vocal condemnations from Canadian labor organizations, including the Teamsters. Although the 'Freedom Convoy' seemed to come out of nowhere for most observers, its origins lay in an earlier 2019 convoy movement of truckers and small farmers opposed to carbon taxes. Since the Ottawa blockade, the convoy movement has taken an increasingly Christian nationalist turn, with some elements advocating a divine mission to overthrow the Canadian government. Emily Leedham joins the Marc Steiner Show to discuss the history of the 'Freedom Convoy,' and what its merger with the religious right could mean for Canada's future.Emily Leedham is PressProgress' prairies reporter. Her reporting has a special focus on workers and communities, big money and corporate influence, and systemic racism.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

The Real News Podcast
The Marc Steiner Show: Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' takes a Christian nationalist turn

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 25:53


Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/canadas-freedom-convoy-has-taken-a-christian-nationalist-turnEarlier this year, Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' movement stormed the nation's capital at Ottawa and occupied the grounds of the Parliamentary building for weeks to demand an end to vaccine mandates and other protective measures against COVID-19. The movement quickly spread to other Canadian and nearby US cities, despite vocal condemnations from Canadian labor organizations, including the Teamsters. Although the 'Freedom Convoy' seemed to come out of nowhere for most observers, its origins lay in an earlier 2019 convoy movement of truckers and small farmers opposed to carbon taxes. Since the Ottawa blockade, the convoy movement has taken an increasingly Christian nationalist turn, with some elements advocating a divine mission to overthrow the Canadian government. Emily Leedham joins the Marc Steiner Show to discuss the history of the 'Freedom Convoy,' and what its merger with the religious right could mean for Canada's future.Emily Leedham is PressProgress' prairies reporter. Her reporting has a special focus on workers and communities, big money and corporate influence, and systemic racism.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Pullback
May Day 2022 with Emily Leedham

Pullback

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 55:24


Kristen and Kyla celebrate May Day with special guest Emily Leedham, Prairie Reporter for Press Progress, and editor of Shift Work, a weekly newsletter round-up of national labour news, strikes, lockouts and new organizing across Canada. Some of the topics covered in this episode include the current state of labour and unions in Canada, discussing how companies employ anti-union tactics (calling out Uber and Amazon specifically), how COVID has and will continue to affect labour in Canada, how the current state of journalism hurts the labour movement, and how workers can become empowered to protect themselves in a world that is becoming increasingly difficult to work in. Emily recommends the Organizing For Power Course, as well as Jane McAlevey's No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age and Eric Blanc's Red State Revolt to learn more! Leave us a voicemail! https://podinbox.com/pullback Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/episode83 Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/ Press Progress: https://pressprogress.ca/ Shift Work: https://pressprogress.ca/shiftwork/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast  Emily Leedham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emily_leedham_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/  Emily recommends! https://pressprogress.ca/amazons-anti-union-tactics-around-the-world-show-what-canadian-warehouse-workers-are-up-against/ https://janemcalevey.com/speaking-engagement/organizing-for-power-the-core-fundamentals/2022-05-10/ https://janemcalevey.com/book/no-shortcuts-organizing-for-power-in-the-new-gilded-age/ https://www.versobooks.com/books/2955-red-state-revolt Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

The Harbinger Spotlight
How Independent Progressive Media Punches Above its Weight (Harbinger Society ep32 w/ Press Progress, Briarpatch, Xtra + The Hoser)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 61:45


Canada's journalism landscape is changing, and smaller, independent media outlets are beginning to fill-in the gaps left by corporate media. PressProgress, an award-winning non-profit news organization, hosted a 3/29/22 virtual event called “Punching Above Our Weight: The Outsized Impact of Canadian Independent Media” featuring PressProgress' Emily Leedham moderating a panel exploring how independent media is shifting perceptions about current events, politics and identity in Canada, including:• Saima Desai: Editor of Briarpatch Magazine, a national magazine of grassroots politics based on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan.• André Goulet: Executive director of the Harbinger Media Network, an independent media nonprofit amplifying the voices of a new generation of leftist media creators.• Kevin Taghabon: Editor at The Hoser, whose reporting focuses on labour, police violence and protests and demonstrations in Toronto.• Mel Woods: Associate culture editor at Xtra Magazine, a non-profit online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics, relationships and health.Find out more athttps://pressprogress.ca/https://briarpatchmagazine.com/https://www.thehoser.ca/https://xtramagazine.com/https://harbingermedianetwork.com/Subscribe to Canada's #1 labour newsletter Shiftwork at https://pressprogress.ca/tag/shiftwork/

Harbinger Society Presents
How Independent Progressive Media is Punching Above its Weight (w/ Press Progress, Briarpatch, Xtra + The Hoser)

