David Rankin
@davidrankin.bsky.social
Interested in work and labour.
Montréal
Montréal
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People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
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There's no reason that similarly aspirational politics can't work in places with less progressive politics: Affordable groceries and transit. Childcare. I'm sold that if you articulate a politics that fights for the working class you'll find supporters well across our late capitalist hellscape
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
There's no reason that similarly aspirational politics can't work in places with less progressive politics: Affordable groceries and transit. Childcare. I'm sold that if you articulate a politics that fights for the working class you'll find supporters well across our late capitalist hellscape
Elites will scream "socialism!" but, really, these guys are lucky Mamdani's project is so moderate. Freezing the rent, free childcare, fast & free buses, a city-owned grocery store in each borough, a 2% tax on incomes over 1M. We're supposed to think all that is radical beyond belief.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Elites will scream "socialism!" but, really, these guys are lucky Mamdani's project is so moderate. Freezing the rent, free childcare, fast & free buses, a city-owned grocery store in each borough, a 2% tax on incomes over 1M. We're supposed to think all that is radical beyond belief.
Good article on governments' increasing use of Section 107 and the notwithstanding clause, vs. traditional back-to-work legislation, and what this means for unions.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/57c200b...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/57c200b...
Unions in a bind as governments increasingly use arcane pieces of the law to quash strikes
Trend has undermined workers’ leverage in the collective bargaining process, unions and experts say
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Good article on governments' increasing use of Section 107 and the notwithstanding clause, vs. traditional back-to-work legislation, and what this means for unions.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/57c200b...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/57c200b...
Beware of "nepo baby" Mamdani. Vote instead for self-made Cuomo, whose father was governor of NY.
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Beware of "nepo baby" Mamdani. Vote instead for self-made Cuomo, whose father was governor of NY.
As a union guy and baseball fan, very much looking forward to following the next year of CBA talks. This vid by former player Trevor May gives a good defense of MLBPA position against the salary cap, & presents alternative solutions to a cap that benefit both players & fans
youtu.be/moBY6aUoesY?...
youtu.be/moBY6aUoesY?...
Why free agency is allowing the Dodgers to "ruin" baseball, explained
YouTube video by Mayday! (Trevor May Baseball)
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
As a union guy and baseball fan, very much looking forward to following the next year of CBA talks. This vid by former player Trevor May gives a good defense of MLBPA position against the salary cap, & presents alternative solutions to a cap that benefit both players & fans
youtu.be/moBY6aUoesY?...
youtu.be/moBY6aUoesY?...
Si on est pour toujours faire des cadeaux aux grandes entreprises, on pourrait au moins toujours rendre conditionnelle l'aide qu'elles reçoivent.
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Si on est pour toujours faire des cadeaux aux grandes entreprises, on pourrait au moins toujours rendre conditionnelle l'aide qu'elles reçoivent.
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
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Reposted by David Rankin
"you taught the world about freedom and it's time for us to return the favor"
hot damn
hot damn
Mamdani turned up at BAYO at Barclay Center yesterday and said he was going to fight to get Haiti off the travel ban and he said Haiti correctly
June 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"you taught the world about freedom and it's time for us to return the favor"
hot damn
hot damn
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Looked to me like Israeli drones sprayed the boat with some white paint-looking substance and then the IDF surrounded it, kidnapped the people on it and cut off their communications with the world. “Diverted” doing a lot of work here
BREAKING: A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel, Israel's Foreign Ministry says.
A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel.
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Looked to me like Israeli drones sprayed the boat with some white paint-looking substance and then the IDF surrounded it, kidnapped the people on it and cut off their communications with the world. “Diverted” doing a lot of work here
Comment est-ce possible d'avoir 25 ans et moins et d'avoir ça parmi tes priorités politiques... Si on croit l'adage comme quoi on se droitise avec l'âge, on n'ose pas imaginer les réacs que seront ces gens-là plus tard.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/216...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/216...
Les jeunes caquistes veulent que Legault affronte les syndicats
La Commission Relève de la CAQ veut que le gouvernement Legault exige plus de transparence aux syndicats et aux associations étudiantes.
ici.radio-canada.ca
May 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Comment est-ce possible d'avoir 25 ans et moins et d'avoir ça parmi tes priorités politiques... Si on croit l'adage comme quoi on se droitise avec l'âge, on n'ose pas imaginer les réacs que seront ces gens-là plus tard.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/216...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/216...
"For the NDP’s once and future base to have a fighting chance, the leadership race will need to be everything the party’s consultants are not: bold, transparent, accessible, and democratic."
breachmedia.ca/ndp-leadersh...
breachmedia.ca/ndp-leadersh...
NDP insiders are trying to fix the leadership race for an establishment candidate ⋆ The Breach
The party needs a bold, democratic renewal—but insiders want a short, rigged race to lock in the status quo
breachmedia.ca
May 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"For the NDP’s once and future base to have a fighting chance, the leadership race will need to be everything the party’s consultants are not: bold, transparent, accessible, and democratic."
breachmedia.ca/ndp-leadersh...
breachmedia.ca/ndp-leadersh...
"Des 17 circonscriptions perdues par le NPD, ce sont les conservateurs qui en ont le plus profité, avec 10 sièges arrachés contre 7 pour les libéraux."
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
«On n’a pas pu s’adapter», concède Alexandre Boulerice après la défaite historique du NPD
Le conflit commercial avec le président Trump a rendu la tâche difficile pour l’ancien chef néodémocrate Jagmeet Singh.
www.ledevoir.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"Des 17 circonscriptions perdues par le NPD, ce sont les conservateurs qui en ont le plus profité, avec 10 sièges arrachés contre 7 pour les libéraux."
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
Nouveau front dans la guerre anti-travailleurs que mène l'administration Trump : déchirer les conventions collectives des employés fédéraux. Les employés de la TSA avaient signé l'an dernier un contrat de 7 ans.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
Strike, or Else
As Trump tosses out the TSA union contract, everything is on the line.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Nouveau front dans la guerre anti-travailleurs que mène l'administration Trump : déchirer les conventions collectives des employés fédéraux. Les employés de la TSA avaient signé l'an dernier un contrat de 7 ans.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
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What the Trump administration is doing to unions right now is worse than what Reagan did to PATCO, and if TSA workers allow their union contract to be tossed out without striking, public sector union power in America will soon be decimated.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
Strike, or Else
As Trump tosses out the TSA union contract, everything is on the line.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
What the Trump administration is doing to unions right now is worse than what Reagan did to PATCO, and if TSA workers allow their union contract to be tossed out without striking, public sector union power in America will soon be decimated.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...
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It’s almost as if skyrocketing homelessness isn’t caused by addiction or mental illness, but by millions of people being rent-gouged out of a place to live.
March 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It’s almost as if skyrocketing homelessness isn’t caused by addiction or mental illness, but by millions of people being rent-gouged out of a place to live.
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don't stop, it's working
"Two weeks ago, I was called a Nazi.”
March 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
don't stop, it's working
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America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness.
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness.
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Tax cuts for the rich won't pay for themselves
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Tax cuts for the rich won't pay for themselves
"There is a real scenario where, in theory, we could wipe out his wealth in a matter of days or weeks, if the right dynamic takes hold."
techwontsave.us/episode/265_...
techwontsave.us/episode/265_...
Protesting Tesla Can Hurt Elon Musk w/ Ed Niedermeyer - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.
techwontsave.us
February 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"There is a real scenario where, in theory, we could wipe out his wealth in a matter of days or weeks, if the right dynamic takes hold."
techwontsave.us/episode/265_...
techwontsave.us/episode/265_...
Too good not to share
February 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Too good not to share