Activists Make History: Winning for Working People with Rob Ashton
About this episode
Rob Ashton discusses his vision for the NDP as a party representing workers and everyday people.
The longshoreman and leadership hopeful shares his vision for Canada's NDP as the party of workers and everyday people. SUBSCRIBE to the Perspectives Journal Podcast and Activists Make History for previous interviews with the 2026 NDP leadership race candidates. Rob Ashton is a trade unionist, longshoreman, and candidate running to be the next leader of the federal NDP. He has spent more than three decades working on Canada’s docks and in the labour movement, rising through the ranks of the I...
People in this episode
Guest: Rob Ashton
Topics covered
- labour movement
- politics
- trade unions
- NDP leadership
- workers' rights
Keywords
- longshoreman
- trade unionist
- NDP
- leadership race
- Canada
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NDP, Broadbent Institute
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