Podcasts about Labour movement

What happens when Elon Musk's anti-union Tesla meets Sweden's powerful labor movement? Since October 2023, Swedish workers have maintained the country's longest strike in a century, with solidarity spreading across Nordic countries. In this episode, Fredrik and Leilani speak with German Bender, chief analyst at Arena think tank and Harvard Labor researcher, about how this historic standoff represents a clash between Silicon Valley's corporate libertarianism and the Nordic model of collective bargaining. Learn why dockworkers, postal workers, and even Norway's sovereign wealth fund have joined the resistance – and what this conflict means for worker rights globally.Support the show

Solidarity 730, 15 January 2025. Articles include: Reshape the left to beat the far right! Gaza: stop now! Ceasefire, peace, equal rights “Local” and “independent” is no socialist answer Climate change behind LA fires Back the anti-war protests inside Israel! Musk? Farage? Really it's all about Jeremy In unity is strength (maybe) Why cosmetic surgery is booming Can strikes shift the president? Analysing the fall of Assad Debate: No, socialism is not austerity Is "tax the rich" demagogic? Palestine: lessons from history The first Irish left If you care, then overthrow capitalism Politics can help win this strike The “old evils” are still around Solidarity meeting defies boycott calls The Day of the Jackal mark 2 Thanks for all the chats? Higher Education: pay and the financial crisis PCS: face up to austerity prospects Make “ruthless” the word for the fightback Paris, and other atrocities Feeling your appearance is not normal is increasingly normal More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-730-15-january-2025

On this week's Centre for European Reform podcast, director Charles Grant sits down with Labour MP for Walthamstow and chair of the Labour Movement for Europe Stella Creasy, to discuss Labour's plan for forging closer ties with the EU. Stella explains the role of the Labour Movement for Europe, while Charles examines how weakened governments in France and Germany, and the re-election of Donald Trump, could affect the UK's relations with Europe. Produced by Octavia Hughes

Guest host David Common speaks with Canadian Labour Congress president Bea Bruske about the state of the labour movement today, writer katherena vermette explores how "pretendians" uniquely damage Indigenous communities, journalist and podcaster Jon Ronson talks about how COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns helped fuel culture wars, and cognitive scientist Maya Shankar offers advice on how we can all weather change better.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

The On The Reg team have been busy with All The Things. In Jason's case, making salami and in Inger's case, possibly signing up to one too many book projects.In the mailbag we marvel over dashboards for packing lists and cool new AI tools recommended by listeners. This week Inger read Cal Newports's latest book 'Slow Productivity: the lost art of accomplishment without burnout' where Cal (maybe?) discovers the point of unions and even name checks Marx. The team segue onto an article about workplace burnout, which is a good pastry course accompaniment.There's some two minute tip action at the end where Inger confesses that she's now in a love triangle with ChattieG and Claude.Hey - we teach workshops now! If you want us to come to your uni, check out what we do!Stuff we mentioned:Boring headshots Level up your essays ChipoloThe Helmut Rosa book Daniel recommended was 'Social Acceleration'ExpansoAlternativeto.netConsensusTeachableSlow ProfessorBristol Stool ChartCal Newport's podcastZen and the art of motorcycle maintenanceThe Extended MindInger's survey of academic workSlow professor review on Thesis Whisperer5 ways to deal with burn out at workLeave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. Email us: Jason is having a break from the Socials, but you can still find Inger as @thesiswhisperer pretty much everywhere. You can read Inger's stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. It costs us about $1000 a year to produce this podcast. If you want to support our work, you can sign up to be a'Riding the Bus' member for just $2 a month, via our On The Reg Ko-Fi site

