Tag Archives: labour movement

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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Radio — A summit for radical worker-organizers in Toronto

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309830522-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-131-sep-162015-a-summit-for-radical-worker-organizers-in-toronto.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Mia Sopapilla and Jordan House. They are education workers, members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and organizers of the Working For Each Other, Working For Ourselves … Continue reading →

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Radio — Fighting for a $15/hr minimum wage in British Columbia

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309825420-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-126-aug-52015-fighting-for-a-15hr-minimum-wage-in-british-columbia.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Irene Lanzinger. She is the president of the British Columbia Federation of Labour, which is spearheading the BC version of the Fight for $15 campaign to raise the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Histories of women in the labour movement

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309726337-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-115-may-132015-histories-of-women-in-the-labour-movement.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Joey Hartman, the president of the Vancouver and District Labour Council. She talks about the history of women in the labour movement and about the importance of people … Continue reading →

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Radio — Pro-worker, anti-racist: The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309723248-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-111-apr-152015-pro-worker-anti-racist-the-asian-canadian-labour-alliance.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Anna Liu and Patricia Chong. They are both long-time labour activists and members of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA), a network of Asian-Canadian labour and community activists … Continue reading →

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Radio — The world’s first union for harm reduction workers

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309704183-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-97-jan-72015-the-worlds-first-union-for-harm-reduction-workers.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, I speak with Zoë Dodd and Peter Leslie, who are harm reduction workers and active members of the world’s first union specifically for such workers: the Toronto Harm Reduction Workers Union. … Continue reading →

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Radio — Seeking justice for Ottawa’s janitors

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309682926-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-71-jul-92014-seeking-justice-for-ottawas-janitors.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizers Christine Bro and Doug Nesbitt talk about the “Justice for Janitors” campaign in Ottawa. Far too often, the most basic, central kinds of work that enable us to live our … Continue reading →

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