Tag Archives: labour movement

Radio: Injured workers fighting for compensation and care

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Scott

Eugene Lefrancois, Steve Mantis, and Janet Paterson are injured workers living in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Lefrancois is the president of the Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group, while Mantis is that … Continue reading →

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REBROADCAST: Immigrant workers confronting the people who exploit them

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Scott

The following is a rebroadcast of an episode of Talking Radical Radio originally broadcast in July 2022. Simran Kaur Dhunna and Bikram Singh are members of the Naujawan Support Network, a group of international students and immigrant workers primarily based … Continue reading →

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Radio: Low-wage workers organizing in Newfoundland

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Scott

Mark Nichols is an organizer with the Workers’ Action Network of Newfoundland and Labrador, which brings together workers in low-wage, precarious jobs to support each other and to fight collectively for decent work for all. Scott Neigh interviews him about … Continue reading →

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Radio: Immigrant workers confronting the people who exploit them

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Scott

Simran Kaur Dhunna and Bikram Singh are members of the Naujawan Support Network, a group of international students and immigrant workers primarily based in Brampton, Ontario, who are challenging the exploitation and mistreatment that their members face using protest, mutual … Continue reading →

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Radio: Union members pushing their pension plan to divest from fossil fuels

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Scott

Jillian Maguire and Kim Benson are teachers in British Columbia. As such, they are both members of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), and they have recently been organizing to get their pension plan to divest from fossil fuel industries. … Continue reading →

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Radio: Public sector workers building power in tough times

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Scott

Joe Curnow is a professor in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba, a long-time community organizer, and a member of the organizing and communications team for the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA). Scott Neigh interviews her … Continue reading →

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Radio: Grassroots education workers organizing for a #SafeReturn and a #JustRecovery

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Scott

Laura McCoy and Leela Acharya are teachers in Toronto and members of Ontario Education Workers United, a grassroots group of education workers from across Ontario committed to fighting for a strong, equitable, public, safe K-to-12 education system. Scott Neigh interviews … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: labour movement

Radio: Injured workers fighting for compensation and care

REBROADCAST: Immigrant workers confronting the people who exploit them

Radio: Low-wage workers organizing in Newfoundland

Radio: Immigrant workers confronting the people who exploit them

Radio: Union members pushing their pension plan to divest from fossil fuels

Radio: Public sector workers building power in tough times

Radio: Grassroots education workers organizing for a #SafeReturn and a #JustRecovery

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