Jerry Dias, Unifor President, is once again in the media as Premier Doug Ford has named Dias the chair of the Premier’s Council on U.S. Trade and Industry Competitiveness. Toronto Star columnist Martin Regg Cohn's puff piece describes Dias as a leader of the labour movement. But, as guest Tony Leah points out, Dias was not picked by the labour movement – he was picked by Doug Ford. The Ontario Federation of Labour, representing a million workers, played no part and is not mentioned by Dias.

Leah, Political Action Committee chair of Unifor Local 222, critiques Jerry Dias’s tripartite approach of collaboration with corporations and Liberal and Conservative governments. Dias played a similar role of being Chrystia Freeland’s ‘labour leader’ during the USMCA negotiations. His first pick to be on Doug Ford's Premier’s Council is Steve Verheul, a career bureaucrat who was involved in the negotiation of every trade deal signed by Canada back to the original NAFTA in 1994 – every one of which was denounced by the Canadian labour movement. Describing the USMCA talks, Jerry Dias said of Verheul, “He was mainly the guy who was loading the gun. I was ﬁring the bullets.”

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Discussing the renewed assault on Gaza by Israel, and the great news that the UAW are calling for a ceasefire.

Biden Backs Israel's Brutal Assault on Gaza

Shawn Fain, UAW leader, stands with Congresswoman and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib Calling for Gaza ceasefire and justice for Palestine.

UAW leader stands with Gaza

Major union leaders have called for ceasefire and Palestinian rights,
but the CLC & AFL-CIO are silent. Why?

Major union leaders call for ceasefire

Commentary on Canadian labour, the leadership of countries such as Syria and Yemen, the unfolding tragedy in Gaza, and the struggle against imperialism. With Robin Philpot.

Gaza, Syria, Yemen, and the struggle against imperialism

Phil talks with Sandra Farias about the coming general strike in Argentina.

Argentine Workers Begin Resistance to Milei

American diplomats represent the problem, not the solution on Gaza.


Phil Taylor and Phil Conlon discuss the current situation in West Asia: the U.S. arsonist is claiming to be the fireman. If there is to be a durable solution, it has to involve other great powers and neighboring states.
But the US is determined to assert its role as the "indispensable" hegemon.

It's important not to learn about the region "upside-down" by listening to U.S. media. Phil and Phil also discuss Israel's abuse of the term "right to defend itself."

They also talk about the dangerous emerging discrimination against students from China. This is xenophobic, and is adding to the poisonous trend targeting Chinese-Canadians.

America's crooked game in Gaza

From Pakistan and Iran to Yemen, the resistance to US-Israel is changing the modern world.

Resistance to US and Israel is changing the modern world

From Pakistan to Yemen

A union is obligated to represent all its members, a case in point goes to the Labour Board.

An interview with Tony Leah.

A Union is Obligated

South Africa made its case against Israel at the ICJ. Now, Canada and other nations must follow with actions to protect the people of Gaza.

Recorded January 29, 2024.

South Africa made its case against Israel

Brendan interviews Prof. Yaser Haddara at McMaster University about the academic boycott campaign. It was kicked off by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights on Tuesday, March 5, with a rally and march of hundreds of MAC students, profs, campus workers, and community members to demand that the university cut its ties with at least two universities in Israel, which profit from the system of Israeli apartheid.

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Academic Boycott Campaign at McMaster

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