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Unifor has called for the use of existing legislation to penalize corporations that relocate jobs to the US.  Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "We Belong to the Union.' RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

While Canada negotiates new trade relations around the world Mark Carney did not include a Labour Minister in his cabinet. A RadioLabour interview with the president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Mark Hancock. Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: Rockin' Solidarity. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report asks: What does the new Pope mean for labor? Catholic TikToker Union Dad breaks it down. America's Workforce talks air safety with PASS President David Spero. Heartland Labor Forum hears from frontline Social Security workers. The Boiling Point explains workers' comp with attorney George Mueller. Stick Together explores the 4-day workweek in Australia. LaborStart Canada covers Alberta's new Solidarity Pact. America Works meets a small-town pharmacist who treats circus elephants. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @LaborReporters @AWFUnionPodcast @Heartland_Labor @stick__together @labourstart @librarycongress #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Because of higher interest rates and market activities there has been a growth in pensions surpluses. The Ontario Federation of Labour held a webinar to discuss how unions can address surpluses. Also: the LabourStart report of union events. And singing: ‘To Old to Work But Too Young to Die.' RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

CUPE has joined with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Labour Congress and other labour organizations to demand an end to the use of the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "Every Stitch." "Every Stitch" used with permission. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.  

Telus Digital workers in Turkey spend eight hours a day monitoring disgusting TikTok videos. They are asking for mental health services. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "A Union for the Workers.” RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

The turmoil in the United States is encouraging US scholars to think about moving to Canada. What would that mean to them and scholars in Canada? An interview with the president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Peter McInnis. The LabourStart about union events. And singing: "A Woman's Place is in Her Union." RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

On this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Stewart Acuff discusses his new book of poetry Love Is Solidarity in Action, on the Heartland Labor Forum radio show; then, Work Week Radio takes us to a protest to shut down Google's Waymo taxis; on Work Stoppage, grad workers negotiate at Brown University; CUPE's Mark Hancock talks about the "Montreal Declaration" on LabourStart; the scallywags discuss an accident at Crinum on the Concrete Gang podcast; and in our final segment, Alex Lin talks about her new play, American Steel on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @Heartland_Labor @labormedianow @WorkStoppagePod @labourstart @cfmeu_cg @LaborHeritage1#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

On this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Teachers talk about the impact education cuts will have on kids, on the Union Talk podcast…Then, from Labor Radio on WORT, teachers and advocates rally in Madison…Organizing in Utah and Colorado's ski communities; the Labor Exchange reports…Meet the union reps keeping front line union members safe, on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast…On the Heartland Labor Forum, labor historian Julie Greene discusses who built the Panama Canal…And in our final segment, from LabourStart radio, an interview with Liza Merliak, exiled trade unionist from Belarus. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @aftunion @aflbobby @sagaftra @Heartland_Labor @labourstart#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Kevon Stewart is the director of District 6 of the United Steelworkers union. In November 2024 he was elected the international union's first Black district director. Plus: the LabourStart report about union events. And celebrating in song Viola Desmond. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

On this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the NEA's School Me podcast, Mary Ellen goes shopping with one Florida educator to expose the reality of what it means to live on a teacher's salary; On CUPE Cast, Moe and Brianna sit down with Brandon Hayes from CUPE Local 4948 and Nas Yadollahi from CUPE Local 79 to discuss their bargaining process as they return to the bargaining table with their employer; REEL Green Lead at Creative BC Justin Barnes discusses the organization's efforts to move the needle when it comes to sustainable motion picture production in British Columbia on Apple Box Talks; Hannah Srajer talks with Daniel about how to build tenant unions by applying labor organizing models on The Dig; Jacob and Adam talk with Patricia Todd with Jobs to Move America about getting a local hire ordinance passed in Birmingham and react to Trump's latest attacks on federal workers on The Valley Labor Report; And on LabourStart, Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage discuss their new book 'Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics'. PLUS: Harold's Shows You Should Know! Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @NEAToday @CUPEOntario @iatse891 @thedigradio @LaborReporters @labourstart#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Unions in Ontario have come together to condemn Doug Ford's call of a provincial election instead of taking action. An interview with the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Laura Walton. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: "We Shall Not be Moved." RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

How fascism is at the core of the US national project. An interview with Jon Milton, a senior communications officer at the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives. The LabourStart report of union events. And singing: 'All You Fascists Bound to Lose.' RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.    

Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are on strike not only for themselves but to protect the jobs of many more workers. An interview with the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Bea Bruske. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing: 'She's a Rebel Girl.'  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.      

Donald Trump has threated to impose a tariff of 25 per cent on goods from Canada. A RadioLabour interview with the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Laura Walton. Plus the LabourStart report on union events. And singing: 'Hold That Line.' RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

The federal government has mandated against telework. But the Public Service Alliance of Canada is fighting back for its members - and all Canadian workers. Also: the LabourStart report about union events. And the Workers' Song Community project.  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

The LabourStart podcast reports on the Evolution Gaming strike Today's labor history: 25 die in NJ factory blaze Today's labor quote: Rosa Parks @labourstart @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On this week's show:  From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, a discussion of the Democratic Party and unions' response to the election; Then, LabourStart brings us an interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking gaming workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia; On the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, one of our new Network members, a discussion of Same Job, Same Pay laws; Campo and Sparrow talk about a recent death at a wind farm on the Golden Plains, on Concrete Gang, another new Network member; Next, on the Power at Work podcast, Painters' president Jimmy Williams has ideas about the Democratic party's failure to elect Kamala Harris president, plus he shares his views on the current state of labor and how he envisions the future of the labor movement; In our final segment, is Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law? Find out when RadioLabour looks into this question. That's all ahead – plus Harold's Shows You Should Know -- on this week's edition of The Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly… Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @kboo @labourstart @PowerAtWorkBlog @radiolabour #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

When 200 Amazon workers in Laval Quebec unionized the company argued in court that signing cards to join the union was unconstitutional. No. Card-signing is legal in Canada and the best way to organize a union. An interview with McGill assistant professor Barry Eidlin. The LabourStart report about union events. And Billy Bragg singing: 'There is Power in a Union.' RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

If Donald Trump is re-elected as US president he may once again impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. A RadioLabour interview with USW District 6 Director Kevon Stewart. Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: U N I O N.  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.  

The plight of unionists in Hong Kong / 292 activists arrested since new security law in July 2021 / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: "The Freedom Song

Far-right increases in EU elections / How unions in Europe will fight back / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'All you Fascists Bound to Lose"

South Baltimore is a sacrifice zone…Interview with Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)…USPS Rural Carrier James Brennan…70 years of Brown vs. Board…Kjersten Forseth discusses accomplishments in Colorado's legislative session. This week's featured shows are Working People, a podcast by, for, and about the working class today. LabourStart, the official podcast of LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement. Fed Up, a podcast for federal employees who are FedUp with noncompliance and an unjust system, and who are FedUp with being constantly mistreated, misinformed, and or misrepresented. School Me, a podcast fueled by educators; Labor Exchange, Colorado's only labor focused radio show on KGNU Community Radio, featuring interviews about current challenges facing workers. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @WorkingPod @labourstart @NEAToday @aflbobby#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Julian Assange and the death penalty / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'Free Julian Now!'

Huge surprise victory for US autoworkers / How Europe helped unionise the workers / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'There is Power in a Union'

Union organizing and Colorado House Bill 1230; Books for our community; An interview with Egyptian trade union activist Ahmad Badawy; Capitalism is dead...welcome to technofeudalism; and former Vermont AFL-CIO president David van Deusen talks about his new book. This week's featured shows are Labor Exchange, Colorado's only labor-focused radio show on KGNU Community Radio; El Cafecito del Día; the podcast from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement; LabourStart, the official podcast of LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement; Green and Red; organizers, academics, artists discuss radical environmental and anti-capitalist politics; and We Rise Fighting; Labor theory, news, history and analysis. Look for us at the Labor Notes conference in Chicago next week and keep an ear out for special daily reports as we bring you the voices of today's labor movement! Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @aflbobby @LCLAA @labourstart @PodcastGreenRed#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips. This podcast recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Plastic, plastic, everywhere / What workers can do about plastic pollution / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: "Plastic Ocean"

