Labournauts Podcast

We launch a special episode covering the recent decision made by the BC New Democratic Party and BC Green Party to sign a 4 year "Confidence and Supplying Agreement" likely making John Horgan the next Premier of British Columbia.

First time guest Rob Duffy, Sustainable Communities Initiative Coordinator and former Legislative Assistant, sits down with Carlos and Sussanne Skidmore, BCGEU Executive Vice President and former BC NDP MLA candidate, to discuss some of the key policies this agreement commits to, as well as next steps and possible outcomes as we wait and see what the BC Liberals decide to do next.

Ryan Cochrane is one of Canada's most decorated swimmers. With 2 Olympic Medals and 8 world championships in his rear view mirror Ryan sits down with Carlos to talk about where he's been and where he's heading.

At 28 years old Ryan has been labeled as "the Man who saved Canadian Swimming" by the CBC. He talks about the attitude and habits that made propelled him to becoming one of the worlds best swimmers; and how he plans on using those habits to continue to be successful as he transitions away from life as a professional athlete.

Episode 31 "Let's Talk Child Care" - The $10aDay Child Care Campaign grew out of partnership between the Early Childhood Educators of BC and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC to create a affordable, accessible and quality child care system for British Columbians. Carlos sits down with Sharon Gregson, spokesperson for the $10aDay campaign, to discuss the history of this campaign, how the plan works and why it has now become one of the key election issues politicians are now being forced to address.

Carlos explores the minimum wage as he interviews Canadian Centre For Policy Alternative's Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher Iglika Ivanova. Iglika and Carlos discuss the complexities of minimum wages, the real cost of having so many British Columbians working below the poverty line and how wages fit into the poverty reduction strategy proposed by groups such as the @Poverty Reduction Coalition. Check out the work Iglika and the CCPA are doing @iglikaivanova and @ccpa or at policyalternatives.ca Please follow, like and share

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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

Sussanne is joined by Sonia Singh from Labor Notes , a media and organizing organization, to discuss the strength of grass roots leadership and different organizing models being used in the United States.

Check out @labornotes to learn more about the work these folks do and please subscribe and rate the Labournauts Podcast

Gord Lechner, Director of the BC Federation of Labour Health and Safety Centre sits down with Carlos to discuss the work he and his team do all over British Columbia as well as the new Workers Compensation Board Regulations regarding new mandatory education for Joint Health & Safety Committees.

Check out healthandsafetybc.ca for more news and updates about your rights as workers and upcoming training opportunities.

Episode 24 - RCMP Labour Liaison Sgt. Dave Smith sits down with Carlos and Dan Kask from the @thedockerpodcast to talk about the work he does as Canada's only RCMP/Labour Liaison.

We discuss the parts of Canadian and British Columbian Labour Code that apply to union members rights to leaflet, strike or rally as well as some of the misconceptions employers and/or unions may have regarding public demonstrations.