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.
In the second episode of the ITF Young Dockers’ podcast series The Dockast, hosts Nick Loridan (ABBV-BTB Belgium) and Viri Gomez (ILWU Canada) catch 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.
ITF Young Dockers have launched a podcast called the Dockcast, which highlights the latest news, views, and attitudes in the world of dockers. Nick Loridan from BTB Belgium and Viri Gomez from ILWU, Canada, host the podcast, where each month, you’ll hear from special guests fighting from the front of the global trade union and youth movements. In addition, you’ll learn new things about how a docker handles 90 percent of everything – and how this historically important job is rapidly changing: and not all for good.