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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · 19d

Find out how Wesley became a great leader of flight attendants.

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 22d

On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES 📢Activists Make History📢 @peggynash.bsky.social and Airline Division CUPE union leader Wesley Lesosky discuss the recent Air Canada flight attendants strike & the fight for fair pay in the airline industry

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Activists Make History: Holding the Line with Wesley Lesosky, CUPE Air Canada Component President | Perspectives Journal

Peggy Nash chats with Air Canada flight attendants union leader Wesley Lesosky about the recent strike and the fight for fair pay in the airline industry.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · 26d

Government and BCGEU Fight for Public Support as Strike Escalates via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Government and BCGEU Fight for Public Support as Strike Escalates | The Tyee

Union president Paul Finch says job action will increase without a higher wage offer.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 28

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"Ford’s wait-and-see approach is costing us good jobs” Stiles and Gretzky demand action after the Diageo plant closure announcement « Ontario NDP

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky are calling for action following reports about the Diageo plant closure in Amherstburg, resulting in 160 jobs being shi...

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Flight attendants’ win proves the right to strike matters

Peggy Nash • When Ottawa stepped aside, a deal quickly followed

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 19

What do we learn from the Air Canada strike?
See my CTV interview.

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Bell Media Creative Review | WILL AIR CANADA STRIKE LEAD TO CHANGES IN LABOUR CODE?

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 18

CUPE local vice president Lillian Speedie: "To legislate us back to work 12 hours after we started? I'm sorry, snowstorms have shut down Air Canada for longer than we were allowed to strike."
Brilliant.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Aug 9

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...

Home | Draw The Line - For life, for people, for the planet.

Join us this September to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence; for a future of peace, clean energy, and fairness.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jul 30

Great episode. Worth a listen re tax havens. @c4tf.bsky.social @broadbent.bsky.social

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Canada’s Tax Haven Dilemma with Jared Walker

Podcast Episode · Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy · 2025-07-30 · 20m

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jun 11

I’m so happy to meet up with Thupten Wagnal the former president of the Tibetans in Canada. He gave me a copy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s latest book.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jan 17

Dont miss this great episode. open.spotify.com/episode/6rJP...

Activists Make History: Meeting the Moment with Lana Payne

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jan 16

More excellent analysis by @jimbostanford.bsky.social Trump is just plain wrong.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thrilled that @alexagilmour.bsky.social will be the @ondp candidate and the next MPP in #PHP.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Jan 12

Amazing film at Hot Docs en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(... Director Brett Story answering questions. See the film Amazon doesn’t want you to see.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Dec 6

Impactful Dec 6th panel today at TMU.

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Clement Nocos @clementnocos.bsky.social · Nov 26

Just produced this incredible interview between @peggynash.bsky.social and the indomitable Chiara Padovani for the latest episode of Activists Make History on her tenant right organizing, political run 👀, and then some
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Activists Make History: Winning Renters’ Rights with Chiara Padovani

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Nov 26

In the latest Activists Make History, @peggynash.bsky.social speaks with social worker & community organizer Chiara Padovani about her journey as a renters union leader & her run at Toronto City Council.

Listen to the full episode at perspectivesjournal.ca/winning-renters-rights/

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Nov 27

In the latest "Activists Make History w/ @peggynash.bsky.social" we chat with Chiara Padovani of YSW Tenant Union about organizing renters to win back their rights, running for TO City Council & making good trouble.

Full episode on all major podcast platforms: perspectivesjournal.ca/winning-rent...

Activists Make History: Winning Renters’ Rights with Chiara Padovani | Perspectives Journal

Chiara Padovani details her political journey in organizing renters and defending tenant rights against the encroachment of for-profit interests in housing.

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Nov 26

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Peggy Nash @peggynash.bsky.social · Nov 18

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What does Kamala Harris’ U.S. presidential loss means for Canadian and American women in politics? Here's what experts have to say

Will Kamala Harris' loss to president-elect Donald Trump impact how many women seek leadership roles in politics across North America? Experts weigh in on the ripple effects of the loss.

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