This week, your stars Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith are joined by a genuine Chevalier, Olivier Morel, to cast a bemused glance at politics over La Manche and, closer to home, ask the big question: is Sir Keir showing signs of happiness? As well as being a partner at law firm Cripps, Olivier chairs the UK chapter of the French Foreign Trade Advisors and is on the board of the French Chamber of Great Britain. Who better to help us make sense of a tumultuous week of democratic shenanigans on both sides of the Channel. Naomi also takes a look at the first post-election polling to give us an idea of how happy Brits are to have Labour hordes taking control of Westminster. Add in your regular treats Wokey Dokey and The Week in 60 Seconds, and you've got an hour of the finest political entertainment and insight. C'est magnifique, as they say in the chic brasseries around Quiet Riot HQ. Please don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, like, review and rate us, and share Quiet Riot nuggets on social media. We will love you even more for it. You can find us on twitter @quietriotpod, email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com, or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com. Heck, do all three, you only live once. CALLS TO ACTION Support Best for Britain ... or HOPE not hate ... or 38 Degrees ... or the3million ... or The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ... or Labour Movement for Europe ... or Liberal Democrats in Europe Find out more about Erasmus+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Solidarity 714, 26 June 2024. Articles include: Vote Labour, but fight for a workers' government Gaza, Lebanon-Israel: Ceasefire now! France: action committees, not people's front? Support the junior doctors! Housing and the socialist future Challenge Labour on housing Why we say “two states” Yakoob and his jokes about domestic violence Obvious lies used for Ukraine debate Women's protests against Le Pen “Fare free” works, but isn't enough Trump and the Teamsters Manifesto is a disgrace on disability Free JSO activists! Assange freed at last The turning points in July 1984 Ukraine: the national question cannot be bypassed Debate: Trumpite rollback is already happening Letter: Sanders, Trump, Biden, and DSA Letter: Starmer fails the litmus test Beware excessive or narrow realpolitik Glasgow marches against school cuts Hard line from Scottish FE colleges Barts workers win new offer Taking over the docks “There was talk of striking” Steel strike from 8 July GMB in run-up to Amazon ballot More left-wing young delegates at Unison More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-714-26-june-2024

Episode 57: Stella Creasy on “being the change”, staying professional amidst personal turmoil and her love of WalthamstowStella Creasy is the Labour and Co-Operative MP for Walthamstow, first elected in 2010.She has held a variety of positions within the Labour party, first as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the shadow Education Secretary Andy Burnham, and then in 2011 as a shadow Home Office Minister for crime prevention, in Ed Miliband's first reshuffle. She ran for the deputy leadership of the party in 2015, coming second. She is currently Chair of Labour Movement for Europe and has campaigned for a continued relationship with the EU and against Brexit induced parliamentary deregulation.She is an avid campaigner and contributor to debates. Most notably, in July 2019 she put forward the amendment which proposed that if the Northern Ireland Assembly was not restored by October that Westminster would legalise abortion in the country. Other campaigns include sexual harassment, childcare provision, andMotheRED – a campaign to financially support mums to be selected and elected as Labour Party candidates in the next General Election. She has also campaigned against ‘legal loan sharks', introducing a Ten-Minute-Rule Bill to cap the cost of credit to avoid extortionate rates and force the Government to tighten restrictions.#hygystpod #StellaCreasy #Walthamstow #MP #Parliament #Election24 #Labour #SirKeirStarmer #Equality #UKPoliticsHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the time of recording, Israel's relentless bombardment of Rafah continues. Around 1 million people have been forced to flee the city. Condemning the assault on Rafah, Spain, Ireland and Norway have joined 140 other countries in officially recognising a Palestinian state. It is a symbolic action that has undoubtedly damaged diplomatic relations between the three countries and Israel. Nevertheless, the destruction continues, the humanitarian crisis deepens, and people in Gaza have nowhere safe to go.  Many of us around the world have looked on in horror for the last seven months, watching a genocide being carried out, with many of our own governments actively complicit. In this month's episode, we consider the vital role that people in the international labour movement can play, leveraging their unions' power to intervene directly. We are joined by Rafeef Ziadah, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy at King's College London, and an organiser with Workers in Palestine; Riya Al'Sanah, an organiser and researcher with Workers in Palestine; and Katy Fox-Hodess, a Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations at the University of Sheffield, and a researcher and labour educator with Workers in Palestine. Rafeef, Riya and Katy talk about the history of labour solidarity in the context of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, Palestinian workers' conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, and how trade unions can move beyond simply issuing statements in solidarity with Palestine. We discuss the ongoing university encampments, dockworkers and 'Block the Boat' actions, and the ways in which the Palestine solidarity movement can build coalitions with arms industry workers, to stop the flow of weapons to Israel. Find out more about Workers in Palestine: workersinpalestine.org

