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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity with Alberta teachers.
The UCP can have all the supports in place they want; learning requires teachers. #abed #canlab

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Alberta teachers are now on strike. Here's what that means for Calgary students, parents, school support staff — CBC News

Alberta teachers officially went on strike Monday, with more than 730,000 students across the province set to be affected. Financial and educational supports are available during the labour dispute, w...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 7d

As someone who has been a teacher for 30 years: call the teacher and have a conversation. Teachers are workers too, though we face more public vitriol than most—for too many reasons to list here.

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t hold your breath for that letter. Experts say #CanadaPost strike could be a long one.

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#canlab #cdnpoli

Don’t hold your breath for that letter. Experts say Canada Post strike could be a long one

Experts say neither Ottawa nor the Crown corporation appear to be in any hurry to end the walkout as CUPW's power appears to have dwindled after last week's bombshell restructuring

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 8d

Solidarity with Alberta teachers. #canlab

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 8d

Alberta Teachers’ Association members have voted 89.5 per cent to reject the latest contract offer.

Turnout for the vote was 94 per cent.

51,000 teachers will go on strike across the province on Oct. 6.

Here’s ATA president Jason Schilling announcing the vote result in Edmonton #AbEd #AbLeg

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 15d

Great fodder for teaching logical fallacies in my senior philosophy class.

I honestly wish I had to go digging rather than have a daily plethora of examples at my fingertips.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15d

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18d

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 18d

Does your kitty basically hate everyone? If so, we might have the same one lolllll

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, it is indeed a travesty.

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · 19d

Fantastic analysis of the strike by Air Canada flight attendants. #canlab

Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 19d

"Unpaid work was a central issue in this conflict and a union campaign target for years. Outrageously, flight attendants are mostly not paid for work they do before an airplane closes its doors. Members demanded CUPE address unpaid work in this contract."

Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Wage Proposal

On September 6, flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge rejected a proposed tentative agreement by a resounding 99.1 percent, with nearly 95 percent of bargaining unit members voting. It ...

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Sep 6

A few thoughts on the overwhelming tentative agreement rejection at #AirCanada. 🧵 #canlab

1. The union oversold the tentative agreement by declaring the end of unpaid work. That framing seems to have rubbed some members the wrong way.

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · Sep 6

Wow. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... #canlab

Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says

Air Canada flight attendants have rejected the employer’s wage offer.

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · Sep 5

Two of BC’s public sector unions just went on strike as public servants push back against rising costs of living

Wages that don’t keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

Two of BC’s Public Sector Unions Just Went On Strike As Public Servants Push Back Against Rising Costs of Living

Wages that don't keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · Sep 5

A solid legal precedent but the expropriation of the expropriators will still have to be unsanctioned.

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Aug 20

How an act of defiance by #AirCanada flight attendants was a win for labour rights.

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#canlab #cdnpoli

How an act of defiance by Air Canada's flight attendants was a win for labour rights | CBC News

In refusing an order to go back to work after the federal government invoked a hotly contested provision of Canada's Labour Code, labour advocates say Air Canada's flight attendants sent a strong mess...

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Aug 19

"A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said early Tuesday."

Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike | CBC News

A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said early Tuesday.

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Aug 19

CUPE's strategy appears to be working, as Air Canada has returned to the bargaining table.

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#canlab #aircanadaflightattendants

Air Canada strike updates: Airline, flight attendants in negotiations, union says

Air Canada has announced it will suspend all flights through Tuesday afternoon after flight attendants still defy a federal back-to-work order.

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ugh, the thought that as of tomorrow we will likely have to listen to this whiny little creep in the media once again after so many months of not having to 😫

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · Aug 18

Air Canada has been “encouraged by the federal government’s pattern of intervention in labour disputes…there’s a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card now, with the use of section 107.”— @stephross.bsky.social

#canlab

PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · Aug 18

Defying an order to end the strike, the union's president proclaimed:

"If we stick together, they can’t fire us all."

Here's what Air Canada flight attendants are fighting for:

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What Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Are Fighting For

Defying an order to end the strike, union president Wesley Lesosky proclaimed,

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Stephanie Ross @stephross.bsky.social · Aug 18

Workers defying back-to-work orders shows growing mistrust of a system stacked against them. Govt bias fuels militancy and pushes unions beyond legal labour action. My comments in @thestar.com #canlab #aircanadastrike #aircanadaflightattendants @cupescfp.bsky.social

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Air Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order. ‘If it means jail, so be it’

CUPE union president Mark Hancock is refusing to obey Ottawa's orders.

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simon @trillymopena.bsky.social · Aug 18

This Barry Eidlin op-ed in the Globe is very good

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Opinion: Ottawa’s Air Canada strike debacle shows it failed to learn from history

By ordering flight attendants back to work, the government may be stoking further labour unrest

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Chantal Mancini, PhD @uniongrrl.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great article by @gerardditrolio.bsky.social on the strike by Air Canada flight attendants. #canlab

The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Aug 18

Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law

The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · Aug 18

The Liberals are running a masterclass right now on...how not to handle labour relations. Wow.

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Aug 18

Air Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order.

“This is the natural result of the repeated use of Section 107,” said @stephross.bsky.social. “As soon as workers have some power to actually move their employers, the government steps in.”

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#canlab

Air Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order. ‘If it means jail, so be it’

CUPE union president Mark Hancock is refusing to obey Ottawa's orders.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 18

Air Canada strike:

“We’re going to stay committed to making sure that those workers can do the job that they love doing and actually be able to afford a roof over their heads, to afford caring for their families,” CUPE president just said.

“If it means folks like me going to jail, then so be it.”

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