The LabourStart podcast reports Today's labor history: MLB lockout ends Today's labor quote: Mark Twain @labourstart @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

The LabourStart podcast reports Today's labor history: MLB lockout ends Today's labor quote: Mark Twain @labourstart @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

  On this week's show: Labor Express Radio celebrates 30 years on the air; The Resolved Labor Podcast highlights past leaders of the Worker's Rights Movement; Kazem Nik-Khah talks about workers in Iran on the LabourStart podcast; Succession creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong tells the On Writing podcast about how he staffed and ran his writers' room; and, from the Workers Rock podcast, an Upstate New York dairy worker who emigrated from Mexico talks about the Farm Laborers Fair Practice Act. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WLUW @labourstart Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.  

Labour fighting fascists to protect democracy / The ITUC's world-wide democracy campaign / How American labour is campaigning for democracy / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'We Shall Overcome"

The brand-new LabourStart podcast reports Today's labor history: First casualty in the American Revolution: A Black worker Today's labor quote: Eugene V. Debs @labourstart @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

The brand-new LabourStart podcast reports Today's labor history: First casualty in the American Revolution: A Black worker Today's labor quote: Eugene V. Debs @labourstart @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On this week's show: Carolina Dantas, Project Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean Building and Wood Worker's International, Jon Hartough discusses migrant fishers in Thailand, Sara Nelson takes questions from SkyWest flight attendants, Second City educators discuss tentative deal, Michael and Elliott discuss the lawsuit against the NLRB, and a dangerous mixture: booze and the workplace. This week's featured shows: LabourStart, the official podcast of LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement, a brand-new podcast and a brand-new member of the Network; Labor Link, the podcast cast is about the brave individuals organizing the workers who make our stuff;

Fascism worse than authoritarianism / The need for a labour fight-back / The LabourStart union report / And singing: 'You fascists bound to lose'

How to organize app and gig workers / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'Stand Up for Our Union'

In the first episode of our fourth series, we welcome CLiFF (Canadian Labour International Film Festival board members, Lorene Oikawa and Derek Blackadder and George Brown College faculty and organizer with the Labour Fair, Kathryn Payne. We discuss the importance of bringing labour education to post-secondary and wider communities through the 31st annual Labour Fair at Toronto's George Brown College (organized by the School of Labour and the Tommy Douglas Institute) and its collaboration with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF). This episode sets the stage for the re-airing of major Labour Fair events on this podcast as well as on rabbleTV over the coming weeks. Reflecting on the Labour Fair at George Brown College, Payne says:    “The Labour Fair initially was meant to make sure that working class students .. had some knowledge of the unions in their sectors so .. they could find folks who could help them out and who could represent them. And also teach them the basics of organizing. Right? I mean, the main thing that we are always teaching is that we are stronger as a collective.…Our theme this year is P3s, so Pandemic, Privatization, and Precarity. But in our conversations, both with teachers and amongst each other, we've also sort of added a fourth P, which is the Planet.”  Speaking to the importance of CLiFF in these times, Blackadder says:  “Its ongoing relevance is that it shows working people a mirror. .. it lets them look at a film that represents them in some way, shape or form.That will allow them to ..make that connection that in that bigger world, workers have a great deal more in common, than they do those things that divide us.”  Oikawa points to issues that demand attention:  “There's still that issue about workers' rights, workers' safety, having fair wages, safe workplaces for workers - ongoing, still needs scrutiny. Environmental issues… That's the brilliance of CLiFF. A number of issues will continue to be reflected in the films that we show at our labor Film Festival, but have been shown as well….There's never a point where, ‘oh, we're done. We don't need to know our history.' We have to continue to know our history.”  About today's guests:  Lorene Oikawa is on the board of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival and helps organize screenings in British Columbia. She started volunteering for CLiFF in its inaugural year, 15 years ago. She is past president on the board of the National Association of Japanese Canadians and a human rights activist. Lorene is a fourth generation Japanese Canadian and a descendant of survivors of the forced uprooting, dispossession, incarceration, and exile from 1942 to 1949. She is a co-editor of the book, Honouring Our People: Breaking the Silence. She was the first Asian Canadian executive vice president for the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU). Derek Blackadder spent over 30 years working for several trade unions in a variety of roles.  He currently volunteers with LabourStart, writes the Webwork column for Our Times Magazine, is Co-Chair of the Northumberland (ON) Coalition for Social Justice and is a contributor to RadioLabour.  He combines his commitment to the labour movement and his love of film by serving on the board of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF).  Kathryn Payne is a full-time educator in the School of Labour at George Brown College in Toronto. Her areas of interest include labour and working class culture, women's work, diversity and sexuality studies, colonialism, and neoliberalism. Her work for the School of Labour is multifaceted: she designs curricula, liaises with union educators, teaches General Education courses at George Brown, and helps organize the annual George Brown Labour Fair.  She has also been active in the sex worker rights movement, queer activism and was one of the founding members of George Brown's Positive Space Campaign. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute or here.  Image: / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy); Injila Rajab Khan and Danesh Hanbury (Street Voices)   Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu. 

