The Dockast: ITF Young Dockers Podcast
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Join Nick (Belgium) and Viri (Canada) every month as they take you through the latest news, views and attitudes swirling about the world of dockers. You’ll hear from special guests fighting from the front of the global trade union and youth movements....
Location:
United States
Description:
Join Nick (Belgium) and Viri (Canada) every month as they take you through the latest news, views and attitudes swirling about the world of dockers. You’ll hear from special guests fighting from the front of the global trade union and youth movements. You’ll learn new things about how 90 percent of everything is handled by a docker – and how this historically important job is rapidly changing: and not all for good. Solidarity. Struggle. Soul. Brought to you by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Dockers' Section. Like and subscribe, comrades.
Language:
English
Website:
https://itfglobal.org/dockers
Episodes
Episode 3: What young workers want – with guests Jack Boutros and Aarin Moon
10/21/2022
What’s stopping young people from joining a union? Is big tech a big threat to workers? And can you hear an ‘air quote’ through a podcast…? 🤔
Answering these questions and more are hosts Viri Gomez (ILWU Canada 🇨🇦) and Nick Loridan (ABBV-BTB Belgium 🇧🇪), along with their special guests Jack Boutros and Aarin Moon, both of whom are on the front line of organising young workers in Australia.
Jack Boutros is a Sydney-based gig economy campaigner fighting for the rights of delivery...
Duration:00:26:32
Episode 2: Paddy Crumlin, leader of the global waterfront
4/13/2022
In our second episode of the ITF Young Dockers’ podcast, hosts Nick Loridan (ABBV-BTB Belgium) and Viri Gomez (ILWU Canada) caught up with MUA National Secretary, ITF Dockers’ Section Chair, and ITF President, Paddy Crumlin.
They discuss a life dedicated to trade unionism, workers’ rights and the current challenges facing dockers and transport workers in a world characterised by supply chain crunches, automated ports and nations at war.
Paddy gives an inspiring insight into the struggles...
Duration:00:59:58
Episode 1: Organising during the experience of Covid
2/7/2022
Welcome to The Dockast! In our first episode, Viri and Nick are joined by Brian Skiffington, a third generation ‘longshoreman’ (docker) working in the Port of Tacoma in Washington State, USA.
Brian is a young activist in his union - ILWU Local 23. He talks to our hosts about how Covid has changed how young dockers like him do work during the experience of the pandemic, and how our unions are adapting to the realities of organising during the Covid era.
Duration:00:49:08