Harbinger Society Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 61:45


Canada's journalism landscape is changing, and smaller, independent media outlets are beginning to fill-in the gaps left by corporate media. PressProgress, an award-winning non-profit news organization, hosted a 3/29/22 virtual event called “Punching Above Our Weight: The Outsized Impact of Canadian Independent Media” featuring PressProgress' Emily Leedham moderating a panel exploring how independent media is shifting perceptions about current events, politics and identity in Canada, including:• Saima Desai: Editor of Briarpatch Magazine, a national magazine of grassroots politics based on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan.• André Goulet: Executive director of the Harbinger Media Network, an independent media nonprofit amplifying the voices of a new generation of leftist media creators.• Kevin Taghabon: Editor at The Hoser, whose reporting focuses on labour, police violence and protests and demonstrations in Toronto.• Mel Woods: Associate culture editor at Xtra Magazine, a non-profit online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics, relationships and health.Find out more at https://pressprogress.ca/https://briarpatchmagazine.com/https://www.thehoser.ca/https://xtramagazine.com/https://harbingermedianetwork.com/Subscribe to Canada's #1 labour newsletter Shiftwork at https://pressprogress.ca/tag/shiftwork/

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
How Independent Progressive Media Punches Above its Weight (Harbinger Society ep32 w/ Press Progress, Briarpatch, Xtra + The Hoser)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 61:45


Canada's journalism landscape is changing, and smaller, independent media outlets are beginning to fill-in the gaps left by corporate media. PressProgress, an award-winning non-profit news organization, hosted a 3/29/22 virtual event called “Punching Above Our Weight: The Outsized Impact of Canadian Independent Media” featuring PressProgress' Emily Leedham moderating a panel exploring how independent media is shifting perceptions about current events, politics and identity in Canada, including: • Saima Desai: Editor of Briarpatch Magazine, a national magazine of grassroots politics based on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan. • André Goulet: Executive director of the Harbinger Media Network, an independent media nonprofit amplifying the voices of a new generation of leftist media creators. • Kevin Taghabon: Editor at The Hoser, whose reporting focuses on labour, police violence and protests and demonstrations in Toronto. • Mel Woods: Associate culture editor at Xtra Magazine, a non-profit online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics, relationships and health. Find out more at https://pressprogress.ca/ https://briarpatchmagazine.com/ https://www.thehoser.ca/ https://xtramagazine.com/ https://harbingermedianetwork.com/ Subscribe to Canada's #1 labour newsletter Shiftwork at https://pressprogress.ca/tag/shiftwork/

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
How Independent Progressive Media is Punching Above its Weight (w/ Press Progress, Briarpatch, Xtra + The Hoser)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 61:45


Canada's journalism landscape is changing, and smaller, independent media outlets are beginning to fill-in the gaps left by corporate media. PressProgress, an award-winning non-profit news organization, hosted a 3/29/22 virtual event called “Punching Above Our Weight: The Outsized Impact of Canadian Independent Media” featuring PressProgress' Emily Leedham moderating a panel exploring how independent media is shifting perceptions about current events, politics and identity in Canada, including: • Saima Desai: Editor of Briarpatch Magazine, a national magazine of grassroots politics based on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan. • André Goulet: Executive director of the Harbinger Media Network, an independent media nonprofit amplifying the voices of a new generation of leftist media creators. • Kevin Taghabon: Editor at The Hoser, whose reporting focuses on labour, police violence and protests and demonstrations in Toronto. • Mel Woods: Associate culture editor at Xtra Magazine, a non-profit online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics, relationships and health. Find out more at https://pressprogress.ca/ https://briarpatchmagazine.com/ https://www.thehoser.ca/ https://xtramagazine.com/ https://harbingermedianetwork.com/ Subscribe to Canada's #1 labour newsletter Shiftwork at https://pressprogress.ca/tag/shiftwork/

The Real News Podcast
Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' reveals the far right's strategy—and the left's vital task—today

The Real News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 34:50


For over a month, Canada has been rocked by a “Freedom Convoy” of demonstrators and vehicle blockades that ultimately converged on the capital city of Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. Having garnered support from conservative media, some members of Canada's parliament, and prominent online voices like Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson, the convoy quickly became a cultural and political flashpoint that revealed both how the far right is mobilizing and how the left needs to respond. In this segment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Canadian journalists Emily Leedham and Dru Oja Jay about their experience covering the convoy, the mix of organic and astroturfed grievances that were on display, and what the demonstrations say about the terrain of right-wing politics in Canada today.Emily Leedham is the Prairies Reporter for PressProgress, an award-winning nonprofit news organization in Canada that focuses on holding the rich and powerful accountable, exposing unfair and unhealthy working conditions, and shining a light on hate and bigotry. She has been reporting on the “Freedom Convoy” for PressProgress and Jacobin. Dru Oja Jay is the publisher of The Breach, an independent Canadian media outlet producing critical journalism mapping a just, viable future. He was also the publisher of The Dominion paper and a co-founder of the Media Co-op. Along with Nikolas Barry-Shaw, he is the co-author of the book Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's Development NGOs from Idealism to Imperialism.Tune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Monday and Thursday on TRNN.Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/canadas-freedom-convoy-reveals-the-far-rights-strategy-and-the-lefts-vital-task-todayPre-Production/Studio: Dwayne GladdenPost-Production: Stephen FrankHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

The Marc Steiner Show
Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' reveals the far right's strategy—and the left's vital task—today

