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Guest host Dan Burritt speaks to CBC reporter Johna Baylon from YVR about what passengers, the airport authority is saying as the Air Canada contract dispute ends with flight attendants. Dan also talks to labour journalist Rod Mickleburgh about what government intervention and th ... Show More

Record salmon return to the Fraser River 

We get the latest on the Air Canada work stoppage as flight attendants remain behind the picket lines, despite being ordered back to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The CBC's Johna Baylon reports from YVR and SFU Labour Studies lecturer John-Henry Harter talks to g ... Show More

The PBD Podcast exposes the real impact of California’s $20 fast food minimum wage law. With 18,000 jobs lost and a wave of automation replacing workers, the panel breaks down the unintended consequences, rising costs, and the political spin from Gavin Newsom’s administration. 

Worrying figures out this morning show how dangerous it is for our delivery drivers working on the roads of Dubai. Police here say 18 have died this year in accidents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We’re in Delhi, looking at the impact of extreme pollution levels on workers and businesses in recent weeks. Non-essential trucks have been banned from going into the city, and offices have asked 50% of staff to work from home. Local markets, cafes and restaurants, as well as sho ... Show More

Tariff-driven inflation will hit Americans with the lowest incomes the hardest, slashing their disposable income by at least $1,700 a year, the Yale Budget Lab predicts. We’ll explain why. And the labor market could suffer too if demand falls for all those higher-priced products. ... Show More

In the last week, we’ve seen some solid labor and retail data. Unemployment is low, job availability is high and consumers are spending more than they did last year. But in an economy that’s hyperfocused on tamping down inflation, what’s good for workers might not be good for pri ... Show More

Doctors and nurses get most of the attention — but a new study suggests we can improve health care by raising wages for a group of workers who are often overlooked. 

New figures show Australian workers' pay packets continued to grow above inflation despite some some easing in the jobs market. 

Thursday 17th June 2021 Superannuation funds are set for big annual returns as the share market hits another record high.  Also today: Around 2.3 million workers will receive a 2.5 per cent pay rise, but some will have to wait until November to get it. A community transmitted cas ... Show More

Thursday 30th September 2021  The local share market tumbles as global fears about inflation spook equities.  Also today: Regulators call time on the booming housing market The COVID news in NSW gets better, but worse in Victoria How the pandemic has actually lowered the death ra ... Show More