Solidarity 709, 15 May 2024. Articles include: How to change politics Big anti-war protest in Israel Stop Rwanda scheme! Open safe routes for asylum Chance for a new start in PCS Rafah on brink of massacre Yes, Elphicke too right-wing. What about Galloway? Nakba Day: it's a bit more complicated 15 May: no, nations do not have hereditary guilt 15 May votes on abortion access The tragedy of capitalist fishing Ireland and Algeria: another reply to John McAnulty Palestinian workers organising in West Bank Union gears up for Amazon recognition ballot The Punisher, Trump, and Carl Schmitt Georgia: Four million people, 200,000 protesters! “Social movements” instead of working class? “Working from home” and unionism Steel unions plan to strike Kino Eye: Fate of a “friend of Stalin” Don't reject the IHRA definition Student protest camps spread Khan re-elected: now push him to act! End the scab-bassador scheme! Nottingham campaign steps up The road to Bolshevism: Adding agitation to education More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-709-15-may-2024

Solidarity 704, 3 April 2024. Articles may include: Transform the labour movement! Ceasefire, peace, two states! Owen Jones: From campaigner to social media "brand" Protests increase in Israel Cuts campaign grows in Nottingham Putin goes for more repression and war Cuts at UK universities Domestic violence rooted in poverty and cuts Economy, life, and caring Khan report: missing the Tories' blame Gaza and the left, USA and UK Push in schools union to back Ukraine Begging banned in Europe's wealthiest capital The Dmitriev Affair and Putin's Russia Haiti in social meltdown Letter: Discuss climate change seriously Letter: Refer to earlier discussions Conspiracy theory on Moscow bombing serves Putin From ultra-patience to ultra-impatience Public ownership of water and utilities! Glasgow East Women's Aid closed Kino Eye: Black and white unite and fight RMT members: vote yes to renew mandate on jobs, pensions, agreements Back "Trains Modernisation" strikes Amazon seeks to scupper union bid More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-704-3-april-2024

Comhghairdeas Kneecap Comhghairdeas Kneecap as an rath a bhí ar bhur scannán ag féile scannán Sundance. Last August I travelled over to a studio close to Queen's University to meet with Kneecap. The three west Belfast lads were busy putting the final touches to their movie which recounts – mostly i nGaeilge - how they were formed. That night they were to do some work with Michael Fassbender but I was there to film a short segment. Irish government must join South Africa Many thanks and commendations to the government of South Africa for taking the case to the ICJ on behalf of the people of Palestine. There was widespread welcome for the decision of the International Court of Justice last week ordering Israel to:·         Refrain from acts under the genocide convention·         Prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to genocide·         Take measures to ensure humanitarian assistance to civilians·         Preserve evidence of genocide and submit a report to the Court ·         And submit a report to the ICJ in one month.Áras Uí Chonghaile – A world class visitor centre Áras Uí Chonghaile – the James Connolly Visitor Centre on the Falls Road – was formally opened by Uachtarán Michael D Higgins in April 2019. The Áras celebrates the life and times of James Connolly, the key role he played in Irish history, the struggle for freedom and the Labour Movement. It be a world class visitor centre exploring the life of Connolly; with a unique interactive exhibition; a library of writings by and about Connolly; historical objects relating to Connolly, and an all year round programme of engagement with communities, schools and visitors and a bialann. 

A special episode on the fall of South African apartheid! Chloe interviews Tom Bramble, socialist author and witness to working class struggles in South Africa. Tom spent time in South Africa in the years following the overthrow of the racist apartheid system, and he wrote a book and numerous articles about South Africa. He tells us about how the racist apartheid system was finally destroyed, and how the workers' movement played a crucial role in its destruction.  Further reading Rethinking the Labour Movement in the 'New South Africa'  - edited by Tom Bramble and Franco Barchiesi  How South African Apartheid was Ended  by Emma Norton in Red Flag (2023) Lessons from the South African anti-apartheid struggle by Deaglan Godwin (2023) South Africa in crisis by Tom Bramble in Red Flag (2016) Hypocrisy in West's reponse to Desmond Tutu's passing by Tom Bramble in Red Flag (2021) Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) by Tom Bramble in Red Flag (2013)  