The Marc Steiner Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 34:50


For over a month, Canada has been rocked by a “Freedom Convoy” of demonstrators and vehicle blockades that ultimately converged on the capital city of Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. Having garnered support from conservative media, some members of Canada's parliament, and prominent online voices like Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson, the convoy quickly became a cultural and political flashpoint that revealed both how the far right is mobilizing and how the left needs to respond. In this segment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Canadian journalists Emily Leedham and Dru Oja Jay about their experience covering the convoy, the mix of organic and astroturfed grievances that were on display, and what the demonstrations say about the terrain of right-wing politics in Canada today.Emily Leedham is the Prairies Reporter for PressProgress, an award-winning nonprofit news organization in Canada that focuses on holding the rich and powerful accountable, exposing unfair and unhealthy working conditions, and shining a light on hate and bigotry. She has been reporting on the “Freedom Convoy” for PressProgress and Jacobin. Dru Oja Jay is the publisher of The Breach, an independent Canadian media outlet producing critical journalism mapping a just, viable future. He was also the publisher of The Dominion paper and a co-founder of the Media Co-op. Along with Nikolas Barry-Shaw, he is the co-author of the book Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's Development NGOs from Idealism to Imperialism.Tune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Monday and Thursday on TRNN.Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/canadas-freedom-convoy-reveals-the-far-rights-strategy-and-the-lefts-vital-task-todayPre-Production/Studio: Dwayne GladdenPost-Production: Stephen FrankHelp us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Kino Lefter
135 - The Matrix Resurrections with Emily Leedham: Kiss Me Thru The Phone

Kino Lefter

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 65:05


Labour journalist and friend of the show Emily Leedham returns to discuss her new Shift Work newsletter covering Canadian labour news every week, and the brand new instalment in the Matrix series. We discuss the film's relationship to capitalist realism, changing notions of personhood and queer identity, optimism, activism, and love. To find out more about Emily's newsletter Shift Work, check it out here! ReComradations:Emily: The Jungle by Upton SinclairEvan: Titane, dir. Julia Ducournau (2021) Rate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lefter, our weekly bonus show on our Patreon for just $3 per month. 

Alberta Advantage Podcast
Shift Work! feat. Emily Leedham

Alberta Advantage Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 18:43


What's better than a newsletter? A weekly national roundup of labour news, that's what. Reporter Emily Leedham joins Team Advantage to discuss Shift Work, a curated newsletter summarizing strikes, lockouts, and new organizing initiatives— all while engaging the next generation of workers and organizers. Follow Emily on Twitter @Emily_Leedham_ and click here to sign up for Shift Work.

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Big Shiny Takes
Harbinger Telethon (ft. Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak)

Big Shiny Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 59:13


In case you missed the 12 hour livestream telethon to raise money for Harbinger Media, here's the audio for our part of the event! Big Shiny Takes (minus Eric, he was at a wedding lol) took part in this great event.  Our friends from PressProgress Stephen Magusiak and Emily Leedham joined us to read a column arguing for the platforming of fascists in mainstream media. If you missed this insipid column by John Ibbitson (a "national treasure" according to Justin Ling) and the subsequent blowback on social media for even considering to write a piece like that, you should listen to this episode. Keep in mind that this episode was recorded prior to the very important and necessary federal election we just had.Plugs and Recs Subscribe to the Orchard (Jeremy's substack) and Shift Work (Emily's newsletter)And support us on Patreon! 

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Harbinger Telethon vol.2 w/ The Broadbent Institute, Big Shiny Takes, Press Progress, Forgotten Corner, Ricochet & Progress Report

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 176:06


Celebrate Harbinger's first anniversary w/ a stacked deck of incredible guests to lament the hopeless and harrowing 2021 Federal Election on part 1 of an absolutely epic 12 hour-long Twitchstream telethon featuring hosts Jeremy Appel, Marino Greco and Andre Goulet and Broadbent Institute executive director Jen Hassum, Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak, Ricochet managing editor Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, Progress Report host and Alberta Senator-in-Waiting Duncan Kinney, Forgotten Corner producer Mo Cranker plus Dr. Roberta Lexier and Kai Nagata from our Board of Directors, an unsettling video from comedic stars Janet Mowat and Sam Allemagne and an emotionally ideological ballad from YouTuber PropaGanada. Find out more about Jen's work: https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/ Read Emily and Stephen's reporting: https://pressprogress.ca/ Explore Gabrielle's work: https://ricochet.media/fr Subscribe to Big Shiny Takes, The Progress Report and The Forgotten Corner: https://bigshinytakes.com/ https://www.theprogressreport.ca/ https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Watch Work It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yXqFolQ--c Subscribe to PropaGanada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7E_Av-2n-M

The Harbinger Spotlight
Harbinger Telethon vol.2 w/ The Broadbent Institute, Big Shiny Takes, Press Progress, Forgotten Corner, Ricochet & Progress Report

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 176:06


Celebrate Harbinger's first anniversary w/ a stacked deck of incredible guests to lament the hopeless and harrowing 2021 Federal Election on part 1 of an absolutely epic 12 hour-long Twitchstream telethon featuring hosts Jeremy Appel, Marino Greco and Andre Goulet and Broadbent Institute executive director Jen Hassum, Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak, Ricochet managing editor Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, Progress Report host and Alberta Senator-in-Waiting Duncan Kinney, Forgotten Corner producer Mo Cranker plus Dr. Roberta Lexier and Kai Nagata from our Board of Directors, an unsettling video from comedic stars Janet Mowat and Sam Allemagne and an emotionally ideological ballad from YouTuber PropaGanada.Find out more about Jen's work: https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/Read Emily and Stephen's reporting: https://pressprogress.ca/Explore Gabrielle's work: https://ricochet.media/frSubscribe to Big Shiny Takes, The Progress Report and The Forgotten Corner:https://bigshinytakes.com/https://www.theprogressreport.ca/https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/Watch Work It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yXqFolQ--cSubscribe to PropaGanada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7E_Av-2n-M

Harbinger Society Presents
Feeling Impressed (w/ Press Progress)

Harbinger Society Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 59:54


On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Feeling Impressed (w/ Press Progress)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 59:54


On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/ Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
(UNLOCKED) Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 59:54


On HSP ep13 Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/ Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.

