Ari Vangeest
@arivangeest.bsky.social
Union Organizer in Halifax • MA Sociology, Free Public Transit
We don’t have the infrastructure for people who rent. Is my landlord going to install the necessary equipment for an EV? EVs are nice for people who can plug in the car in their garage, but not for people who have to park in the street or buildings that aren’t equipped for it.
February 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We don’t have the infrastructure for people who rent. Is my landlord going to install the necessary equipment for an EV? EVs are nice for people who can plug in the car in their garage, but not for people who have to park in the street or buildings that aren’t equipped for it.
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GLOBAL: Ubisoft's problems deepen as unions call international strike over job cuts and return-to-office mandate www.techspot.com/news/111117-...
Ubisoft's problems deepen as unions call international strike over job cuts and return-to-office mandate
Ubisoft announced last week that it will restructure its internal operations in the coming months, refocusing its strategy around open-world games, live-service titles, and player-facing generative AI...
www.techspot.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
GLOBAL: Ubisoft's problems deepen as unions call international strike over job cuts and return-to-office mandate www.techspot.com/news/111117-...
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Have you heard? Today is the last day to buy an NDP membership to vote in the leadership race.
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Have you heard? Today is the last day to buy an NDP membership to vote in the leadership race.
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
Now go tell your friends. And your friends' friends. And your co-worker's roommate's pickleball club. And everyone in between!
Join by midnight tonight. Let's get this done: https://avilewis.link/join
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All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
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🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
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We can't build power by only asking for votes at election time. We need to be organizing in our communities 365 days a year.
That means turning every one of our 343 riding associations across the country into hubs for community organizing and mutual aid.
Join our movement: avilewis.link/join
That means turning every one of our 343 riding associations across the country into hubs for community organizing and mutual aid.
Join our movement: avilewis.link/join
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We can't build power by only asking for votes at election time. We need to be organizing in our communities 365 days a year.
That means turning every one of our 343 riding associations across the country into hubs for community organizing and mutual aid.
Join our movement: avilewis.link/join
That means turning every one of our 343 riding associations across the country into hubs for community organizing and mutual aid.
Join our movement: avilewis.link/join
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’
A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X (formerly Twitter) has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.
www.hilltimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
Sending a small message to Ubisoft. Only 1 star for union busting.
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Sending a small message to Ubisoft. Only 1 star for union busting.
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CWA Canada is shocked and disappointed at this outrageous damaging decision by Ubisoft. We are speaking with legal counsel, and we will do everything possible to fight this. We will have a full statement after we have consulted with our Ubisoft members.
Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected
The studio is the latest to be hit by the company's ongoing cutbacks.
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
CWA Canada is shocked and disappointed at this outrageous damaging decision by Ubisoft. We are speaking with legal counsel, and we will do everything possible to fight this. We will have a full statement after we have consulted with our Ubisoft members.
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The Colombian Oilworker’s Plan is a bold strategy for a worker-led public pathway to transition off fossil fuels, with vital lessons for the Canadian labour and climate movements.
Colombian oil worker unions are at the forefront of this strategy.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/colombia-just-transition/
Colombian oil worker unions are at the forefront of this strategy.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/colombia-just-transition/
Class & Climate: Colombia’s Just Transition with Lala Peñaranda and Matt Kirkegaard | Perspectives Journal
Colombian oil workers and la Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) are leading the charge for a just transition. Here's what Canada can learn from their worker-led climate plan.
perspectivesjournal.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The Colombian Oilworker’s Plan is a bold strategy for a worker-led public pathway to transition off fossil fuels, with vital lessons for the Canadian labour and climate movements.
Colombian oil worker unions are at the forefront of this strategy.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/colombia-just-transition/
Colombian oil worker unions are at the forefront of this strategy.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/colombia-just-transition/
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Mark Carney did not join NATO allies in signing this joint statement reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland:
Joint statement on Greenland signed by the leaders of 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇵🇱🇪🇸🇬🇧🇩🇰
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Mark Carney did not join NATO allies in signing this joint statement reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland:
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The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
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This was a really good talk between @kimkelly.bsky.social and @ericblanc.bsky.social about his book We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big.
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-process-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-process-...
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This was a really good talk between @kimkelly.bsky.social and @ericblanc.bsky.social about his book We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big.
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-process-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-process-...
Samwise knows what's up. #UnionStrong
"Starbucks, the company, is behaving irrationally.
As more and more stores go union the companies shortsightedness will become glaring and indefensible.
It will become clear that Starbucks management is creating structural fragility."
@sagaftra.org President #SeanAstin in LA right now
As more and more stores go union the companies shortsightedness will become glaring and indefensible.
It will become clear that Starbucks management is creating structural fragility."
@sagaftra.org President #SeanAstin in LA right now
December 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Samwise knows what's up. #UnionStrong
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I honestly think any game that involves AI Generation should be excluded from Game Awards. Its disrespectful.
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I honestly think any game that involves AI Generation should be excluded from Game Awards. Its disrespectful.
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A high speed train between YYC and YEG airports would reduce travel time and load on the QE2. Imagine, going from city to city in 60 minutes, including a 15 minute stop in Red Deer.
Likely a $10.5 billion project (less than 20% of a pipeline) and it would be an amazing benefit to the economy. Alas.
Likely a $10.5 billion project (less than 20% of a pipeline) and it would be an amazing benefit to the economy. Alas.
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A high speed train between YYC and YEG airports would reduce travel time and load on the QE2. Imagine, going from city to city in 60 minutes, including a 15 minute stop in Red Deer.
Likely a $10.5 billion project (less than 20% of a pipeline) and it would be an amazing benefit to the economy. Alas.
Likely a $10.5 billion project (less than 20% of a pipeline) and it would be an amazing benefit to the economy. Alas.
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Forming a union is one of the best ways to #MakeAmazonPay. This week Unifor member organisers are out signing cards at facilities across B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Forming a union is one of the best ways to #MakeAmazonPay. This week Unifor member organisers are out signing cards at facilities across B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
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Radical jihadist communism actually began in Iowa City. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Radical jihadist communism actually began in Iowa City. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: It sure sounds as if Premier Smith’s UCP will soon rip a page from the book of Depression-era Social Credit premier William Aberhart and repeal the province’s recall legislation as soon as possible, now that it’s being used against UCP MLAs. #abpoli
Will Alberta Kill Recall Laws Now That UCP MLAs Are at Risk? | The Tyee
Legislation stripping teachers of their Charter rights has brought new challenges to the Smith government.
thetyee.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: It sure sounds as if Premier Smith’s UCP will soon rip a page from the book of Depression-era Social Credit premier William Aberhart and repeal the province’s recall legislation as soon as possible, now that it’s being used against UCP MLAs. #abpoli
Bye bye smelly snelly #bluejays #worldseries
October 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Bye bye smelly snelly #bluejays #worldseries
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Spurred on by local supporters and backed by their union, four laid-off journalists established a workers’ non-profit co-op to create a new community-focused publication. Freshet News launched its website and weekly newsletter last week.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Is Print the Future of Local News? This Co-Op Thinks So | The Tyee
Freshet News, owned by workers, has launched to cover Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Spurred on by local supporters and backed by their union, four laid-off journalists established a workers’ non-profit co-op to create a new community-focused publication. Freshet News launched its website and weekly newsletter last week.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...