Tag Archives: labour movement

Radio — A broad coalition against austerity in Newfoundland

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Mary Shortall, Jim Dinn, and Sara Langer. They are all members of Common Front NL, a broad coalition that has formed to oppose the drastic austerity measures being … Continue reading →

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Radio — Oilsands workers supporting renewable energy

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Scott

On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Adam Cormier and Lliam Hildebrand. They are co-founders of Iron and Earth, an organization of and for workers in the Alberta oilsands who are pushing for greater support for … Continue reading →

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Radio: Learning for today from working-class history

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309981362-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-172-jul-62016-learning-for-today-from-working-class-history.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with York University labour historian Craig Heron about his multiple award-winning book Lunch-Bucket Lives: Remaking the Workers’ City (Between the Lines, 2015), and about what movements today can gain … Continue reading →

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Radio — The Urban Worker Project: A new organization for new forms of work

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309977111-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-165-may-182016-the-urban-worker-project-a-new-organization-for-new-forms-of-work.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Andrew Cash. He was a member of Parliament from 2011 to 2015, and he is a co-founder of the Urban Worker Project. It should not be news to … Continue reading →

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Radio — Migrant agricultural workers dreaming a better future

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309906190-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-162-apr-272016-migrant-agricultural-workers-dreaming-a-better-future.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Evelyn Encalada of Justice for Migrant Workers and multiple award-winning filmmaker Min Sook Lee. They talk about the experiences and struggles of migrant agricultural workers in Canada, and … 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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Radio — A union for panhandlers, buskers, and other folks on the street

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309852360-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-147-jan-62015-a-union-for-panhandlers-buskers-and-other-folks-on-the-street.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Andrew Nellis. He is involved in the Street Labourers of Windsor (SLOW), a union for panhandlers, buskers, scrappers, security guards, and anyone else who makes all or part … Continue reading →

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