The Harbinger Spotlight
(UNLOCKED) Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 59:54


On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
(UNLOCKED) Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 59:54


On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Follow Stephen and Emily's reporting at https://pressprogress.ca/ Find more of Scott's work at https://medicinehatnews.com/author/scottschmidt/ and https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ Music on this episode 'Neon Drip' (Blue Dot Sessions) and 'Dwarf Planet' (Gurdonark) is courtesy of Creative Commons. These conversations were recorded on May 7th and 10th, 2021.

The Harbinger Spotlight
Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13 preview feat. Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak)

The Harbinger Spotlight

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 12:53


On this episode 13 preview Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal panel exploring Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.Read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Hear the full episode and get early access to new shows and other exclusive content for just $3/month at https://harbingermedianetwork.com/This conversation was recorded on May 10th, 2021.

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13 preview feat. Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 12:53


On this episode 13 preview Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal panel exploring Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. Read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Hear the full episode and get early access to new shows and other exclusive content for just $3/month at https://harbingermedianetwork.com/ This conversation was recorded on May 10th, 2021.

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13 feat. Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 12:53


On an ep13 preview of Harbinger Society Presents investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal panel exploring Emily's Press Progress expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour. Read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/ Hear the full episode and get early access to new shows and other exclusive content for just $3/month at https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
Special episode: Catching up with Emily Leedham

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 27:38


A wide-ranging conversation with Emily Leedham touching on the Stella's Café strike in Winnipeg, the Saskatchewan election and corporate money, and the tactics of union-busting. Guest host: Doug Nesbitt, editor of Rankandfile.ca.

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Big Shiny Takes
Margaret Wente is not even mad bro (ft. Emily Leedham)

Big Shiny Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 83:11


Big Shiny Takes is back with an episode on a columnist that is truly memorable for all the wrong reasons, Margaret Wente. But first we briefly discuss the WE scandal engulfing Canadian news, before launching into a discussion of tHe LetTeR and cAnCeL cUlTuRe to set the scene for Wente's woe-is-me shtick. If you haven't been keeping track, Wente was recently appointed to a meaningless college society/illuminati front called The Quadrangle Society. This was met with criticism due to several wrinkles in Wente's career (plagiarism, defending race science, writing dumb anti-environmentalist columns). As we find out in her column published in Quillette, the world's leading phrenology journal, the appointment didn't go the way she had planned, but she is definitely not upset about it. We're joined this week by PressProgress reporter and host of Rank and File Radio Emily Leedham (@Emily_Leedham_).Links Rank and File Radio - Prairie Edition - Bill 32: Jason Kenney's Attack on the Rand Formula & MoreCitations Needed - News Brief: The Harper's Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definition of Cancel CultureJesse Brown - Crime and Fraud at WE Charity in KenyaJesse Brown - Trudeau Family Paid Hundreds of Thousands By WE OrganizationSandy Hudson on cancel cultureAlex McCuaig - Lethbridge police officers temporarily demoted in connection with surveillance of NDP cabinet ministerFollow Big Shiny Takes on Twitter or Instagram!@bigshinytakes

Ricochet's Unpacking the News
Pandemic Pals: Winnipeg (w/ Emily Leedham + James Wilt)

Ricochet's Unpacking the News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 51:53


On episode 125 Emily Leedham, James Wilt and host Andre Goulet talk COVID19 in Manitoba, call out the CERB for leaving undocumented workers behind and explore why the left’s response to the recent Winnipeg PD murders and to police killings everywhere should be to call for the abolition of the police. Plus: releasing a major book on the future of public transit in the middle of a pandemic, Harvey's burgers as the ultimate form of quarantine self-care and: are cats the anti-Twitter? You can buy 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber and Elon Musk' directly from Behind the Lines Press at: https://btlbooks.com/book/do-androids-dream-of-electric-cars Subscribe to 'Rank and File: Prairie Edition' wherever you get your podcasts and read Emily's recent piece on the CERB and undocumented workers at https://www.rankandfile.ca/undocumented-cerb-status/ Read James' argument for abolishing the police at https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/abolishing-the-police-is-the-only-reasonable-response-to-winnipeg-police-killings This conversation was recorded on April 19th, 2020.

Kino Lefter
52 - Charlie's Angels, or Angel Jumpsuit Apparatus ft. Emily Leedham

Kino Lefter

Play Episode Play 54 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 87:00


We are joined by Emily Leedham from Rank and File Radio as we celebrate ONE YEAR OF KINO by watching the WORST MOVIE WE HAVE SEENKino Lefter has a discord now, and this link will never expire: https://discord.gg/9YhvznY Hop in and have a blast with other cineastes.Support Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition on Patreon. Support Iranian Solidarity networks:https://iranhumanrights.org/https://www.iccongress.ca/Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.Become a $3 monthly subscriber to access Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show.