Sumu Sathi (@sumusathi) is an award winning social advocate, plus size model & actor. She is a Labour Relations Specialist in the Labour Movement and was previously the Chair at CUPE905, representing almost 4,000 public servants. She's been in the media & community leadership space for almost 20 years. Her community work has been featured in places like Toronto.com, NOW Toronto & the Toronto Star. In 2017, she was chosen to be part of post-war socioeconomic development work in Sri Lanka as a Leadership facilitator. She is the 2023 recipient of the Inclusion Excellence Award from University of Toronto (@uoft). Sumu has acted in two Toronto based films and appears on CityTV as a plus model. She believes in promoting body positivity and advocating for representation for people of colour in arts, fashion and media spaces.She joins Ara on this week's episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss being exposed to gang violence while growing up in Scarborough, being named a recipient of the 2023 Inclusive Excellence Award from U of T, spending over $50K of her money to make a film about women in Sri Lanka & the controversy around that, initially not wanting to take up a Chair position for CUPE 905, why she's a big believer of therapy, overcoming eating disorders, how the Tamil community's perception (judging people based on skin colour and size) is rooted in colonialism, and so much more.Follow Sumu:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumusathi/) - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sumusathi/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week's guest, Sumu Sathi01:57 - Moving to Canada at 14 and her early passion for art05:50 - Growing up and being exposed to gang violence in Scarborough09:54 - Being the first woman of colour to take a Chair position with CUPE 90514:01 - Change she has made as a labour movement leader and what she's learned17:40 - The power dynamic involved with sexual violence in the work place19:21 - Acting in an award-winning film; how she got her opportunities24:47 - Being a plus-size model; dropping out of UofT due to hyperthyroidism and more31:47 - Always being compared to the past version of yourself; code switching35:23 - Her yet to be released film, Daughters of Eelam; spending over $50,000 to make it39:55 - Being named a recipient of the 2023 Inclusive Excellence Award41:57 - Working on multiple careers; feeling blessed46:15 - Advice for her 16-year-old self; handling criticism and managing emotions49:35 - The personal legacy she wants to be remembered for by friends and family50:50 - Making the best of bad situations; dire situations vs. first-world problems57:01 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan    Support the show

Nhlanhla Sehume speaks to Trevor Shaku, Spokesperson at SAFTU about labour in SA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the Labour Party's plans to rebuild trust with the European Union.

If you haven't noticed yet, Canada's labour movement is undergoing a bit of a resurgence. Workers are unionizing more, and those that are already unionized are using their newfound leverage to win concessions from employers. Amid this climate comes Bill C58, which will prohibit some employers from using replacement workers (commonly known in unions as "scabs") during strikes or lockouts.How long has this bill been in the works, and exactly what does it cover? What happens if critical workers leave the job? How will non-unionized Canadians feel it, if at all? And what can it tell us about the direction of both the labour movement and the federal government right now?GUEST: David Reevely, Ottawa correspondent, The Logic

LHT's Chris Garlock tours the East London site of the 1888 Matchgirls Strike with Union Dues podcast host Simon Sapper. On this week's Labor History in 2:00: Birth of populist Will Rogers.   Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory @DuesUnion

General Motors has become the last of America's Big Three car makers to reach a deal with strikers, as the US auto industry bends to labour power after a summer of strikes across a range of sectors. Also, President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order on AI requiring developers to share safety test results. Plus, social media platform X – formerly Twitter – is currently valued at less than half of what billionaire tycoon Elon Musk paid for it just a year ago.

Singapore's labour movement, NTUC, has launched a “renewed workers' compact”, following its engagement with 42,000 workers of all collars and ages over the past year.  On this episode of Morning Shot, Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress shares insights on how this will shape NTUC's key areas of work going forward.  Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on rabble radio, editor Nick Seebruch sits down with CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn to discuss the recent momentum in the labour movement in Canada.  Hahn last joined rabble radio in November last year when CUPE Ontario's negotiations with the Doug Ford government were stalling. CUPE Ontario was demanding better wages, more support services – and the Ford government wasn't budging. Instead, Ford invoked the notwithstanding clause to force a contract on the union and effectively wipe away its bargaining rights.  In the days that followed Hahn's interview on rabble radio, CUPE Ontario's 55,000 education workers as well as some local chapters of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) all went on strike. In the end, Ford blinked, and labour won. Today, Hahn reflects on the impact of this historic labour action from last November, why it's so important for the labour movement to be at the forefront of social justice issues, and what CUPE Ontario is focused on today.  If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

