The Orchardcast

Los Angeles-based labour educator Cole Rockarts has a new book out today, Fired Up About Unions. They join the podcast to talk about why Gen-Z is organizing their workplaces, the corporate onslaught against unionization and how to fight back against AI-assisted workplace surveillance.Related Links* Fired Up About Unions (Between the Lines, 2026)* Work Sucks, Let’s Unionize! Counterpunch* Amazon used AI tool to track risk of unionization in Canadian warehouses, documents show, Globe and Mail* Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith (Dundurn Press, 2026) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe

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Thank you Dave Cournoyer, Shama Rangwala, ClimateLunchClub, Tim W Callaway, Patricia Hughes-Fuller, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe

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On Tuesday, I went on CTV’s Your Morning Edmonton to speak to Kent Morrison about Danielle Smith’s astonishing political comeback and how her communicative talents from her years as a radio host help her maintain power. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe