Barry Eidlin
@eidlin.bsky.social
Former organizer, current Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Author, Labor and the Class Idea in the US and Canada (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Queries of a sociologist on Christmas Day, as I’m listening to Christmas music while preparing dinner: why has the canon of Christmas classics barely changed in 50 years? 🧵 1/
December 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Queries of a sociologist on Christmas Day, as I’m listening to Christmas music while preparing dinner: why has the canon of Christmas classics barely changed in 50 years? 🧵 1/
You can be an active part of Trump-induced US brain drain: come work with me at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social ! The priority area in Democratic and Community Resilience is especially worth checking out:
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Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Democratic and Community Resilience
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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December 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You can be an active part of Trump-induced US brain drain: come work with me at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social ! The priority area in Democratic and Community Resilience is especially worth checking out:
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Teamsters Local 705 just confirmed that Bovino went with armed CBP agents to a Mauser picket line in Chicago this morning and "interrogated and laughed at our members while they were on the picket line." These workers went on strike to demand protections for immigrant workers, among other things.
How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers - The American Prospect
The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.
prospect.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Teamsters Local 705 just confirmed that Bovino went with armed CBP agents to a Mauser picket line in Chicago this morning and "interrogated and laughed at our members while they were on the picket line." These workers went on strike to demand protections for immigrant workers, among other things.
If you're thinking about running for union office, this event co-sponsored by @labornotes and the Association for Union Democracy will surely be of interest: shar.es/agKWkN
Online Workshop: Running for Union Office
Labor Notes and the Association for Union Democracy are co-hosting this workshop. One of the most important tools in the rank-and-file toolbox for transforming the labor movement is running for local ...
shar.es
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you're thinking about running for union office, this event co-sponsored by @labornotes and the Association for Union Democracy will surely be of interest: shar.es/agKWkN
Fantastic piece from Youbin Kang in Lux Magazine exploring the intersecting solidarities of labour, queer, and feminist activists (bound together by K-Pop) that brought down the Yoon Suk-Yeol government last year 🫰✊🏳️🌈
lux-magazine.com/article/comr...
lux-magazine.com/article/comr...
The Sting of Hornet Comrade
When Korea's president staged a coup, feminists, queers, and K-pop fans swarmed the barricades to join the labor movement.
lux-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Fantastic piece from Youbin Kang in Lux Magazine exploring the intersecting solidarities of labour, queer, and feminist activists (bound together by K-Pop) that brought down the Yoon Suk-Yeol government last year 🫰✊🏳️🌈
lux-magazine.com/article/comr...
lux-magazine.com/article/comr...
I was back on Shaye Ganam's show on 880CHED to talk about the Air Transat settlement and how it fits into the bigger picture of what's going on with labour in Canada:
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December 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I was back on Shaye Ganam's show on 880CHED to talk about the Air Transat settlement and how it fits into the bigger picture of what's going on with labour in Canada:
dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm/CORU39830642...
dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm/CORU39830642...
How did Air Transat pilots reach a deal at the last minute, and what does this say about the collective bargaining climate in Canada more generally? I spoke with @globalnews.ca to discuss these issues.
globalnews.ca/video/115734...
globalnews.ca/video/115734...
Air Transat labour deal averts holiday travel disruption | Watch News Videos Online
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globalnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How did Air Transat pilots reach a deal at the last minute, and what does this say about the collective bargaining climate in Canada more generally? I spoke with @globalnews.ca to discuss these issues.
globalnews.ca/video/115734...
globalnews.ca/video/115734...
We don’t know what’s in the tentative agreement between Air Transat and its pilots, but it’s clear that the lack of a threat of government intervention kept management at the table to hammer out an agreement. That’s how bargaining is supposed to work.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Air Transat deal was a great success for collective bargaining
In the absence of threats of government intervention, the pilots’ strike notice worked as intended
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We don’t know what’s in the tentative agreement between Air Transat and its pilots, but it’s clear that the lack of a threat of government intervention kept management at the table to hammer out an agreement. That’s how bargaining is supposed to work.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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GS4P will continue to bring attention to the war crimes in Palestine and push the ISA to comply with the principles of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). With your help we can achieve the continuation of the ISS's suspension until it joins our efforts for Palestine's liberation! [8/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
GS4P will continue to bring attention to the war crimes in Palestine and push the ISA to comply with the principles of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). With your help we can achieve the continuation of the ISS's suspension until it joins our efforts for Palestine's liberation! [8/8]
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(2) Reach out to your national association and communicate strongly how important it is for them to vote in favor of the suspension [contact info for associations: www.isa-sociology.org/en/national-... - send them the link to the above document so they know what's at stake! [7/8]
https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/national-associations/na-regular-members]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
(2) Reach out to your national association and communicate strongly how important it is for them to vote in favor of the suspension [contact info for associations: www.isa-sociology.org/en/national-... - send them the link to the above document so they know what's at stake! [7/8]