Phil Griffiths challenges the enduring myth that the White Australia policy was the creation of the Australian working class. This talk was delivered as the Brisbane Labour History Society's Alex Macdonald Memorial Lecture 2023. Footnote from the author: In the lecture itself, and the original version of this text, I failed to acknowledge the important contribution Verity Burgmann made towards understanding the centrality of the ruling class in racial exclusion and creating the White Australia policy.

Labour organizations in this province have had a busy year. Jessica McCormick is president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, and she joined us in studio to reflect on the progress of the labour movement and what lies ahead.

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism have advanced neoliberalism? And, more controversially, were the trade unions only victims of neoliberal change, or did they play a more contradictory role? In How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project (Haymarket 2019), Elizabeth Humphrys examines the role of the Labour Party and trade unions in constructing neoliberalism in Australia, and the implications of this for understanding neoliberalism's global advance. These questions are central to understanding the present condition of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist and the Head Of Discipline, Social And Political Sciences at University of Technology Sydney. She is interested in the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, also drawing on sociology and history, to develop policy and strategies for social change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

About 3,700 workers at Metro grocery stores are on strike across the greater Toronto area, asking for better pay and improved working conditions. Guest host Catherine Cullen talks to one striking Metro grocery store employee and discusses the rise of a more empowered labour movement with Barry Eidlin, an associate professor at McGill University.

Since the last covid lockdowns ended in 2021, barely a month has passed without major job actions—union drives at huge companies, or massive strikes in the public or private sectors—making headlines. If you look at the numbers, we're seeing the kind of labour push we haven't seen in decades. From Hollywood's writers and actors, Canada's federal government workers, Ontario's education support staff and BC's port workers, employees from all over are fighting for what they see as long overdue gains.Why is now the time, and will this moment last? Is this the return of a militant workforce ready to withhold their labour? A true generational shift? Or a brief moment that will be met with ferocity from employers trying to regain the upper hand?GUEST: Dr. Stephanie Ross, associate professor in the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We interview Kivanc Eliacik, the international officer of DISK, the militant Turkish Labour Movement Federation. He talked to us about the recent election results in Turkey and what this means for the Turkish labour movement.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was ‘Off the Hill: Labour in high gear for action and change.' Recent months have seen significant activity in Canada's labour movement — including a public service strike, actions against austerity across the country, and the CLC convention in Montreal. This month our panel dove into recent developments and wondered what's next for the labour movement in Canada. Our panel included MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU - CSCSO president Laura Walton, policy expert and rabble columnist Chuka Ejeckam and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

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

How can you perfectly cook your steak? Mary Mammoliti stops by to give us some tips (0:00). With International Workers Day around the corner, we discuss the history of the labour movement with Christine Malec (13:27). We have our weekly roundtable with Content Development Specialist, Jim Krysko (27:33).

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail and Google Canada.Greetings you curiouser and curiouser, Herle Burly-ites. Welcome to the pod. I think today's going to be a really interesting, continued conversation. What I mean by “continued” is this: If you're a regular listener, you may remember our episodes with Labour Ministers McNaughton and O'Regan, within the last year. We got a heavy dose of governments' perspective on critical labour issues.Today, the flipside: We'll hear the union perspective on all the key issues, with two of our country's most progressive labour leaders … Sharleen Stewart and Lana Payne.Ms. Stewart is a friend of this pod, not only because she was raised in the glorious province of Saskatchewan, but because she made a pre-pandemic appearance in 2019 as we – presciently, as it turned out – talked about vulnerabilities in the long-term care industry. She is International Vice-President for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and President of SEIU Healthcare. The SEIU is one of the largest unions in North America, representing 2-million members across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.Ms. Payne's roots are from The Rock … Newfoundland! She is the newly elected National President of Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, succeeding Jerry Dias, who was also a guest on the pod in 2019. Lana's election this August makes her the first woman to hold the position at the union where she now leads more than 315,000 members across the country.Today, we're gonna dive right in:Bill 124 and the state of public sector negotiations in Ontario, including healthcare, education and playing fast and loose with the Notwithstanding Clause.Cost of living issues and inflation, and the labour movement's position with respect to the Bank of CanadaAnd the role of today's organized labour in creating good jobs, gig-work, strikes and political advocacy. Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

