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Now displaying: September, 2016
Sep 28, 2016

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/

Sep 15, 2016

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.

Check out Karen's blog at http://hottubbinforjustice.blogspot.com

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Sep 2, 2016

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.

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