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RadioLabourCanadaFighting for children's education in OntarioOntario's Ford government is attacking school trustees and school board unions. An interview with the president of CUPE's Ontario Council of School Board Unions, Joe Tigani. The LabourStart Report about union events. And singing" "Who's Side on You On?" 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 workers.
2025-10-0320 min
Closer Look - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matterWhen did Ontario schools become so violent?Send us a textBy every measure, violence is skyrocketing inside Ontario schools.According to a survey released earlier this year by the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), nearly 75 per cent of education workers experience violent or disruptive incidents in their work area, with more than a third facing these incidents daily. Among educational assistants and child and youth workers, the numbers are even more alarming: 95.8 per cent — nearly every single one — say they experience violence at work.Data recently released to Global News under freedom of in...
2025-09-1027 min
PressProgress SourcesWhy Ontario Schools Are in Crisis Under Doug FordAs education workers in Ontario experience unprecedented levels of violence in the workplace, staff shortages and burnout, experts say education is in crisis under Doug Ford.Educational assistants, custodians, secretaries, lunch supervisors, maintenance staff overwhelmingly agree there is not enough personnel in schools to do jobs properly and many now find themselves doing the work of multiple staff members.But there could be a simple solution to the compounding issues affecting education in Ontario: Funding education properly.On this episode of Sources, Joe Tigani, president of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions...
2025-02-2118 min
The Joe Reis ShowJordan Tigani - Why Small Data is Awesome, DuckDB, and MoreJordan Tigani is back to chat about why small data is awesome, data lakehouses, DuckDB, AI, and much more.
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2024-09-0554 min
Watching the Watchers with Robert Gouveia Esq.Hunter Biden Probe Stalled Before Election, Munn Family 1/6 Arrest, #BadPopo Sentenced to PrisonIn not-so-shocking news, new evidence emerges from Politico that a U.S. Attorney in conjunction with Bill Barr may have stalled certain actions in an ongoing Hunter Biden probe to avoid the political fallout prior to the 2020 election. The FBI and Department of Justice arrest an entire family of 5 for involvement in the January 6th protests. Very bad police officer Zachary Wester is sentenced to 12 years in prison for planting drugs during traffic stops and we review footage from the trial.And more! Join criminal defense lawyer Robert F. Gruler in a discussion on the latest legal, cr...
2021-07-192h 17