BC Federation of Labour President (Laird Cronk) and Secretary-Treasurer (Sussanne Skidmore) join Carlos to talk about Labour Day 2020, the work the BCFED is doing and has been going to advocate for workers during COVID and much much more! Pleas

Trevor Davies, Secretary-Treasurer of the CUPE BC

Jun 16th, 2020 54m 15s

Trevor Davies, Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees British Columbia, joins Carlos via zoom to discuss the work CUPE Members are doing to keep public services functioning during COVID19. They also talk about the work CU

Working for the Federal Government during a Pandemic (and Phoenix)”

Jun 1st, 2020 34m 49s

Long time friend of the Labournauts, Crystal Warner from the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, joins Carlos to talk about the new reality her members are facing at work, the responsibilities unions have during COVID19, and the current st

transit during covid

May 8th, 2020 27m 10s

President of CUPE 7000, Tony Rebelo, joins Carlos via Zoom to talk about the every day scenarios his fellow members are facing on the frontlines of Metro Vancouver’s Transit System, the ripple effects of Translink’s most recent decision to cut

Layoffs and Service Cuts

May 1st, 2020 22m 36s

Vice President of the Movement of United Professionals, Christy Slusarenko takes the time to call in and talk to Carlos about the recent layoffs and services cuts at Translink. They talk about the ripple effects these types of decisions have on

Working on the Frontline

Apr 22nd, 2020 27m 8s

Kim Novak, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518, joins Carlos via zoom to talk about the working conditions for many of the @ufcw1518 workers during COVID19, the role her union is playing to organize workers in the “gi

Zoomcast Ep. 2 “Doing Digital”

Apr 13th, 2020 38m 3s

Zoomcast Ep. 2 “Doing Digital” Jack Milroy from Pacific Digital zooms in all the way from Newcastle, Australia to talk about the effects COVID 19 is having on the way unions are communicating with their members, the opportunities and responsibi

Special "Zoomcast" with Mike Schilling, Community Savings CEO.

Apr 1st, 2020 29m 20s

Community Savings CEO, Mike Schilling, joins Carlos and Orion on the first ever Labournauts “Zoomcast.” They discuss the financial impacts of COVID-19, the role financial institutions play during this pandemic, and some of the ways workers faci

Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP

Feb 26th, 2020 25m 36s

Sussanne and Carlos sit down with Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh. These 3 talk about the role unions play both within the NDP and politics generally. The recent introduction of Federal Anti-Scab Legislation by the NDP and the

Grant's Law

May 22nd, 2019 23m 37s

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 upcom

Rock you like a hurricane

Mar 14th, 2019 28m 55s

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 lear

You've got mail

Feb 8th, 2019 43m 36s

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

Fourth time lucky

Jan 2nd, 2019 38m 54s

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 (PSA

Let’s get digital

Dec 6th, 2018 47m 37s

Jack Milroy from Pacific Digital joins Carlos to talk about all things digital! Jack has a long history using modern and digital tools to engage and organize union members both in Australia and now in Canada. He gives us some useful advice on h

On the Line

Aug 29th, 2018 40m 49s

Carlos sits down with Rod Mickleburgh, Journalist and Author of “On the Line” and Phillip Legg, Board Chair of the Community Savings Credit Union. They talk about the process it takes when writing a book like this one, the role Community Savin

Inspiration through storytelling

Jun 21st, 2018 33m 1s

Carlos sits down with Shireen Clark, President of CUPE local 374 to discuss the recent book she was a part of authoring titled “Simply Woman”. Shireen’s story is inspirational, as is many of the stories are in this book. Have a listen and if y

Leadership Training, Municipal Politics and Labour History

Jun 7th, 2018 32m 8s

Joey Hartman, retired Vancouver and District Labour Council President and Amber Leonard, President of the CUPE Vancouver Island District Council join Carlos to talk about the VIDC Leadership Conference, the importance of Municipal Elections and

New ways to train activists

May 29th, 2018 46m 29s

Sussanne chats with Morna Ballantyne and Henry Lee from the Canadian Labour College. They talk about the renewal and relaunch of the Labour College and discuss the new format of the labour college and the exciting opportunities for up and comi

Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living

Apr 27th, 2018 52m 22s

When did the Day of Mourning start? Who started it? Answers to these questions, and much more, as Al Bieksa invites us into his living room to talk about his experiences while creating a short documentary on the origins of the Day of Mourning.

Campaigning for Change

Apr 21st, 2018 22m 36s

Aaron Ekman sits down with Dennis Pilon, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, York University to talk about the right and wrong ways to campaign for a change to our voting system. If you want to learn more about proportional representa

“Being More Than a Bystander” Part 2

Apr 5th, 2018 26m 42s

In Part 2 Carlos sits down with participants from the United Steel Workers “Be More Than a Bystander” weeklong workshop to unpack and discuss what they’ve learned from the workshop and how they plan on advocating for the elimination of gender-b

“Being more than a Bystander” Part 1

Mar 21st, 2018 32m 18s

“Being more than a Bystander” Part 1 Carlos is joined by Tracy Porteous, Executive Director for the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia, Retired BC Lion and Grey Cup winner JR LaRose and Matthias Goossen, Lineman for the Winnipeg B

Longshore

Mar 1st, 2018 1h

Sussanne takes the opportunity to chat with ILWU Canada President Rob Ashton and ILWU activist Joulene Parent about all things longshore. They cover the importance of engaging the Women of ILWU, Bill c23, longshore history, organizing the unorg

guess who’s back!

Feb 8th, 2018 52m 47s

The original Labounauts crew gets together and wastes no time digging into the good and not so good. Labour College, Site C, BC Liberals new Leader and Raiding are just a few of the topics covered on this controversy-filled episode. Makes sure

“F#%* Phoenix”

Jan 18th, 2018 51m 5s

Crystal Warner, National Executive Vice President of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, joins Sussanne and Carlos to talk about the Phoenix Pay System, #metoo and Sex Workers Rights. Please listen, like and share this podcast! If you