This episode discusses the work of British philosopher Bernard Crick, with a particular focus on is his seminal essay “In Defence of Politics.” In clear prose and with sharp insight, Crick sets out a definition of politics and an account of why and how politics is essential not simply to survive but to thrive. Community organizers, alongside many others, have turned to Crick's essay again and again to explain the meaning, purpose, and character of democratic politics.I discuss Crick's political philosophy and the essay with Maurice Glasman, a political theorist, Labor peer, and a founding figure of the Blue Labor movement. The concerns of Blue Labour very much echo and resonate with those Crick outlines in his essay. As well as knowing Crick personally, Maurice shares an involvement in Labour Party politics with Crick. Prior to this involvement, Maurice was, for many years, involved in community organizing as part of London Citizens and Citizens UK.Resources for Going DeeperBernard Crick, In Defence of Politics, 5th edn (Continuum, 2005)Bernard Crick, "Civic Republicanism and Citizenship: the Challenge for Today," in Bernard Crick and Andrew Lockyer, Active Citizenship: What Could it Achieve and How?  (Edinburgh University Press, 2010)Maurice Glasman, 'Preface to In Defence of Politics' (2013)All available to download from: https://ormondcenter.com/listen-organize-act-podcast  For more information & relevant updates follow me on Twitter: @WestLondonMan For readings to download relevant to or discussed in an episode visit: https://ormondcenter.com/listen-organize-act-podcast

Corporate influence at COP27; cartoonist Jeph Jacques gets booted from Twitter for impersonating Elon Musk; Margaret Sullivan on how to cover Trump and Trumpism; what Ontario unions' victory over Bill 28 means for Canada's labour movement; graphic novelist Cecil Castelucci hopes Shifting Earth will be a path toward climate action; and more.

The labour movement is having a moment. Both in the United States and in Canada, unions have won breakthroughs at workplaces including Amazon, Starbucks, Medieval Times, and Blizzard alongside union drives at Staples, Indigo, and WestJet. While union rates in both countries are low, particularly in the private sector, recent momentum offers an opportunity for a resurgence. And while management and owners are pushing back against workers, the terrain on which they do battle is changing. And so on this episode we ask: What is the future of the labour movement?On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Jon Melrod, activist, human rights lawyer, and author of Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War.

The labour movement is having a moment. Both in the United States and in Canada, unions have won breakthroughs at workplaces including Amazon, Starbucks, Medieval Times, and Blizzard alongside union drives at Staples, Indigo, and WestJet. While union rates in both countries are low, particularly in the private sector, recent momentum offers an opportunity for a resurgence. And while management and owners are pushing back against workers, the terrain on which they do battle is changing. And so on this episode we ask: What is the future of the labour movement?On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Jon Melrod, activist, human rights lawyer, and author of Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War.