The British government has adopted legislation demanding  during a strike. Employees designed under the Strike – Minimum Service - Bill  for striking. Plus: How the right wing in the US is attacking public education. And the LabourStart report about union events. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

A workers' uprising in the UK / Hundreds of thousands on strike / Labour's global leader steps down / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: "Hold That Line"

Labourstart's Eric Lee on why Musk's takeover of Twitter “set off alarm bells ringing for trade unionists.” Today's labor quote: Eric Lee. Today's labor history: AFSCME's Lillian Roberts arrested for organizing an illegal strike in New York.     @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @labourstart @AFSCME Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Labourstart's Eric Lee on why Musk's takeover of Twitter “set off alarm bells ringing for trade unionists.” Today's labor quote: Eric Lee. Today's labor history: AFSCME's Lillian Roberts arrested for organizing an illegal strike in New York.     @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @labourstart @AFSCME Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

What happens if Twitter shuts down? Or, becomes even more noxiously right-wing? LabourStart - the labour movement's news and campaigning service - has produced a programme exploring what unionists can do if Twitter closes or Elon Musk uses it to promote racist, misogynist, anti-LGBT+ and antisemitic views. "Musk, himself, is not neutral. He doesn't pretend to be neutral. Lots of these tech billionaires act like 'we just provide a service; we have no views.' Musk is not like that. Musk is very clear about his views. His views are far-right." - Eric Lee, founder editor of LabourStart  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

This week on RadioLabour, we explore how to fight for social justice globally. To meet the climate crisis the world needs teachers to help educate the next generation of young people. Marc Bélanger also shares the LabourStart report about union events. Finally, we share “Everyday People.”  “Everyday People” was produced by the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union – UFCW-Canada. 

From The Rick Smith Show, Robin Marty of the West Alabama Women's Center clarifies the reality of the post-Roe v Wade aftermath and what can happen next...Then, what unions should be doing to protect their workers: on The Valley Labor Report, Jacob and Adam discuss the loss of Roe v Wade and the implications other recent Supreme Court rulings have on our rights...The Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation's Linda Morales talks with the Lone Star Labor Pod about the intersection of the LGBTQIA+ and labor movements, the overturning of Roe v. Wade and what union members can do about it. Then, Pride Month is in June, so why is Vancouver USA Pride held in July? Find out on the Working To Live In Southwest Washington podcast. In our final report, Belarus union leaders are under attack; Rudy Porter, Solidarity Center Regional Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, briefed members of the Labor Radio Podcast Network at our weekly meeting. Click here for the LabourStart petition. This is your Network, and we're building it like a union organizing campaign, one show and one listener at a time; please help us build sonic solidarity by sharing this show; just click on the share button below. Thanks so much! Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @radiolabour @RickSmithShow @LaborReporters @TexasAFLCIO @SWWACLC Edited by Mel Smith and Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Saving the world's 160 million child labourers / The LabourStart report about world union events / And singing: 'Equality for You and Me'

