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CCPA Monitor editor Stuart Trew speaks to Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour, about the events and legacy of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, and the importance of direct action, within and beyond the labour movement, to achieving social justice goals in a new era of retrenching worker rights, intensifying inequality and consolidating corporate power over the democratic process. Read more about the strike and direct action from 1919 to today, check out the March-April 2019 issue of the Monitor: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/monitor-marchapril-2019.

Guest: Charles Smith, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and co-author of Unions in Court: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Charles provides some historical context for the labour movement's relationship with the legal system and the struggle in building on these legal battles while also building up rank and file power. https://www.ubcpress.ca/unions-in-court @ProfSmithSask Right now Manitoba Federation of Labour is relying very much on the courts to combat Bills 28 and 29. Bill 28 legislates a two year wage freeze for public sector unions after each contracts expires, followed by a 0.75 per cent increase in the third year and 1 per cent increase in the fourth. MFL recently filed an injunction against the wage freeze which was denied. Bill 29, the Health Sector Bargaining Review Act, cuts the number of bargaining units from 183 to seven and thus reduces the number of collective agreements or contracts with employees. The bill essentially pits health care unions against each other vying for membership of health care workers, who are now able to choose new representation in the restructuring of bargaining units. Also in this episode: Minimum wage increases across the Prairies, with Alberta being the first in the country to attain a $15 minimum wage. Alberta and Saskatchewan still hover around 11. Manitoba recently launched its own grassroots Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign, Monday, Sep 24. http://www.themanitoban.com/2018/09/fight-for-15-and-fairness-launches-in-manitoba/35170/ www.manitobafor15.ca Twitter @Manitobafor15 CUPE Local 1949 ramps up their fight against Legal Aid Sask cuts and restructuring that impedes Legal Aid staff's ability to provide the best service for their already marginalized clients. To support the fight, follow the CUPE 1949 facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CUPE1949/ See previous interview with Local 1949 VP Meara Conway here: https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/prison-justice-meara-conway-on-cuts-to-sask-legal-aid-uws-katharina-maier-on-prison-labour And a recent assault on an Edmonton Transit driver has the ATU calling for increased security. But is policing the answer when the majority of altercations occur over fare disputes? July 29th's episode is worth a revisit: https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/winnipeg-transit-safety-policing-aleem-chaudhary-atu-1505-bronwyn-dobchuk-land-uwinnipeg Transit cops or free transit? http://rankandfile.ca/transit-cops-or-free-transit/ And as always, if you appreciate the show, consider chipping in a few bucks a month to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rfradioprairie And if you are part of a union or group who wants to help rebuild labour journalism, consider making a group donation through PayPal here: https://ckuw.ca/RFRadioPrairie/ Twitter: @RFRadioPrairie Email: RFRadioPrairie@gmail.com Facebook.com/RankandFileRadioPrairie

Martin Itzkow is the co-founder and co-chair of the Manitoba Federation of Non Profit Organizations. He is also leading a group that is trying to bring values back to organizations in Canada. You can find out more on their website at www.mfnpo.org. Read more at the Strategy Made Simple blog at www.strategymadesimple.ca/blog  

EPISODE 2 | On ‘Breaking the Rules’ with one of Chicago’s most prominent Social Activists, Dr. Linda Rae Murray. www.skinnytreespodcast.com CHARGED. HAPPY. HOSTILE. ENRAGED. HOPEFUL. DISAPPOINTED. How do you feel about the last month? We have a new {future} President. We have a changing America. On Episode 2, we dive a little deeper into this… Dr. Murray is one of the largest personalities we will most likely ever to have grace Skinny Trees and is quick to have an unfiltered, real-talk, open conversation about things that are on her heart. A social activist, educator, clinician, and self-proclaimed revolutionary, Dr. Murray has spent her long career giving a voice to the medically undeserved. Having graduated from UIC medical school, Dr. Murray started her medical career at Cook County Hospital, where she ultimately went on to become the Chief Medical Officer of Primary Care & Community Health. Throughout her career, she held high-level positions at community-based clinics throughout Chicago, such as Near North and Woodlawn Health Center, held an appointment as the Medical Director of the Manitoba Federation of Labour in Canada, and became the President of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Throughout it all, she has stood as a strong voice for patient care of the uninsured and underinsured, for students – specifically those of color, and for the justice of marginalized populations. We sat down with Dr. Murray on a cold, Friday morning in her home to discuss her take on politics, education, healthcare, breaking the rules, and the overall changing climate of America. We’d like to especially thank Da In Lee who interviewed students to get their reaction regarding the election- this was played in the intro of this podcast, to Kurt Swan Jr. for a student music submission (outro music) from Black Swan Productions, and to Tone Jonez. Intro: Rage Donate Trump and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) The Illinois ACA Marketplace Frustrations with the ACA Uninsured individuals gaining healthcare coverage via the ACA Benefits of the ACA – specifically for people of color Medicaid Expansion Chicago as a Sanctuary City: here, here & here Interview with Dr. Linda Rae Murray: “Sometimes it pays to break the rules” – Dr. Murray Fee for Service Canada’s Healthcare System Pipeline Programs Under-funding education in IL Dr. Steve Whitman: here & here Project Brotherhood Cook County Trauma Unit Woodlawn Health Center Black Reconstruction by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here In the Shadow of the Poorhouse by Michael Katz The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here Outro: ChicagoCHEC 2017 Summer Research Fellows Program Kurt Swan Jr. Tone Jonez – Song title: Freedom www.skinnytreespodcast.com