Singapore is a rapidly ageing society, with over 17% of our population being 65 years old and above as of June 2021. As a result, the retirement and re-employment ages for Singapore workers will be raised progressively to 65 and 70 respectively, which will result in an increase in older employees at workplaces over time. How prevalent is ageism in Singapore?  What more can be done to encourage employers to hire older workers? On the second episode of the third season, which is in conjunction with IPS' annual flagship conference, Singapore Perspectives 2023, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies Liang Kaixin chats with Mr Heng Chee How, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC), as well as Associate Professor Helen Ko of the Master & PhD in Gerontology Programmes at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. They discuss tackling ageist stereotypes at the workplace, catering upskilling programmes to the needs of older workers, and the ways in which workplaces can transform themselves to become more age-friendly. Find out more about ageism at work: The Straits Times (25 August 2022): Ageism and health are major barriers to seniors staying longer in the workforce The Independent (25 March 2022): MOM Survey: Employees over 40 are most often discriminated in workplace The Straits Times (1 November 2021): Debate on retirement, re-employment age and CPF: Four issues MPs raised About our guests: Helen Ko Master and PhD in Gerontology Programmes Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Associate Professor Helen Ko specialises in issues pertaining to the ageing workforce, geragogy and gerontological counselling. She is an active advocate for hiring seniors in the workforce. She has conducted many training programmes for seniors and employers, focusing on seniors employability and counselling of seniors. A/Prof Ko received her Doctor of Education from the University of Western Australia in 2015, where her research focused on training older adults. She was awarded the thesis prize for Best Piece of Research. She also holds a certificate in Counselling, Clinical Programme, from the Counselling & Care Centre, Singapore (1990). She has published several books including Counselling Older Adults: An Asian Perspective and Gerontological Counselling: An Introductory Handbook. She has served on various national committees, including the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Ageing Population. Heng Chee How Deputy Secretary-General at the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How is a Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).  He joined the NTUC in 1995. Within the Labour Movement, he held numerous appointments, including being the Chief Executive Officer of the NTUC Club and the Executive Secretary of numerous key unions.  He has been a member of the NTUC Central Committee since 1997. He advocates on mature workers' issues on various platforms, including tripartite committees on older workers as well as in Parliament.  His work has been instrumental in the passing of legislation to better safeguard retirement re-employment rights of older workers and tripartite guidelines that foster their fair treatment in workplaces. In addition to his work at the NTUC, Mr Heng is a Member of Parliament since 2001 and Senior Minister of State for Defence since May 2018 On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. More from On Diversity Season 3 Episode 1: Sexism at Work, with Corinna Lim, Executive Director of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) and Simran Toor, Chief Executive Officer at SG Her Empowerment Limited (SHE) Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations About Race, with Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education at National University of Singapore (NUS) and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder and Creative Director of Ministry of Funny Season 2 Episode 2: Stay-At-Home Dads, with Kelvin Seah, Stay-at-home Father and Adjunct Lecturer and Tam Wei Jia, Medical Doctor and Founder of Kitesong Global Season 2 Episode 3: The Plight of Buskers, with Yeo Ying Hao, Co-chairman of Buskers Assocation, and Louis Ng, Nee Soon GRC MP Season 2 Episode 4: Diversity in Elite Schools, with Gillian Koh, IPS Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, and Paul Jerusalem, master's student at NUS Season 2 Episode 5: The New Civil Society, with Carol Soon, IPS Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture, and Woo Qiyun, Environmentalist and creator of The Weird and Wild Season 2 Episode 6: The Young vs The Old, with Kanwaljit Soin, Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon, and Teo Kay Key, IPS Research Fellow Season 2 Episode 7: Homelessness, with Harry Tan, IPS Research Fellow, and June Chua, Co-founder of T Project Season 2 Episode 8: What Makes Us Singaporean, with Matthew Matthews, Principal Research Fellow of IPS and Head of IPS Social Lab, and Oon Shu An, Singaporean actress and host Season 2 Episode 9: Youth Mental Health, with Dr Jacqueline Tilley, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the National Institute of Education (NIE) and Asher Low, Founder of Limitless See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scotty From Multitasking has so many jobs! Emerald and Tom are joined by Elizabeth Humphrys (12:02), author of How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, The Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project. What is neoliberalism and when did it take over Australia? Is Paul Keating actually bad? Will the upcoming Jobs & Skills Summit be the Accord 2.0? Finally, a call to action (1:00:59). Subscribe to our Patreon to keep the show alive and hear bonus episodes like our full hour-long interview with Wil Anderson -  https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  Follow Elizabeth on Twitter @anintegralstate All her links - https://linktr.ee/anintegralstate   Toohottowork.org   Order Elizabeth's book here - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1360-how-labour-built-neoliberalism ‘The Hawke-Keating agenda was Laborism, not neoliberalism, and is still a guiding light' by Wayne Swan - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/14/the-hawke-keating-agenda-was-laborism-not-neoliberalism-and-is-still-a-guiding-light  Tom talking to Wayne Swan about neoliberalism on his other podcast (and it makes Wayne tetchy) - https://likeimasixyearold.libsyn.com/206-wayne-swan  CALL TO ACTION - Check for Greens events in your area - https://greens.org.au/events  If you're outside the ACT, email your state MP and ask them to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 years old - https://www.changetherecord.org.au/RTA_EmailMP Don't NAB our future campaign - https://chuffed.org/project/ss4c-dontnabourfuture  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Larry Savage, professor of Labour Studies at Brock University With organizing efforts underway at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple and many more employers, unions and the labour movement are having a moment. Unions are fighting for higher wages and benefits for workers as workplaces try to return to normal after COVID-19 and sky high inflation makes for a higher cost of living. With a tight job market, workers should have some leverage but as economic signs point toward things like a recession, the actions of the unions and the labour movement could become even more important for workers. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Matthew Hearn and Raju Mudhar. Audio sources in this episode: CHCH News, CNN, Global News, CBC