A special report from the 5th International Conference for the Elimination of Child Labour. Plus the LabourStart report about union events around the world. And singing: 'Equality for You and Me.'  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

It's a week to show union love. Unions in the UK are celebrating HeartUnions Week. Plus: The AFL-CIO builds a union coalition to organize Amazon. Marc Bélanger shares the LabourStart which reports on union events around the world. Song featured: 'You Fascists Are  Bound To Lose'. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.

Using AI to privatize education RadioLabour reports on how artificial intelligence is replacing teachers. Plus labour's global fight for human rights. LabourStart's report on events around the world is presented. And UnioNation sings: 'She's a Rebel Girl'. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on union issues and events with a focus on labour organizations in developing countries. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of union news of interest to Canadian workers.  

Also in RadioLabour's Report for the week January 23-28, 2022: * Bangladeshi garment workers need a living wage * The LabourStart report about union events * And singing: 'Every Stitch" Music: The Low Tide Drifters. Used by permission.

The international labour movement has condemned Israel's attack on Palestinian human rights groups while it builds more settlements in the occupied territories.  An interview with the Chair of the Council of Global Unions Stephen Cotton. Also in RadioLabour's report for the week of November 29 to December 3, 2021 is:  * The call for a global social protection fund  * The LabourStart report about union events  * And singing: 'Too old to work and too young to die'  Music: Joe Glazer. Used by permission.

The international labour movement held Make Amazon Pay demonstrations on Black Friday November 26, 2021. An interview with the General Secretary of Uni Global Union, Christy Hoffman. Also in RadioLabour's report for the week of November 21 to 26, 2021 is:  * Labour's campaign for ILO Convention C-190  * The LabourStart report about union events  * And singing: 'We Belong to the Union' Music: Tim O'Brian. Used by permission.

Unions around the world are fighting for women's rights during the pandemic while lobbying for an international law against sexual violence and harassment at work. Plus the LabourStart report about union events. And singing: 'A Woman's Place Is In Her Union' Music: UnioNation. Used by permission

Labour unions at COP26 were heard as countries such as Canada committed themselves to just transitions to green, sustainable, economies. Also in RadioLabour's report for the week of November 7 to 12, 2021 is the LabourStart report about union events.

Labour at the UN's climate change conference / How to building a care society / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'You Knew Granpa, You Knew

The Ontario government has introduced legislation called the 'Working for Workers Act 2021' which would require companies to develop disconnect from work policies. An interview with the president of Unifor, Jerry Dias. Also in RadioLabour's Canada Report for the week October 24-29, 2021: * Labour at the COP 26 climate change conference * The LabourStart report about union events * And singing: 'You Knew Granpa, You Knew'   Music: The Victorian Trade Union Choir. Used by permission.

The global organization which represents the Canadian Teachers' Federation is calling for a world-wide effort to provide vaccine equity and save the lives of teachers and their students in developing countries. Also in RadioLabour's Canada Report for the week October 10-15, 2021: * Unions and the 15% minimum corporate tax rate * The LabourStart report about Canadian union events * And: 'My Accent?' Music: Manuella Astudillo with “My Accent”. UFCW. Used by permission  

September 30 was the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Unions and their members can help achieve reconciliation. An interview with the Diversity Vice-President for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Debra Merrier. Also in RadioLabour's Canada Report for the week September 26 to October 1, 2021: How Indian women are using WhatsApp to help domestic violence victims The LabourStart report about union events And singing: 'I'm Stickin' to the Union - the Nurses' Version' Music: UnioNation. Used by permission.  

