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When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of Ukrainian seafarers were on their vessels away from their families. Transport unions helped by flying families out of the country, purchasing supplies and providing mental health counselling for the children. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus o...

The British government has adopted legislation demanding  during a strike. Employees designed under the Strike – Minimum Service - Bill  for striking. Plus: How the right wing in the US is attacking public education. And the LabourStart report about union events. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on uni...

A report by the National Union of Journalists in the United Kingdom shows that especially in the past two years violence against women journalists has been increasing. NUJ General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet reports on what the NUJ is doing to help. The NUJ is working with Canadian media unions to develop a safety kit for women journalists and is creating a database to provide real time reporti...

The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that everybody has the right to join a union. The Declaration was written by the Canadian legal scholar John Humphrey who was the Director of the UN's Human Rights Division. Its proclamation is celebrated every December 10th.   

What happens if Twitter shuts down? Or, becomes even more noxiously right-wing? LabourStart - the labour movement's news and campaigning service - has produced a programme exploring what unionists can do if Twitter closes or Elon Musk uses it to promote racist, misogynist, anti-LGBT+ and antisemitic views. "Musk, himself, is not neutral. He doesn't pretend to be neutral. Lots of these tech billion...

Labour unions in the global south are calling for a just transition to more sustainable economies through education. A report from the International Trade Union Confederation in the Asia-Pacific region. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provi...

USW registers complaint against $1 per hour garment worker wages The United Steelworkers union in Canada has registered a complaint with the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) alleging that Mark's and its parent company Canadian Tire is failing to protect the human rights of garment workers in its supplier factories citing the case of Bangladeshi garment workers who do not ear...

The International Trade Union Confederation - the ITUC - is calling for a new social contract and wealth distribution at its 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 17-22, 2022. Many Canadian unionists are participating in the Congress activities. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in...

Union solidarity stopped an attack on CUPE education workers in Ontario With the threat of a province-wide general strike unions in Ontario forced the provincial government to withdraw its legislative attack on 55,000 CUPE education workers and cancel Bill 28 with its use of the constitutional not-withstanding clause. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on...

A RadioLabour interview with Education International's research coordinator Jennifer Ulrick about the need to teach the next generation about climate change.  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian...

55,000 CUPE education workers may be forced to strike on November 4, 2022, to win decent wages and quality public services for students. Comments by the president of CUPE's Ontario School Boards Council of Unions, Laura Walton. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It part...

Krista Devine, the General Counsel for the Public Service Alliance of Canada, joins RadioLabour this week to describe why whistle blowing is crucial to the development of quality public services. Plus the need for more teachers to save the planet and Marc Bélanger shares the LabourStart Report about union events. Finally: 'You Knew Granpa, You Knew" by Australia's Victorian Trade Union Choir. Used...

This week on RadioLabour, we explore how to fight for social justice globally. To meet the climate crisis the world needs teachers to help educate the next generation of young people. Marc Bélanger also shares the LabourStart report about union events. Finally, we share "Everyday People."  "Everyday People" was produced by the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union – UFCW-Canada. 

A global union's leadership training programme / The ILO's new Director-General / The LabourStart report about union events / And singing" "Union Ladies" "UnionLadies" was produced by the International Association of Machinists. Used by permission. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the deve...

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held its global convention in Montréal September 27 to October 7, 2022. Labour was represented by the International Transport Workers' Federation. The ITF called for a New Deal for Aviation. A RadioLabour interview with the ITF's Civil Aviation Secretary, Gabriel Mocho Rodriguez. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service....

Sometimes truth can only be told with poetry and music. When Cheryl-Anne Bower, the creative spirit behind Voices Rock Canada, and Susan O'Quinn, from Newfoundland's Mi'kmaq community, heard about the discovery of a burial ground of 215 indigenous  children in Kamloops they wrote a song for the children. And their mothers. LITTLE ANGELS  Written by: Cheryl Bower/Susan O'Quinn. Arranged: Mike Lerne...

To produce quality education teachers need decent pay, adequate facilities and appropriate training. The global union Education International represented teachers around the world at a recent UN conference. EI's affiliated unions in Canada include the Canadian Teachers' Federation  and the Canadian Association of University Teachers. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service...

RadioLabour returns with a critique of Pierre Poilevre's recent appointment of leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.  CUPE National President Mark Hancock says the take-over of the federal Conservative party is a disaster for working people, but they can fight back and win. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world wi...

The global neo-fascist attack on unions, authoritarian government in the South Pacific, a plea by Ukrainian teachers, the LabourStart Report about union events and Woody Guthrie singing: "All You Fascists Bound to Lose."  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners w...

The The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), which has thousands of affiliated Canadian members, has elected Liz Shuler as president. AFL-CIO is the largest federation of unions in the United States. Also - the first unionist to lead the ILO retires. Plus, the LabourStart Report about union events and free-style union rappin'. RadioLabour is the internat...

A special report from the 5th International Conference for the Elimination of Child Labour. Plus the LabourStart report about union events around the world. And singing: 'Equality for You and Me.'  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide co...

May 12 is 2022's Moose Hide Day -  a day organized to activate people against the injustices and violence faced by women in Canada, particularly Indigenous women. A Unifor webinar hosted by the union's Indigenous Liaison, Gina Smoke. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. I...

Marc Bélanger reports: Scott Doherty is running for Unifor's presidency.  Doherty, Unifor's Executive Assistant to the National President, is talking to his union's members all across the country about their struggles for better wages and working conditions.  RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions...

A little CUPE Health and Safety committee started April 28 - the International Day of Mourning which is now celebrated by more than 60 countries.  Plus a call for better Health and Safety provisions in Canada by the National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, Lana Payne. RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on...

An exiled labour leader and his union have been awarded the 2022 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. The plight of informal workers in the Philippines. The LabourStart Report about union events. And singing: 'We Belong to the Union." RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in...