Gundi Barbour
@gooeygundi.bsky.social
Teacher, traveller, cat lover, seeker of equity and a fair society.
ETFO Vice President
ETFO Vice President
This is so frightening!
President-elect Trump has picked a leading figure in Project 2025 to head the Office of Management and Budget. The would-be nominee, Russell Vought, has spent the last four years making plans to rework the American government to enhance presidential power. nyti.ms/4fWGE9p
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 PM
This is so frightening!
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
November 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
November 22, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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Workers at Canada Post are on strike. Postal workers say they are fighting to:
• Protect pensions
• Improve working conditions
• Push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
• Protect pensions
• Improve working conditions
• Push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
Workers at Canada Post Are On Strike. Here’s What Postal Workers Are Fighting For.
Postal workers say they are fighting to protect pensions, improve working conditions and push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Workers at Canada Post are on strike. Postal workers say they are fighting to:
• Protect pensions
• Improve working conditions
• Push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
• Protect pensions
• Improve working conditions
• Push for higher wages that keep pace with inflation
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If you’re in the Greater Toronto Area, join us and @labourcouncil.bsky.social for a solidarity rally in support of
CUPW postal workers on strike! ✉️✊
🗓️ When: Nov 22, 12 PM
📍 Where: 696 Eastern Ave
Let’s show our support! See you there.
#OnLab #OnPoli #ISupportPostalWorkers
CUPW postal workers on strike! ✉️✊
🗓️ When: Nov 22, 12 PM
📍 Where: 696 Eastern Ave
Let’s show our support! See you there.
#OnLab #OnPoli #ISupportPostalWorkers
November 21, 2024 at 8:12 PM
If you’re in the Greater Toronto Area, join us and @labourcouncil.bsky.social for a solidarity rally in support of
CUPW postal workers on strike! ✉️✊
🗓️ When: Nov 22, 12 PM
📍 Where: 696 Eastern Ave
Let’s show our support! See you there.
#OnLab #OnPoli #ISupportPostalWorkers
CUPW postal workers on strike! ✉️✊
🗓️ When: Nov 22, 12 PM
📍 Where: 696 Eastern Ave
Let’s show our support! See you there.
#OnLab #OnPoli #ISupportPostalWorkers
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87% of Canadian trans students surveyed reported feeling unsafe at school.
We need to do better.
Lives literally depend on it.
#TransDayOfRemembrance
We need to do better.
Lives literally depend on it.
#TransDayOfRemembrance
November 21, 2024 at 12:28 AM
87% of Canadian trans students surveyed reported feeling unsafe at school.
We need to do better.
Lives literally depend on it.
#TransDayOfRemembrance
We need to do better.
Lives literally depend on it.
#TransDayOfRemembrance
This is so frightening and abhorrent, I feel like I am suddenly in the 18th century!
Speaker Mike Johnson said single-sex facilities in the U.S. Capitol and House office buildings would be available only to those of that biological sex, backing a move from Representative Nancy Mace to target Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.
Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms
The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using Capitol women’s room...
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:55 AM
This is so frightening and abhorrent, I feel like I am suddenly in the 18th century!
Are we surprised?
Since his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. wapo.st/3CLVCAE
November 21, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Are we surprised?
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I've got some #BreakingNews for everyone on BlueSky.
Tomorrow Justin Trudeau is caving to an NDP demand: A winter GST holiday.
What he won't do is make it permanent — an NDP government will.
This is a big win for working people.
But the fight isn't over — never back down.
Tomorrow Justin Trudeau is caving to an NDP demand: A winter GST holiday.
What he won't do is make it permanent — an NDP government will.
This is a big win for working people.
But the fight isn't over — never back down.
November 21, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I've got some #BreakingNews for everyone on BlueSky.
Tomorrow Justin Trudeau is caving to an NDP demand: A winter GST holiday.
What he won't do is make it permanent — an NDP government will.
This is a big win for working people.
But the fight isn't over — never back down.
Tomorrow Justin Trudeau is caving to an NDP demand: A winter GST holiday.
What he won't do is make it permanent — an NDP government will.
This is a big win for working people.
But the fight isn't over — never back down.
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the OFL stands in solidarity with the Trans community, honouring the lives lost to anti-Trans violence and prejudice.
Full statement: ofl.ca/building-an-...
#OnLab #OnPoli #TDoR
Full statement: ofl.ca/building-an-...
#OnLab #OnPoli #TDoR
Building an Inclusive Ontario: Honouring Trans Lives | The Ontario Federation of Labour
Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Ontario Federation of...
ofl.ca
November 20, 2024 at 3:23 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the OFL stands in solidarity with the Trans community, honouring the lives lost to anti-Trans violence and prejudice.
Full statement: ofl.ca/building-an-...
#OnLab #OnPoli #TDoR
Full statement: ofl.ca/building-an-...
#OnLab #OnPoli #TDoR
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Rally for $10/day child care and decent pay‼️
$10/day Child Care Plan must continue so that all children have the chance to benefit from publicly funded, high quality early learning & child care programs.
When: Tomorrow, Nov 20 from 12:00 PM
Where: Queen's Park South Lawn
#CdnPoli #OnPoli #OnLab
$10/day Child Care Plan must continue so that all children have the chance to benefit from publicly funded, high quality early learning & child care programs.