How unions are cooperating to confront COVID / Africa is now being hit harder by the pandemic / Global unemployment could lead to violent conflict / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing: 'The Equal Pay Song'

Women teachers and the pandemic / A Just Transition for African workers / The LabourStart report on union events / And singing: 'All You Need Is Love'

200,000 seafarers stuck on ships / Green tech and women workers / The LabourStart report about union events / And rappin': 'A New Solidarity Forever'

RadioLabour's Canada Report July 5 to 12, 2019. Poor pay, no sick leave for gym and fitness workers; global wage inequality worsens; the LabourStart report; and more.

RadioLabour's Canada Report May 17 to 24, 2019. May 17 is the International Day Against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, a sweet & sour deal at GM's Oshawa plant, and the LabourStart report.

RadioLabour's Canada Report May 10 to 17, 2019 -- Foodora couriers in Toronto want a union, labour demands a new social contract, the LabourStart report about union events and more.

RadioLabour's Canada Report April 26 - May 3, 2019 -- British Columbia should end child labour with new laws says BC Fed. Also -- the LabourStart report about union events, and remembering Rana Plaza.

RadioLabour's Canada Report April 19-26, 2019 -- Nurses say lobbyists are trying to stop pharmacare, what happened when British tourists supported a picket line, the LabourStart report and more.

Also on RadioLabour this week: domestic workers from the Philippines struggle for respect and fair pay, the LabourStart report and singing. Who does the work? We do!

CLC Secretary Treasurer Marie Clarke Walker says "Join a union!" -- an epic attempt at global equal pay for work of equal value; and the LabourStart report about union events.

In the centenary year of the "Representation of the People Act", which extended the franchise to certain, propertied, women, Labour Days looks at the question of working-class and labour movement involvement in the women's suffrage movement, and introduces listeners to the activity of labour-movement suffrage fighters like Julia Varley, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Ada Nield Chew. The reccommended reading for this episode is Jill Norris and Jill Liddington's book 'One Hand Tied Behind Us', which looks at the radical roots of the suffrage movement in the activity of working-class and socialist women organisers. You can buy a copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Hand-Tied-Behind-Us/dp/1854891111 At the top of the show we mention four strikes of education workers, which you can read more about here: University lecturers' strikes against pension cuts in the UK: https://theclarionmag.org/2018/02/26/ucu-strike-channel-anger-against-management/ (and http://twitter.com/occupation_hub for updates on student sit-ins in solidarity with the strikes) Teachers' strikes for decent pay in West Virginia, USA: http://www.labornotes.org/2018/03/west-virginia-option University lecturers' strikes in Kenya: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-strike/kenyan-university-lecturers-strike-again-over-low-pay-idUSKCN1GE0NW Non-academic university workers' strikes in Nigeria: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/260287-three-months-strike-action-university-workers-set-nationwide-protest.html We also reccommended LabourStart as a good starting point for all your international labour movement news: http://www.labourstart.org We also mentioned the Picturehouse cinema workers' International Women's Day strike, which you can read about here: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2018/03/if-picturehouse-strikers-demands-were-met-women-would-benefit The strike linked up with other IWD events via the Women's Strike initiative, which you can read about here: https://womenstrike.org.uk/ and here: https://theclarionmag.org/2018/03/04/8-march-womens-strike-collectivising-our-fight/ All the usual copyright disclaimers apply about the music used here, which we don't own. The post-credits music was a snippet from Joan Baez and Mimi Farina's version of 'Bread And Roses', James Oppenheim's 1911 poem about the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile workers' strike. The slogan "bread and roses" originates with sweatshop worker organiser Rose Schneidermann ("the worker must have bread, but she must have roses too"), who used it to assert the idea that the labour movement should fight for workers' right to a rich and fulfilling life rather than just mere economic subsistence.

Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region.Interview with Piergiorgio Moro, AAWL Secretary, on his presentation of the Global PicketLine concept at the LabourStart conference held earlier in May in Toronto, Canada.Asia Pacific Currents is a program of Australia Asia Worker Links