Little Red School House
11 - Fascism and School Mass Shootings

Little Red School House

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 59:34


School has started for some and is starting again soon for others. That is why on today's episode, with returning guest Emily Leedham(community organizer & host of @RFRadioPrairie), we discuss in depth the numerous mass killings that have been occurring. We delve into why the number of mass killings have risen to scary numbers, what Fascism and Anti-fascism are, what you can tell your students, or even your own children, and what we can do to fight back against Fascism in our schools and community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Red School House focuses on issues with our current education system and ways we can empower students, educators, and anyone who cares about education. Shouldn’t people be put before profits? Shouldn’t our children be educated to grow and learn instead of being treated like the means to the financial gain of those in power? If you agree with this so-called “radical” and “revolutionary” perspective, you’ve come to the right place! Join educators Gord Milstone and John Battalion as they call out systemic problems and discuss how we can break down barriers in the educational system. Engage with us on social media at @LRedSchoolHouse on twitter. You can also find us on Patreon at patreon.com/LittleRedSchoolHouse. Please rate and review Little Red School House on iTunes too. This will help increase our reach.

Little Red School House
7 - Unions and Solidarity

Little Red School House

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 50:40


On this episode, we are joined by Emily Leedham who is a host on @RFRadioPrairie, a union news show for the prairie provinces in Canada. She has been an organizer for #15andFareness which is the movement to ensure minimum wage is a livable wage.  Emily joins us to talk about union history, strikes, changes within union movements, cross-union solidarity, and how educators have historically been front-line actors in workers’ rights struggles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Red School House focuses on issues with our current education system and ways we can empower students, educators, and anyone who cares about education. Shouldn’t people be put before profits? Shouldn’t our children be educated to grow and learn instead of being treated like the means to the financial gain of those in power? If you agree with this so-called “radical” and “revolutionary” perspective, you’ve come to the right place! Join educators Gord Milstone and John Battalion as they call out systemic problems and discuss how we can break down barriers in the educational system. Engage with us on social media at @LRedSchoolHouse on twitter. You can also find us on Patreon at patreon.com/LittleRedSchoolHouse. Please rate and review Little Red School House on iTunes too. This will help increase our reach.

49th Parahell
Episode 41: Don't Stop the Music (with Emily Leedham)

49th Parahell

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 68:09


This week, in between coughing fits, I touch on the most recent failed coup in Venezuela & the perverse right wing media reaction to the latest white nationalist synagogue shooting, then Emily Leedham joins me to talk about the counter protest outside the Linda Sarsour event last week in Winnipeg, her run-in with Rebel Media, how we can disrupt these toxic conservative elements, the importance of anti-racist community outreach and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
Fighting Back in Jason Kenney's Hellberta | Chloe Rockarts & Emma Jackson

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 31:29


Broadcast Date: April 21, 2019. Hosted & produced by Emily Leedham. Chloe Rockarts reflects on conversations with public sector labour leaders in Alberta for a RankandFile.ca article called The Past, Present and Future of Workers' Power in Alberta. We reflect on tangible steps needed to build worker capacity to fight public sector cuts and privatization, build solidarity between unionized & non-unionized workers, and fight white supremacy. http://rankandfile.ca/the-past-present-future-of-worker-power-in-alberta/ Emma Jackson from Climate Justice Edmonton reacts to Jason Kenney's 30 million dollar "war room" to fight "lies and misinformation" about Alberta's oil sands. CJE is fundraising to resist Kenney's attacks and build capacity among young organizers. www.climatejusticeedmonton.ca -Support the show on Patreon- www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Visit RankandFile.ca for labour news and analysis across Canada. -Email the show- RFRadioPrairie@gmail,com Social Media Twitter.com/RFRadioPrairie Twitter.com/Emily_Leedham_ Someone tell Gil McGowan to unblock me.

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What is it actually like to work in Alberta's oil patch? | Robert Lee, Industrial Electrician

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 46:12


Broadcast date is April 14, 2019. Hosted by Emily Leedham. Today on the show, Robert Lee, an industrial electrician based in Alberta who has spent the last several years working on and off in the oil sands. Workers in the oil and gas industry have been used as a talking point by the Alberta NDP and United Conservative Party, both parties say they are the best choice for workers to get the trans mountain pipeline built and create more jobs in the industry. Albertans go to the polls on Tuesday, April 16th. He’s an industrial electrician and oilfield automation programmer from Blackie, Alberta. He also teaches drop-in classes on handyman and home renovation topics for several continuing education facilities in Calgary. He's a married father of two, has worked as an electrician for 13 years, and was one of the first people in Canada to be CSA certified in solar power installation. He has worked on and off in the oil sands and provides a bit of a window into the realities of working in the Patch, and why strong unions and labour standards matter for oil patch workers, and the challenges involved in building solidarity between migrant and non-migrant workers. -Links- https://www.pipestoneflyer.ca/provincial-election/no-government-can-bring-back-alberta-oil-boom-experts-say/ https://thenarwhal.ca/are-albertans-collecting-a-fair-share-of-oilsands-wealth/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/suicide-rate-alberta-increase-layoffs-1.3353662 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-alberta-opioid-overdose-fatalities-hit-record-levels-last-year-data/ -Previous episodes on oil sands work-- https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/fundraising-for-a-migrant-workers-organizing-centre-marco-luciano-migrante-alberta https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/the-saskatchewan-co-op-strikes-can-steel-workers-build-more-than-pipelines https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/a-just-transition-for-albertas-workers-dr-angele-alook-aupe-farid-iskandar-climate-justice-yeg -Donate on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie -Social Media- Twitter.com/emily_leedham_ Twitter.com/rfradioprairie -More labour news- www.rankandfile.ca

