Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
The Perspectives Journal Podcast complements the journal and opinions content of Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy, to bring out left-wing ideas and strategy in a new and ever-evolving format. The podcast features interviews with policy experts, to dig deeper into the progressive angles of the issues affecting working-class, ordinary Canadians.
Hosted by editor-in-chief, Clement Nocos, the Perspectives Journal Podcast aims to bring forward timely analysis on issues from the multiple crises of the economy, cost-of-living and the environment, to the labour movement, as well as the state of Canadian democracy. The wide reaching breadth of this show aims to help inform policymakers and the public about approaches to today’s pressing problems that are rooted in Ed Broadbent’s Principles for Canadian Social Democracy.
Perspectives Journal also produces and features shows hosted by the Broadbent Institute’s friends and affiliates, providing a progressive platform for limited and irregular conversations that are still necessary to enliven Canada’s political discourse. The Perspectives Journal Podcast is a proud members of the Harbinger Media Network, Canada’s progressive podcast community.
Activists Make History
Activists Make History with Peggy Nash is a new podcast series from Perspectives Journal that finds the political underdogs and asks how they got started, against the odds, to fight for progressive change. Policymakers, activists and experts from underrepresented communities and backgrounds, that are typically pushed to the margins of Canadian political life, are front and centre in conversation with Peggy Nash, who has been a union activist, a feminist advocate, and a Member of Parliament in Canada’s House of Commons for nearly a decade.
Reflecting on these experiences as a political outsider, and in conversation with other like-minded outsiders that take our struggles into the halls of power, Activists Make History aims to show how we can win a better world through elected office. Activists Make History is only made possible by the generous contribution of Unifor.
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Activists Make History: Organizing the First Walmart Warehouse Union in Canada with Angela Drew Kimelman
Walmart is notorious for its anti-union practices, pouring millions of dollars into union-busting campaigns every year. But this didn’t stop Angela Drew Kimelman, an Organizer at Unifor, from helping unionize over 800 workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario.
In our first episode of Activists Make History, a new podcast series from Perspectives Journal, Kimelman shares the concerns of the warehouse workers and the dangerous conditions they faced. The Mississauga warehouse union drive has shown to be a catalyst for labour organizing in warehouses across the country, with momentum swinging towards the working-class.
Tune in to Activists Make History to hear the incredible story of how history was made by ordinary Canadians in unionizing workers against the odds. This series could not have been made possible without the generous support of Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union.
Notes:
- How Walmart Persuades Its Workers Not to Unionize. By Steven Greenhouse, The Atlantic, June 8, 2015.
- Unionization Efforts Approach Cornwall Walmart Logistics Warehouse Workers. By Julia Lucio, The Cornwall Seeker, Sept. 18 2024.
- Walmart Canada announces additional $92M wage investment for frontline associates. Walmart Canada, Sept. 25, 2024.
- Canadian Workers Win First Walmart Warehouse Union North of Mexico. By Kari Thompson, LaborNotes, Oct. 18, 2024.
- Unifor alleges Amazon ramped up hiring at B.C. warehouse ahead of union vote. By The Canadian Press and Charles Brockman, City News Vancouver, May 31, 2024.
- Warehouse Workers Unite