Richard Seymour on the recent wave of strikes in the UK, and whether the upsurge of industrial action signals the long hoped for revival of Britain's labour movement.

Over the past few weeks on Newfoundland Morning, we've been bringing you stories about the history of Grand Falls-Windsor. It's all in the lead-up to the grand opening of a brand new Heritage Centre in the town on Saturday, June 11. Today, we focus on the town's importance in the Newfoundland and Labrador labour movement. Ron Smith was a mill worker, a union organizer, and a national union representative in the town.

Michael gets a history lesson from Seth Klein, author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, and learns how we can take inspiration from the Second World War to address the current climate crisis. They discuss numerous examples of how we mobilized at the individual, community and national levels during the war, and how we can support people in the current transition. They touch on parallels between the war and the pandemic. They also cover the Green New Deal, labour unions, the role of youth, and how you can get involved. A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency

US correspondent Kelsey Snell joins Kathryn to talk about the return of diplomats to Kyiv, with President Biden expected to announce a new ambassador to Ukraine. It comes as the Secretaries of Defence and State are in Ukraine to meet with President Zelensky. She'll also talk about the moves by workers at Amazon and Starbucks to unionise - part of a revitalisation of the union movement by young, Black and Latino employees. It's not without push back from the big corporations, with Starbucks facing a lawsuit accusing it of firing workers who tried to unionise. Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC.

This week, Joel and Alex discuss the Jerry Dias corruption scandal, the inaction of the Canadian labour movement in the face of declining standards of living, and the need for workers' democratic control.

On episode 7 Charlie welcomes good pal Paul Finch, a leader in one of British Columbia's biggest unions, to talk about money laundering & organized crime, the labour history of the West Coast & the vaccine queue-jumping multimillionaire former gaming CEO Rod Baker, some of whose workers Paul represents.Find out more about Paul's work in ethical investment and housing affordability policy with the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union at https://pspp.pensionsbc.ca/paul-finch

This episode carries a content warning... best not to listen if hearing about the pain of losing a job is triggering for you.Jason's job has been 'dis-established' and we get real with the state of universities and what it's like to lose a job you love. In this epic, no holds barred discussion Inger recounts her perception-shifting experience of being unfairly treated as a young academic and Jason reflects on how to approach work when you have had the veil ripped from your eyes. We went long on this one - it ended up being 1hr and 45m  - so we've edited for length. Our regular ‘work problems' segment has been snippety-doo-dah'd and we'll hold it over for next episode where we'll double down on practical, implementable productivity hacks to help you live a more balanced life.Jason mentions:The Precariat: the new dangerous class by Guy StandingInger mentions:How to be an academic - her (now poorly named!) book where she talks about the university as a bad boyfriendCal Newport's latest podcast Episode 32 Habit tune up.How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project - Elizabeth HumphreysHer nice new desk lamp that doubles as a Zoom lighting rig (Instagram)‘Is it Do You Have ‘Zoom Fatigue' or Is It Existentially Crushing to Pretend Life Is Normal as the World Burns?' by Devon Price Digital Minimalism: choosing a focused life in a noisy world - Cal Newport John Perry's structured procrastination essayLeave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. Email Inger, she's easy to find. You will not be able to find Jason's email (he likes it that way).Talk to us on BlueSky by following @thesiswhisperer and @drjd. Inger is sadly addicted to Threads, but cannot convince JD to join. You can find her there, and on all the Socials actually, as @thesiswhisperer. You can read her stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. You can support the pod by buying our Text Expander guide for academics from the Thesis Whisperer website.