Tension and Solidarity at the Regina Refinery Lockout
On a Labour double feature episode of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet welcomes Winnipeg-based organizer and broadcaster Emily Leedham (Rank & File: Prairie Edition) to discuss her experience on the frontlines of the Unifor Local 594 blockade at Regina's Co-op oil refinery.
Then, Montreal journalist Jon Milton discusses Concordia University's February 11th 'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' conference and the broader mission of building bridges between organized labour and the Climate Justice movement.
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Read Emily's piece at https://www.rankandfile.ca/dance-parties-personal-growth-and-police-three-days-with-locked-out-regina-oil-workers/
Hear Emily's audio documentary at https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/unifor-594-fights-the-co-ops-union-busting-on-location-at-the-co-op-refinery-lockout
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Conversations recorded on January 26th (Jon) and February 4th (Emily) 2020.