When: Tomorrow, Nov 20 from 12:00 PM
Where: Queen's Park South Lawn
#CdnPoli #OnPoli #OnLab
November 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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CUPW is resisting a two-tier workforce for good reasons. Two-tier contracts are a recipe for resentment & disunity in unions. When employers are allowed to divide and conquer, it only emboldens them to fight for greater concessions next time around.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canada Post’s growing part-time, temp work force a key part of labour dispute with union
Temporary employees make up more than 20 per cent of Canada Post’s overall work force. As of June, 2022, there were 12,778 temporary workers
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:25 AM
CUPW is resisting a two-tier workforce for good reasons. Two-tier contracts are a recipe for resentment & disunity in unions. When employers are allowed to divide and conquer, it only emboldens them to fight for greater concessions next time around.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
What is our world coming to? 🤦🏼♀️
Texas education officials on Tuesday voted to support an optional elementary-school curriculum that would include lessons based on the Bible, which opponents say unfairly promotes Christian beliefs in public schools.
Texas officials support Bible-based lessons in elementary schools
Critics say the curriculum, which would be optional, unfairly promotes Christian beliefs in public schools.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:36 AM
What is our world coming to? 🤦🏼♀️
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If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines. Here are five things he could change.
Five Ways R.F.K. Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines
If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines. Here are five things he could change.
Very disturbing shif in New Zealand. #Ontario #Canada take note! We have work to do! @oflabour.bsky.social
Protestors dressed in traditional Māori attire performed hakas while marching alongside thousands of people through Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday in protest of a bill that would reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi, which underpins Māori people's unique rights.
Maori Protest Bill That Is Part of Sharp Rightward Shift in New Zealand
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Very disturbing shif in New Zealand. #Ontario #Canada take note! We have work to do! @oflabour.bsky.social
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President-elect Donald Trump has mused more than once that he might like to run for re-election again in 2028 and seek a third term. The Constitution's 22nd Amendment does not allow it. Here’s why. nyti.ms/48YsMZO
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
President-elect Donald Trump has mused more than once that he might like to run for re-election again in 2028 and seek a third term. The Constitution's 22nd Amendment does not allow it. Here’s why. nyti.ms/48YsMZO
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📬 Postal workers are fighting for good jobs that support families. Instead of providing fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions, Canada Post cancelled their current contract.
Support #PostalWorkers at a picket line near you: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines...
#CdnPoli
Support #PostalWorkers at a picket line near you: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines...
#CdnPoli
CUPW Picket Line Locations | Lieux de piquetage du STTP
CUPW Picket Line Locations | Lieux de piquetage du STTP
act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 PM
📬 Postal workers are fighting for good jobs that support families. Instead of providing fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions, Canada Post cancelled their current contract.
Support #PostalWorkers at a picket line near you: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines...
#CdnPoli
Support #PostalWorkers at a picket line near you: act-cupwsttp.nationbuilder.com/picket_lines...
#CdnPoli
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Hydropower is the world’s most widely used form of renewable energy, propelling development in South America, parts of China and India, and much of sub-Saharan Africa.
But over the past two years, a wave of extreme droughts has wrought havoc on this critical energy supply.
But over the past two years, a wave of extreme droughts has wrought havoc on this critical energy supply.
Why hydropower is failing this nation — and could fail others
Warmer temperatures are fueling drought, making it harder for Zambia and other developing nations to generate hydropower.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Hydropower is the world’s most widely used form of renewable energy, propelling development in South America, parts of China and India, and much of sub-Saharan Africa.
But over the past two years, a wave of extreme droughts has wrought havoc on this critical energy supply.
But over the past two years, a wave of extreme droughts has wrought havoc on this critical energy supply.
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With a spring ONTARIO prov election on the horizon, here are some facts we’d like to share:
Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”
#vote #50kIsNotOK
Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”
#vote #50kIsNotOK
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
With a spring ONTARIO prov election on the horizon, here are some facts we’d like to share:
Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”
#vote #50kIsNotOK
Under the Ford govt (as of June 2024) of the 73,031 kids registered for the ON autism pgm only 14,113 were actually accessing it. That’s after 6+ yrs of waiting for them to “get it right”
#vote #50kIsNotOK
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OFL to postal workers: We’ve got your back!
The OFL and 1 million workers across Ontario stand with postal workers on strike.
🔗 More details: cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
#cdnpoli #OnPoli #OnLab
The OFL and 1 million workers across Ontario stand with postal workers on strike.
🔗 More details: cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
#cdnpoli #OnPoli #OnLab
November 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM
OFL to postal workers: We’ve got your back!
The OFL and 1 million workers across Ontario stand with postal workers on strike.
🔗 More details: cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
#cdnpoli #OnPoli #OnLab
The OFL and 1 million workers across Ontario stand with postal workers on strike.
🔗 More details: cupw.ca/en/strike-fr...
#cdnpoli #OnPoli #OnLab
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I cannot stop watching the power of this young Maori parlimentarian protesting an unjust law in the legislature.
Now, more than ever, we need powerful voices coming together.
Now, more than ever, we need powerful voices coming together.
Māori, the indefinite people, standing against their right being taken away by the government of New Zealand.
Fantastic, get it right up them.
Fantastic, get it right up them.
November 14, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I cannot stop watching the power of this young Maori parlimentarian protesting an unjust law in the legislature.
Now, more than ever, we need powerful voices coming together.
Now, more than ever, we need powerful voices coming together.