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Ken Georgetti's life as an elected union representative spans over 40 years. Beginning as a proud member of Trail, BC's United Steelworkers Local 480, Brother Georgetti rose through the ranks to become Local Union President, President of the BC Federation of Labour and ultimately, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. As the BC Fed's youngest President ever, he led workers through times both daunting and transformational. His "intelligent militancy" moved to the national scene in 1999,…

In this 2023 conversation, Colleen Fuller talks about growing up in a politically active family and her life of political and labour activism. She was born in the United States to parents active in the Communist Party and the labour movement. Blacklisted in the U.S., they moved to B.C.'s Sunshine Coast. Colleen recalls the racist attitudes toward Indigenous people.

She talks about her early work experiences on a freighter and the fight for the rights of women working on the ship. She…