Rob Ashton, International Longshore & Warehouse Union National President invites Carlos to the ILWU office to podcast with Jim Given, Seafarers International Union of Canada President and Jason Woods, ILWU Local 400 Secretary Treasurer.
The Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement (CETA) and it's potential impact on workers and the environment is the topic of discussion on this episode.
Sussanne Skidmore and Adrienne Smith sit down with Carlos to talk about the Rise Up! human rights conference, which was hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in October.
From keynote and panel speakers to 'going paperless' and engaging millennials we do our best to cover all things human rights during this one.
Mark Hancock, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees sits down with Carlos to talk about the challenges public sector workers are facing across Canada and what life's been like after his first year as CUPE National President.
Carlos sits down with Aaron Ekman to highlight a couple upcoming debates at the BCFed Convention in Vancouver next week, including a unique resolution related to recreational marijuana."
Episode 19 explores the Hospital Employees Union 30th Biennial Convention as Carlos sits down with Jennifer Whiteside, Secretary-Business Manager of the HEU and Shawna Lockhart, HEU activist and Care Aid to discuss the HEU's 'Care Can't Wait' campaign which is advocating Government to provide the necessary funding to ensure that care homes in British Columbia are meeting minimum staffing guidelines and that care home operators are held accountable to ensure funding supports secure, stable staffing - not more profits for administration.
Retired President of the Canadian Office of Professional Employees Local 378 (now known as MoveUP) Andy Ross takes us on a journey through his life as a young person in Newcastle England to a bus driver in Vancouver and finally as the President of his union.
Open the Doors - Episode 17 takes off as Dr.George Davison, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC, sits down with Carlos to discuss the post-secondary funding crisis students are facing in British Columbia.
Learn more about their campaign advocating for government to take steps towards delivering the types of post-secondary opportunities British Columbians deserve @openthedoorsbc
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All work and no pay - Episode 16 explores the Phoenix pay system debacle which is leaving tens of thousands of Government of Canada workers wondering if they will get paid.
Crystal Warner, Deputy Trustee BC/YT, Canadian Employment Immigration Union guides us through some of the finer details surrounding the Phoenix pay system, how it was rolled out and what kind of challenges members of her union are being forced to face.
Check out Crystal's article on this very issue at: http://rankandfile.ca/2016/08/09/all-work-and-no-pay-the-phoenix-debacle/
Episode 15 journeys into the depths of the summer institute for union women. The all female labournauts crew of Karen Renelatta, Natasha tony and Sussanne Skidmore soar deep into the topics of sisterhood, oppression, intersectionality and racism.
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Episode 14 Takes off as Sussanne Skidmore and Carlos Andrew Carvalho visit the home of Stephanie Smith President of the BC Government and services Union to talk about the BCGEU and her trip with the Stephen Lewis Foundation for the South African Grandmothers Gathering in Durban.
Episode 13 takes off as Sussanne and Carlos explore the 2nd Annual Bob Derby Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by MoveUP.
First we sit down with David Black, President of MoveUP. We discuss Bob Derby's legacy, the challenges being experienced by MoveUP members at the BC Nurses Union office and some stories from David's recent experience housing a Nigerian Refugee Family of 6.
Our second interview is with Gavin McGarrigle, BC area Director from Unifor. Gavin gives us a look into what kind of work Unifor members do, organizing strategies and the situation Unifor Members are currently facing while bargaining with the BC Nurses Union.
Our third guest is Jim Sinclar, former President of the BC Federation of Labour. We talk to Jim about violence in the workplace, his role working with Veterans during the last federal election and the work he's doing bridging gaps between labour and aboriginal people.
Lastly Annette Toth, ICBC Unit Vice President and Al Bieksa, BC Federation of Labour Health and Safety Centre Return to Work Program Coordinator sit down with Sussanne to discuss the Red Shirt Foundation, and the work they do addressing violence in the workplace. Al also talks about the work his son and NHLPA member Kevin Bieksa does as a representative for his union and the "tough guy" culture in the NHL.
A big thank you to MoveUP and Annette Toth for letting the Labounauts occupy this event!
While many of us in North America were shocked by the Brexit vote, we don't have a real understanding of the impact many Europeans.
Aaron is joined by James Papadopoulos, who holds Canadian, British and Greek citizenship, about the impact of Brexit on Europeans and what it means for him personally.
Hope you enjoy.
Carlos sits down and talks to Joshua Berson. If you've been to a labour convention, there is a good chance Josh has taken your picture. Josh talks about his time in the movement, what he loves about it and makes a rather odd analogy about the labour movement that involves an elephant. But it makes a strange type of sense.
Aaron returns from Miners Memorial Weekend in Cumberland with a bunch of interviews and speeches.
Aaron interviews Neil Vokey, director/product of Goodwin's Way. We hear from Ben Isitt, Victoria City Council and Irene Lanzinger President of BC Federation of Labour. And we get a bunch of commentary, some even insightful, from Aaron and Carlos.
Finally, Carlos practices his "dad" phases.
Episode 9 takes off as we sit down with Corey Reid. Corey is a young man playing a crucial role improving BC's mental health system with the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative & Langley Local Action Team.
Suffering from PTSD after witnessing a suicide at the age of 2, Corey provides us with some real life examples of how our mental health and judicial systems can leave young people without the support they need to cope with PTSD, depression and drug addiction.
This episode covers some pretty graphic topics and life experiences. Corey doesn't pull any punches, so please consider this as a trigger warning.
In this episode we are joined by the great Trish Garner, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, to talk about the work of the Coalition.
We are also joined Adrienne Smith and Aaron Ekman.
In this episode, we sit down with Sussanne Skidmore, Aaron Ekman and Adrienne Smith to discuss the recent charter challenge to give BC prisoners struggling with opiate addictions the same access to addiction treatments they could receive outside of prison. We also talk about the recent transphobic legislation introduced in some US states.
In this episode, we are joined by Karen Ranalleta, President of CUPE Local 2950 and General VP of CUPE BC. She talks to us about the 2016 CUPE BC convention, her experiences as a young female labour leader, and the struggles that libraries are facing across the country. In addition, Aaron tells us about his experiences at the recent Pierce County Democratic Convention in Tacoma, Washington
In this episode we are joined by Diane Irvine and Rachel Roy. They talk to us about Uber, privacy law in the internet age, and what it is like to be a progressive in law school.
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In this episode we have Trevor Davies, Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE BC as our guest. We talk about Trevor's career, from how he got his start in the labour movement as a young worker, all the way to the work he does now as a trustee on the Municipal Pension Plan. We also talk about the upcoming CUPE BC convention.
In this episode we are joined once again by Sussanne Skidmore, as her and Aaron Ekman give us a recap of the federal NDP convention.
In this episode we talk about buying North American, the American election and Ketchup. Again! Aaron also goes on the road and talks conservative columnist and outgoing President of the Student Union of the College of New Caledonia Nathan Giede.
In this, our first episode, we are joined by guest host Sussanne Skidmore We talk about International Women's Day, the BCFed lobby day in Victoria, the American Election and Ketchup!