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Migrante Alberta is fundraising for a worker's centre | Marco Luciano, Migrante Alberta

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 28:32


Broadcast date: April 7, 2019. Hosted by Emily Leedham. --Donate on Patreon-- https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Today on the show, Marco Luciano, director of Migrante Alberta. Migrante is fundraising for a workers centre, where migrants can connect to resources, each other,and organize. We’ll talk about Migrante’s new Fort MacMurray chapter, the U.N migration compact and Jason Kenney’s changes to the temporary foreign worker program as federal immigration minister. www.migrantealberta.ca https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/04/05/migrant-workers-lured-to-canada-with-promise-of-good-jobs-instead-endured-modern-day-slavery.html -Winnipeg Library Security- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/library-protest-security-1.5082340 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/millennium-library-security-1.5084834 Open letter from a library worker https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTwhdVLQIObiAgtSBem9dC1c8MWR1Cs1hQVTUZbPWoeVxVhNs4olXL3YBH82skEnn73ZFvxgp7NCKIa/pub Previous episode on library security https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/library-security-harm-reduction-in-the-workplace-garth-mullins-crackdown-owen-toews-bar-none "Now is a great time to call your city councillor and demand that the security screenings be immediately suspended while the issue is finally being properly studied by the library and city council. Especially important are those on the The Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks." Councillor Vivian Santos - Point Douglas - 204-986-8401 Councillor Sherri Rollins - Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry - 204-986-5878 Councillor John Orlikow - River Heights - Fort Garry - 204-986-5236 Councillor Ross Eadie - Mynarski - 204-986-5188 -UFCW 1400 Co-op Strike - https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-co-op-board-rejects-resolutions-submitted-ahead-of-annual-meeting Call for nominations and candidates for Co-op Board of Governors https://www.facebook.com/events/1319282818213023/ -Fight for $15 Saskatchewan- https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/sask-drops-to-lowest-minimum-wage-in-canada-workers-call-for-increase https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/moe-hits-back-at-meili-if-im-sullied-by-views-of-rally-organizers-why-arent-you - ATU Local 1505 votes no- Clarification: ATU is only in the position to strike after the union votes in favour of a strike in a separate strike vote. The union does not yet have an official strike mandate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-workers-contract-vote-1.5086944

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Campaign branding & graphic design in labour organizing | Darren Stebeleski, SparkPoster collective

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 27:47


Broadcast date is March 31, 2019. Hosted by Emily Leedham. This show is supported by CKUW listeners, Patreon supporters and UFCW Local 832. Partner with www.RankandFile.ca -Donate on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Twitter: Twitter.com/Emily_Leedham_ Twitter.com/RFRadioPrairie Today on the show, Darren Stebeleski, a graphic designer and graphic design educator working on Treaty 1 territory. He is also a union steward and a member of Spark Poster, a collective of graphic designers working to support worker's movements and social justice causes. We’ll talk about the role of graphic design in labour organizing. Follow Sparkposter twitter.com/sparkposter instagram.com/sparkposter -Fight for $15 Art Build, Monday, April 15, 6-9 PM- https://www.facebook.com/events/2456316431119233/ - Pallister's 30-cent increase is not enough- https://soundcloud.com/user-500028046-910395830/pallisters-30-cent-min-wage-increase-is-not-enough-cjob-680-march-28 - News- -SFL solidarity committee with co-op workers- http://www.sfl.sk.ca/news/media-releases/2019/march-25-2019-saskatchewans-labour-movement-forms-solidarity-committee-to-help-striking-saskatoon-co -URFA tentative agreement- https://www.urfa.ca/images/pdf/Negotiations/UofR-Academic/2019-03-26_BargainingUpdate_V02.pdf -Kenney declares war on workers- http://rankandfile.ca/kenney-declares-war-on-workers/ -Cornwall alternative school funding restored- https://globalnews.ca/news/5103679/saskatchewan-government-restores-funding-to-cornwall-alternative-school/ -Manitoba teachers protest closure of curriculum support centre- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/teachers-protest-resource-centre-closure-1.5076359 -Read-in at the Winnipeg library to protest security screenings- https://www.facebook.com/events/303181287020286/

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
Basia Sokal Resigns as Winnipeg Labour Council President - Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 15:03


On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Basia Sokal resigned as President of the Winnipeg Labour Council, citing harassment and bullying from men within labour leadership. This audio of her resignation was recorded by Emily Leedham with Basia’s permission at the Winnipeg Labour Council Meeting. It is uploaded here in its entirety as a record of the event. Besides audio levels being adjusted, the recording has not been cut or edited in any way.

