Tag Archives: Fight for $15 and Fairness

Radio — Employment, health, and COVID-19

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Scott

Robyn Beckett is a public health professional and part of the Decent Work and Health Network, a group of health care workers, public health workers, and community members advocating for better employment standards in Ontario using a health lens. Scott … Continue reading →

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Radio — Fighting for the rights of low-wage workers in Halifax

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Scott

Sakura Saunders is on the board of the Halifax Workers Action Centre and Lisa Cameron is on its organizing committee. They speak with me about the struggles faced by low-wage and precarious workers in the city, and about the work … Continue reading →

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Radio — A campaign to raise the minium wage in Newfoundland and Labrador

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Scott

Alyse Stuart is an organizer with the Canadian Federation of Students. Keith Dunne is the campaigns and communication coordinator with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees. Both are active with the Fight for $15 and Fairness … Continue reading →

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Radio — Defending minimum wage victories from big business backlash

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Scott

Pam Frache is the Ontario coordinator of the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign. They won major victories around minimum wage increases and reforms to labour law in 2017. And this year, with a provincial election looming, they are facing … Continue reading →

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Radio — Students fighting to raise the minimum wage

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/313767061-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-211-mar-222017-students-fighting-to-raise-the-minimum-wage.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Jessica Chen and Jermaul Newell. They are students at York University in Toronto and are active with the campus chapter of the Fight for $15 and Fairness, … Continue reading →

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Radio — Demanding workplace dignity, not just a higher minimum wage

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309854821-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-150-jan-272016-demanding-workplace-dignity-not-just-a-higher-minimum-wage.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Deena Ladd and Winnie Mah. They are both active in the Fight for $15 and Fairness, an Ontario-wide initiative that is mobilizing low-wage workers to win an increase … Continue reading →

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