RadioLabour Interviews

Caroline Khamati Mugalla
Acting Executive Secretary
East Africa Trade Union Confederation
Helping to bring a social and union
dimension to East Africa integration.
April 25, 2013

James Ritchie
Policy Officer
International Food Workers (IUF)
Horse meat scandal caused by poor labour standards.
March 1, 2013

Chris Townsend
Washingon Representative
United Electrical Workers, US
Fighting to save oil refinary union jobs
February 28, 2013

Avital Shapira-Shabirow
Director, International Department
Histadrut, Israel
Court ruling forbids employer interference in unionizing
January 18, 2013

Tim Noonan
Director, Campaigns and Communications
International Trade Union Confederation
The campaign for decent work and union rights for Qatar's
migrant workers
January 17, 2013

Maureen Chinelo Onyia
Head of Health and Safety
Nigerian Labour Congress
How Nigerian unions are helping people with HIV/AIDS
December 7, 2012

Rosa Pavanelli
General-Secretary
Public Services International
Inaugural Address to PSI Congress
November 30, 2012

Robyn Benson
President
Public Service Alliance of Canada
The global struggle for decent public services
November 30, 2012

Eliseo Medina
Secretary-treasurer
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Working for migrant workers
November 30, 2012

Greg McLean
Assistant National Secretary
Australian Services Union
Building international solidarity for public sector workers
November 30, 2012

Mike Tana
President
New Zealand Public Service Association
What unions internationally have in common
November 30, 2012

Alan Grey
President
Prospect, UK
Building global solidarity
November 30, 2012

Dave Prentis
President, PSI
General-Secretary. UNISON
Opening the PSI's 29th Congress
November 26, 2012

Loretta Johnson
Secretary Treasurer
American Teachers Federation
Helping Haitians with health care after the hurricane
November 26, 2012

Joseph Katende
Africa Regional Secretary
International Transport Workers Federation
African transport workers dying because of chaotic road rules
November 20, 2012

Tony Sheldon
National Secretary
Transport Workers' Union of Australia
Fighting for transport workers throughout the global supply chain
November 13, 2012

Diana Holland
Assistant General Secretary
UNITE the Union, UK
Women transport workers need better working conditions
November 13, 2012

Peter Waldorff
General Secretary
Public Services International
2012 Pre-Congress Message
November 12, 2012

Carolyne Chepkoech Rutto
Assistant Secretary General
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya)
Fighting for workers in Kenya
November 2, 2012

Mbide Charles Kude
Fako Agricultural Workers Union
Cameroon
The plight of banana workers in Cameroon
October 26, 2012

Susan Hopgood
President
Education International
Education in Crisis
October 19, 2012

Mac Urata
Secretary, Inland Transport Section
International Transport Workers Federation(ITF)
Global Week of Action for Transport Workers
October 12, 2012

Fred Van Leeuwen
General Secretary
Educational International
World Teachers' Day
October 5, 2012

Jenny Holdcroft
Industriall
Fighting agency work around the world
October 2, 2012

Gerry Rivera
President, PALEA
The illegal contracting out at Philippines Airlines
October 1, 2012

Lee Ruffin
UAW organizing drive at Nissan in Canton, Mississippi
September 10, 2012

Building Equality in Unions
A learning partnership of Denmark's 3F union and the Canadian Auto Workers September 6, 2012

Anthony Sylvester and Vinay Sharma
Integrating migrants and other workers into the union.
August 23, 2012

Annie Labaj
Director, International Department
Canadian Auto Workers
Supporting workers and unions around the world.
August 23, 2012

Sharon James
Civil Aviation and Tourism Assistant Secretary
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
Campaign to reinstate Turkish Airline workers
July 27, 2012

Sally Davidow
Communications Director
American Postal Workers Union
100,000 US postal jobs at risk
July 26, 2012

Anna McMullen
Campaigns Coordinator
Labour Behind the Lable
Report on Olympic Games workers in developing countries
July 23, 2012

Jyrki Raina
General Secretary
Industriall
Decent work for workers in the Olympic supply chain
July 20, 2012

Alke Boessiger
Head of Commerce Department
UNI Global Union
Fighting WalMart's entry into India
July 13, 2012

Sue Longely
Farm and plantation section
IUF
Child labour in Nestlé's supply chain in Ivory Coast
July 12, 2012

Ken Neumann
National Director for Canada
United Steelworkers
The fight against the Rio Tinto lock-out in Alma Quebec
July 11, 2012

Li Qiang
Director
China Labor Watch
Conditions in Apple's Chinese factories
July 3, 2012

Bob King
President
United Auto Workers (UAW)
United States
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 18, 2012

Paul Howes
National Secretary
Australian Workers Union
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 19, 2012

Leo Gerard
International President
United Steelworkers
United States
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 20, 2012

Tony Burke
Assistant General Secretary
UNITE and Workers Uniting
United Kingdom
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 20, 2012

Ken Neumann
National Director for Canada
United Steelworkers
Canada
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 20, 2012

Owen Herrnstadt
Director
Trade and Globalization
International Association of Machinists
United States
Founding of Industriall Global Union Federation
June 20, 2012

Stephen Benedict
Director
Human and Trade Union Rights Department
International Trade Union Confederation
Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights
June 15, 2012

Stewart Acuff
Chief of Staff
Utility Workers of America
Union Organizing in America
May 11, 2012

Farid Partovi
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran
Supporting unions in Iran
May 10, 2012

Vincent Dlamini
National Organizing Secretary
Trade Union Congress of Swaziland - TUCOSWA
Fighting for democracy in Swaziland
April 30, 2012

Anthony Pizzino
Director, Research and Health and Safety
Canadian Union of Public Employeees
How workers created International Health and Safety Day
April 28, 2012

Frank Saptel
Founder
Canadian International Film Festival
Organizing a labour film festival
April 20, 2012

Jenny Holdcroft
Director
ICT, Electrical and Electronics, Aerospace
Apple/Foxconn workers in China
International Metal Workers Federation
April 13, 2012

Sharon Sukhram
Playfair Co-ordinator
Trades Union Congress - UK
Helping workers in the Olympics supply chain
April 4, , 2012

Jeffrey Vogt
Legal Advisor
International Trade Union Confederation
Human and Trade Union Rights Department
Trade union organizing in Burma
March 16, 2012

Mareike Koning
Equality Department
International Trade Union Confederation
International Women's Day
A frozen gender pay gap
March 2, 2012

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