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Manitoba's Austerity Budget & Protesting Jason Kenney | Molly McCracken & Amelia Deneka

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 30:28


Today’s broadcast date is March 10, 2019. Rank & File Radio is hosted by Emily Leedham. https://twitter.com/Emily_Leedham_ Before we get started a quick announcement, I’ve updated my Patreon goals and subscription tiers. If I can get to $250 a month, I’ll produce one extra labour history episode each month. I’ve also added a 2$ tier because every little bit truly goes a long way. You can visit https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie to donate. I honestly would not be able to do this kind of show without your support, so to everyone who has donated so far, thank you. If you aren’t able to contribute to Patreon, simply sharing episodes on social media, or going on iTunes and leaving a positive review helps immensely. And finally, if you are part of a union that has some room in its budget for a monthly or one time donation, please reach out to me at RFRadioPrairie@gmail.com. Thank you again to all my listeners and supporters, I am so thankful that I get to do this every week and am glad that you find it to be a valuable resource. I always welcome guest suggestions, show ideas, news tips and feedback as well. ---- Molly McCracken - Director - CCPA Manitoba https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/manitoba Amelia Deneka https://twitter.com/cjedmonton Protest audio: https://twitter.com/batulgulamhus/status/1103520685068935168

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Organizing for a National Transit Strategy Post-Greyhound | Justin Panos, ATU Canada

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 27:13


Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition on CKUW 95.9 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 the annual CKUW funding drive, Patreon and UFCW Local 832. https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Broadcast Date: March 3, 2019. It is hosted by Emily Leedham. Today on the show Justin Panos, national organizer with the Amalgamated Transit Union Canada, talks organizing on the Prairies - post-Greyhound. ATU Canada is an umbrella organization of 40 transit locals of approximately 34,000 transit professionals. ATU Canada will be doing a tour of the western provinces starting in April - if you want them to come to your city or town, e-mail justin@atucanada.ca to participate in this national campaign. http://atucanada.ca/ Connect with local organizers in Alberta: https://twitter.com/nationalizebus In Saskatchewan: https://www.stopthecutssk.ca/ In Manitoba: http://functionaltransit.com/ in Toronto: http://www.ttcriders.ca/ --- links--- https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/kzj4yv/western-canada-is-still-struggling-to-replace-cancelled-greyhound-service https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/thompson-bus-service-vote-1.5005885 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/stc-update-dec-22-2017-1.4462588

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Combating Alberta's Restaurant Lobby & Creating Worker-Driven Corporate Culture Change

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 30:02


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 CKUW listeners, Patreon supporters 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 February 17, 2019. It is hosted by Emily Leedham. --- Today on the show, Daniel Huber, founder of the Alberta Vanguard Association and Fairserve.ca, reacts to UCP leader Jason Kenney’s new proposal for a sub-minimum wage for youth and alcohol servers. Kenney announced that idea at a recent meeting for Restaurants Canada, an industry lobby group opposed to Alberta’s new $15 minimum wage. But Huber, a chef, worker, consultant and now business owner in Edmonton, hopes restaurant workers can organize to make their voices a little louder. Follow Daniel Huber: https://twitter.com/theBurlyChef Visit www.fairserve.ca to get involved in restaurant worker organizing. After, we’ll hear from Tiffany Sostar, narrative therapist and feminist community organizer based in Calgary, on the politics of feminist consulting for workplaces and organizations, and how the most effective changes to workplace culture and diversity are driven by workers, not management. Tiffany Sostar is a narrative therapist and community organizer, living and working as a white settler on Treaty 7 land. They love collective narrative practice - meeting with groups or individuals to bring together stories of resisting and responding to trauma and injustice. They write and consult in addition to the narrative therapy and community work. You can find more information about Tiffany at TiffanySostar.com

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
Inside Alberta's Amazon Fulfillment Centre | Working conditions during "peak" season

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 30:08


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. It is hosted by Emily Leedham. 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 January 13, 2019. Alberta’s first Amazon fulfillment centre has only been open a few months, but is already planning to open a second one in 2020. Here to provide a bit of insight into the working conditions at the fulfillment center in Alberta is a worker I’ll refer to as "M" to protect their identity. M was a seasonal Amazon worker through November and December, hired for “peak” season, meaning she would work anywhere from 40-60 hours a week. ---Amazon--- https://www.facebook.com/rachelnotley/videos/amazon-has-chosen-balzac-near-calgary-as-the-location-of-its-first-warehouse-in-/10155648902331427/ https://dailyhive.com/calgary/amazon-second-alberta-fulfillment-centre https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amazon-warehouse-lockdown-1.4931224 https://www.businessinsider.com/brutal-conditions-in-amazons-warehouses-2013-8 Correction: In the episode, it is stated that Pennsylvania fulfillment centre workers were fainting from heat in 2018. The reports are from 2011. Amazon has since installed air conditioning. https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/toronto-delivery-drivers-say-amazon-is-blocking-their-attempts-to-unionize/ https://www.businessinsider.com/black-friday-amazon-workers-protest-poor-working-conditions-2018-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/what-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-makes-every-day-hour-minute-2018-10 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/05/bernie-sanders-introduces-stop-bezos-act-senate/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e398e383cf6b https://nypost.com/2018/04/16/amazon-warehouse-workers-pee-into-bottles-to-avoid-wasting-time-undercover-investigator/ https://gizmodo.com/amazons-aggressive-anti-union-tactics-revealed-in-leake-1829305201

