PSAC Strike and the Future of Labour

This week host Mattea Roach is joined by Riley Yesno, Karen Restoule, and Ethan Cox to unpack the The Public Service Alliance of Canada Strike, and the increase of police involved deaths. PSAC has reached a tentative contract agreement after almost two weeks of striking against its employer – the Government of Canada. AND, there’s a sharp rise in police-involved deaths peaking in 2022. What is really going on here?

Host:  Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guests: Riley Yesno, Karen Restoule, Ethan Cox

Sources:

• Overpaid or undervalued? Politics divides opinions of federal employees’ working conditions & compensation
• Trudeau says government making 'serious offers' to end public service strike
• Data shows that police-involved deaths in Canada are on the rise
• Canadian police used deadly force at record rates in 2022, new research finds
• Paramedic tells inquest he misjudged Myles Gray's race because of severe bruising after police fight
• Doug Ford wants to boost police ranks by lowering the education requirements for officers

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