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Global Sociologists for Palestine: here's how you can help us (1) Send an email to ISA (isa@isa-sociology.org, cecilia-delgado@isa-sociology.org, geoffrey.pleyers@uclouvain.be, Bandana.Purkayastha@uconn.edu) and firmly express your support for the upholding of the suspension at the meeting [6/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Global Sociologists for Palestine: here's how you can help us (1) Send an email to ISA (isa@isa-sociology.org, cecilia-delgado@isa-sociology.org, geoffrey.pleyers@uclouvain.be, Bandana.Purkayastha@uconn.edu) and firmly express your support for the upholding of the suspension at the meeting [6/8]
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Here's our call to all national sociological associations which will cast their votes in India -- please share widely: drive.proton.me/urls/GZA9T23... [5/8]
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December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here's our call to all national sociological associations which will cast their votes in India -- please share widely: drive.proton.me/urls/GZA9T23... [5/8]
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A vote for upholding of the suspension of ISS will also resonate with the overwhelming support in the world for the end of war crimes and apartheid in Palestine. It will also encourage other academic and professional associations to take a similar stance [4/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A vote for upholding of the suspension of ISS will also resonate with the overwhelming support in the world for the end of war crimes and apartheid in Palestine. It will also encourage other academic and professional associations to take a similar stance [4/8]
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GS4P strongly believes that upholding the suspension is critical: it will reaffirm that international academic associations cannot remain complicit in war crimes. ISS should be held accountable for its institutional silence and complicity in the genocide to date [3/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
GS4P strongly believes that upholding the suspension is critical: it will reaffirm that international academic associations cannot remain complicit in war crimes. ISS should be held accountable for its institutional silence and complicity in the genocide to date [3/8]
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ISA's Council of National Associations Conference will take place on December 17-20 in India (www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...) At the meeting national sociological associations that are regular members of ISA will vote on the status of the Israeli Sociological Society (ISS)'s suspension [2/8]
6th ISA Council of National Associations Conference
www.isa-sociology.org
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
ISA's Council of National Associations Conference will take place on December 17-20 in India (www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...) At the meeting national sociological associations that are regular members of ISA will vote on the status of the Israeli Sociological Society (ISS)'s suspension [2/8]
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Calling all Global Sociologists for Palestine - Collective Action Time!! We Need Your Help! [thread - 1/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Calling all Global Sociologists for Palestine - Collective Action Time!! We Need Your Help! [thread - 1/8]
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
[English below]
Ce fut un honneur et un grand plaisir de pouvoir assister à la soutenance de thèse de Gabriel Rosenman à l’ @ehess.fr (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) en tant que rapporteur 🧵 1/
Ce fut un honneur et un grand plaisir de pouvoir assister à la soutenance de thèse de Gabriel Rosenman à l’ @ehess.fr (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) en tant que rapporteur 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
[English below]
Ce fut un honneur et un grand plaisir de pouvoir assister à la soutenance de thèse de Gabriel Rosenman à l’ @ehess.fr (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) en tant que rapporteur 🧵 1/
Ce fut un honneur et un grand plaisir de pouvoir assister à la soutenance de thèse de Gabriel Rosenman à l’ @ehess.fr (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) en tant que rapporteur 🧵 1/
Got off the overnight flight to Paris, cleared customs with the family, got the train into town, checked into our hotel, changed, put the finishing touches on my talk, then made my way to École normale supérieure for my presentation. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Got off the overnight flight to Paris, cleared customs with the family, got the train into town, checked into our hotel, changed, put the finishing touches on my talk, then made my way to École normale supérieure for my presentation. 1/
Academic Conference Fashion Report, #SSHA2025 Edition, Day 3: I had to cut the conference shorter than usual because I also managed to schedule my family’s first visit to Montreal in 5 years for the same weekend (my life these days), so today called for a conference-to-airport outfit. 🧵 1/
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Academic Conference Fashion Report, #SSHA2025 Edition, Day 3: I had to cut the conference shorter than usual because I also managed to schedule my family’s first visit to Montreal in 5 years for the same weekend (my life these days), so today called for a conference-to-airport outfit. 🧵 1/
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Very proud of my former student, Mairin Burke, for this deep dive into McGill's faculty unionization campaign!
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Very proud of my former student, Mairin Burke, for this deep dive into McGill's faculty unionization campaign!
Academic Conference Fashion Report, #SSHA2025 Edition, Day 1: I was up at an ungodly hour to catch my 6:00 am flight to Chicago for this year’s Social Science History Association meeting, my favourite conference of the year. 🧵 1/
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Academic Conference Fashion Report, #SSHA2025 Edition, Day 1: I was up at an ungodly hour to catch my 6:00 am flight to Chicago for this year’s Social Science History Association meeting, my favourite conference of the year. 🧵 1/
Fantastic reporting from The McGill Tribune on the factors driving professors to unionize at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social :
www.thetribune.ca/the-cost-of-...
www.thetribune.ca/the-cost-of-...
The cost of McGill’s excellence | The Tribune
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November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Fantastic reporting from The McGill Tribune on the factors driving professors to unionize at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social :
www.thetribune.ca/the-cost-of-...
www.thetribune.ca/the-cost-of-...
I planned to teach Jo Freeman’s article on “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” in my social movements class this week, before students voted to strike for Palestine. So it made sense to include it in the students’ strike school.
If you’re on campus, come by Leacock 210 at 1:00 pm to listen in!
If you’re on campus, come by Leacock 210 at 1:00 pm to listen in!
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I planned to teach Jo Freeman’s article on “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” in my social movements class this week, before students voted to strike for Palestine. So it made sense to include it in the students’ strike school.
If you’re on campus, come by Leacock 210 at 1:00 pm to listen in!
If you’re on campus, come by Leacock 210 at 1:00 pm to listen in!