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
Stella's workers unionize | SK Co-op workers strike through Christmas | Crashing Liberal parties

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 30:25


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. ---Support via Patreon!--- https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie Thanks to everyone who has supported this show since July. It's been an amazing year, I've has such an amazing time doing each episode and have learned so much. Thank you for joining me every week! I am so excited for what's to come in 2019, so thanks again for making space for me to build up this program! ------ 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 23, 2018 and is hosted by Emily Leedham. Today on the show - two Stella’s restaurants in Winnipeg unionized after nearly two months of worker organizing around harassment and abuse in the workplace through a campaign called #notmystellas. Jeff Traeger, president of UFCW Local 832, shares how this campaign lead to workers deciding to form a union. And the Saskatoon co-op strike enters its eighth week, and will go into Christmas and the New Year, with no resolution in sight. Co-op member Craig Theboud shares how the community is supporting workers on strike through the holidays. But first, we’ll take a look at solidarity pickets and actions to support Postal Workers on the prairies. ----CUPW---- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-protesters-canada-post-1.4950459 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/u-of-s-student-raising-christmas-cash-for-striking-co-op-workers-1.4951418 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-union-postal-workers-protest-1.4950109 https://www.cupw.ca/en/mediation-process-ends ---Saskatoon Co-op--- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/groups-rally-support-saskatoon-coop-strikers-1.4954818 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/u-of-s-student-raising-christmas-cash-for-striking-co-op-workers-1.4951418 ---Stella's--- https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/social-media-storm-of-allegations-rocks-stellas-500171192.html https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/second-stellas-votes-yes-for-union-503371642.html

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition
CUPW, the right to strike, civil disobedience & solidarity pickets | Charles Smith & Suzanne MacNeil

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 30:31


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

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Saskatoon Solidarity | Don Kossick on the Co-op strikes & the struggle for democratic control

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 32:10


Hello and welcome to Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition on CKUW 95.90 FM. Canadian labour news and analysis across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This show is an independent partner with RankandFile.ca and supported by 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 November 18, 2018. I’m your host, Emily Leedham. This show is supported by listeners through Patreon and by UFCW Local 832. Today on the show, the Saskatoon Co-op strikes continues, fighting a two-tiered wage system that would see new hires earn less. I was in Saskatoon this weekend and visited the Martensville Co-op picket line, which is a town 15 minutes outside city. There I talked to Lucy Flack Figueiredo, Secretary-Treasurer for UFCW 1400. And Don Kossick, activist and organizer in Saskatoon, co-op member and former UFCW negotiator, shares a bit of historical context for the co-op strike and what it might mean for the future of co-op going forward. Don produces a community radio program Making the Links on CFCR 90.5 FM. We’ll also hear some audio from the National Farmer’s Union Convention and a Fight for $15 organizing meeting hosted by the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour. But first, an update on the CUPW strike. ---- The Co-op Strike: Big Solidarity in Little Martensville---- http://rankandfile.ca/the-co-op-strike/ --- Don Kossick--- https://www.donkossick.ca/

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Winnipeg fights back! #NotMyStellas and Make Armour Pay

Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 30:39


Hello and welcome to Rank & File Radio - Prairie Edition on CKUW 95.90 FM. Canadian labour news and analysis across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This show is an independent partner with RankandFile.ca and supported by 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 November 11, 2018. I’m your host, Emily Leedham. Today on the show - Winnipeg fights back. Two separate grassroots campaigns to hold bosses and landlords accountable. First, Anna Sigrithur from the West Broadway Tenants Association addresses illegal Armour Property Management reno-victions - and an information session on November 14th to help provide support and action for affected tenants. Then, former employees of the popular local chain Stella’s Cafe & Restaurant come forward with allegations of systemic and ongoing harassment and abuse from upper management. These employees created an Instagram account called #NotMyStellas on Thursday to collect and share anonymous stories from other past and present Stella’s workers. They have created a list of demands - including the immediate removal of two members of upper management. ---Make Armour Pay--- https://www.facebook.com/events/1243070539164081/ https://news.vice.com/en_ca/article/d3qajk/landlords-across-canada-are-pushing-tenants-out-with-renovations ---#NotMyStellas--- https://www.instagram.com/notmystellas/ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/social-media-storm-of-allegations-rocks-stellas-500171192.html Press conference video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXPjioC_Vw&feature=youtu.be ---UFCW 1400--- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/unhappy-saskatoon-co-op-members-target-board-over-strike-1.4894005 https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatoon-co-op-files-unfair-labour-practice-complaints-as-strike-continues https://www.facebook.com/ufcw.local1400/posts/1367769753357995 ---Life Flight Air Ambulance--- https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/lifeflight-doctors-speak-out-against-privatizing-air-ambulance-service-499455471.html https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/kzj4yv/western-canada-is-still-struggling-to-replace-cancelled-greyhound-service ---- Fight for $15 - Building Your Activist Toolkit --- https://www.facebook.com/events/722390721427932/