Sussanne is joined by Amandeep Nijjar, Regional Representative from the Canadian Labour Congress and Stephanie Dobler, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Activist and @dockerpodcast team member.
These 3 talk about all things leadership. From Amandeep's experiences teaching women in leadership courses in Ottawa and BC to Stephanie's experiences being a young female leader in a male dominated work force, this episode is a great reminder of how important education and networking opportunities are to grow and groom a movement of activism.
Carlos interviews Steve Hunt,District 3 Director of the United Steelworkers
They cover how Steve got started in the movement, the importance of the upcoming provincial election and the launch of Tom Sandborn's book "Hell's History" which outlines the work USW has done to prevent workplace deaths and injuries after the Westray mine disaster in 1992.
Check out the work the USW is doing to make workplaces safe @steelworkers and also follow them on Twitter @USW_District_3
Carlos is joined by Tiffany Binder and Patricia Recinos, two organizers from the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organization. They discuss some of the challenges when organizing in a 'right to work' state as well as their opinions on the inauguration of President Trump.
Check out the work the AFL-CIO is doing at @aflcio