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Esmeralda Fitzmonster
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She/her. Fiery Irish nutjob descended from bog people. 🇮🇪 Free Palestine. Saoirse don Phalaistín. Internally screaming. #amiskwacîwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) #yeg @[email protected]
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Also, for most of us, the mere existence of our unions is all that is preventing our employers from firing us and replacing us with a fleet of wig-wearing roombas, so I promise, those dues pay dividends.
My fellow union members* in Alberta: get your shit together. My parents would never have identified as leftists, but if I'd have crossed a picket line, they'd have burned me in effigy. Who raised you? Solidarity.

*Police unions excluded.
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Hey Danielle, this is what an actual Alberta “town hall” looks like.

WE SUPPORT THE TEACHERS!

#Alberta #Canada #yeg #yyc #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #abed
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"Something I have noticed after writing hundreds of articles on collective agreements is that public sector workers in Alberta have, over the last decade, seen years of wage freezes and below inflation wage increases."
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Alberta public sector wages falling behind

A recent survey showed that some public sector workers cannot make their monthly bill payments and have had to cut back on childcare and transportation expenses.

albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta public sector wages falling behind
A recent survey showed that some public sector workers cannot make their monthly bill payments and have had to cut back on childcare and transportation expenses.
albertaworker.ca
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“We’re asking Edmontonians to reach out to your friends and neighbours and ask them how they plan to vote and if they have all the information they need. Unless the strike is resolved quickly, we will not be sending voter identification cards out.” #yeg

edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...
Edmonton voter ID cards may be scrapped due to Canada Post strike
There will be no voter identification cards mailed out this year if Canada Post and Postal Workers can't come up with a deal by this Friday.
edmontonjournal.com
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We are watching the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social live as one of the ships has been surrounded and communications were cut. Sending all of our love and strength to the brave flotilla trying to break the illegal blockade of Gaza!

Live feed from Middle East eye:
www.youtube.com/live/Hd-V93t...
Live: Global Sumud Flotilla nears high-risk zone off Gaza coast
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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Also, for most of us, the mere existence of our unions is all that is preventing our employers from firing us and replacing us with a fleet of wig-wearing roombas, so I promise, those dues pay dividends.
My fellow union members* in Alberta: get your shit together. My parents would never have identified as leftists, but if I'd have crossed a picket line, they'd have burned me in effigy. Who raised you? Solidarity.

*Police unions excluded.
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Congratulations, Albertans. You now have the lowest minimum wage of Canada, compliments from your Ultra Cruel Party and Danielle. They chose to show how they despise you this way too.

#alberta #AB
My fellow union members* in Alberta: get your shit together. My parents would never have identified as leftists, but if I'd have crossed a picket line, they'd have burned me in effigy. Who raised you? Solidarity.

*Police unions excluded.
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I haven't noticed any change whatsoever on my paycheck but I really miss that carbon tax rebate that I could use to get an oil change or stock my pantry up, actually
3 months ago today, Canada’s new government cut taxes for the middle class.
 
With our tax-cut, 22 million Canadians have been keeping more of their hard-earned paycheques.
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I have mended
the jeans
that were on
the dresser

and which
you were probably
expecting
me to throw away

Forgive me
they were not even that expensive
and easily replaceable
but I keep it real with the habits of poverty that I refuse to abandon
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It's a good idea at this point to keep as many eyes as possible watching their livestream to make sure the genocidal regime knows the world cares what happens to them. Put it on in the background if you are busy doing something else
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
www.youtube.com
It’s nice when there’s good news from my hometown.
The town of Stony Plain, Alberta, about half an hour west of Edmonton, hosted a large National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

It was standing room only as the community honoured this important day.
Hundreds honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Stony Plain, Alberta | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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We really need an opposition party that will be as angry at greedy oil companies as our government is at teachers.
The news that Imperial Oil is closing its Calgary office and cutting jobs is a significant blow to Calgary's and Alberta's economies.

We need a Premier who keeps Alberta’s investment market competitive, instead of chasing separatism.
Read my full statement: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/na...
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In the FIVE ENTIRE MONTHS of bargaining since Alberta teachers rejected the previous contract offer, the province offered [checks notes] a free Covid shot and one additional EA per school.

This was never a real negotiation and they know it. This strike is on them. Solidarity with teachers.
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Would love to be a fly on the wall at the in camera portion of the Athabasca University board of governors meeting today.
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Fuckshits weren't crying "separate the art from the artist" when they were banning Kneecap from Canada, just to have "terrorism" charges dropped soon after.
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Friends, I could really use some help

$LaurenMcKenziest 💜 ca,v,pp

I hope you have a surprisingly magical day :)
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Utter contempt and disrespect from Bruce McAllister.

Cutting off the kid's mic and limiting his freedom of expression is one thing, but saying he should be spanked is a fireable offense from a supposedly neutral moderator. Bruce needs to be removed immediately.
At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli