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May 22, 2019

Chair and Co-Chair of the BC Federation of Labour Young Worker Committee, Milena Kollay and Alex Gendron join Carlos to talk about the work the Young Workers Committee is doing on behalf of young workers in this province.

They discuss the upcoming “Grant’s Law Sit In” scheduled for Saturday, May 25th, the Grants Law Plaque Unveiling planned for June 1st and their upcoming Young Workers’ School at Camp Jubilee.

To follow the work Milena and Alex are doing follow Milena on Instagram @milenakollaymoveup and Alex @alexgendron89

To find out more about Young Worker Workers’ School check out: https://conference.bcfed.ca/youngworkerschool/

Mar 14, 2019

James Pratt, Executive Assistant to the President of the Canadian Labour Congress, joins Carlos to talk about digital strategies, why politics matter, Jack Layton, tattoos and even a little Johnny Cash. It’ll all make sense, we promise!

To learn more and follow the work that James is doing find him @jamesdouglaspratt on Instagram or @jamespratt on Facebook.

Feb 8, 2019

Coleen Jones, Canadian Union of Postal Workers Alternate National Union Representative and 1st VP of the Fraser Valley West Local Joins Sussanne and Carlos to discuss Postal Banking, Delivering Community Power, back to work legislation and many of the issues CUPW is fighting for as they start the arbitration process with Canada Post.  

Please show your support of these hard working union folks by following them on twitter @cupw or @friends_PS and go to their campaign websites at postalbanking.ca and deliveringcommunitypower.ca

 

Jan 2, 2019

Crystal Warner, National Executive Vice President from The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) joins Carlos for the 4th time with James Brierley, Young Worker Representative from  CEIU and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

Crystal and James give us an in-depth look at the disastrous effects the Phoenix Pay System has had on Federal Government Workers, their Families, and their Communities and also discuss the upcoming bargaining landscape as Federal Government Unions prepare for bargaining and what type of strategies may be needed.

Please visit http://www.ceiu-seic.ca for more information on upcoming actions and follow Crystal Warner @crystalmwarner on Twitter or email James at Brierlj@psac-afpc.ca

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