Emma Arkell
@emmaarkell.bsky.social
🔎 Labour Reporter @pressprogress.ca // words and photos in Chatelaine, Jacobin, The Tyee, Xtra etc. // UFCW 1006A 🤝
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Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
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We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
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Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
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Which Canadian workers could strike this year?
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
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A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
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“A young, 20-something guy will never have sight again in one of his eyes because of the actions of LAPD. His crime? Taking a photograph?” @adamrose.bsky.social tells @katecagle.bsky.social
“The reality is that these munitions cause life-altering injuries.”
“The reality is that these munitions cause life-altering injuries.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“A young, 20-something guy will never have sight again in one of his eyes because of the actions of LAPD. His crime? Taking a photograph?” @adamrose.bsky.social tells @katecagle.bsky.social
“The reality is that these munitions cause life-altering injuries.”
“The reality is that these munitions cause life-altering injuries.”
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Canada has spent years soliciting investment from Qatari's sovereign wealth fund, including for a small modular nuclear reactor project that is now a national infrastructure priority
theijf.org/brief/canada...
theijf.org/brief/canada...
Canada sought Qatari money for years before recent investment deal, records reveal
Public service journalism
theijf.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Canada has spent years soliciting investment from Qatari's sovereign wealth fund, including for a small modular nuclear reactor project that is now a national infrastructure priority
theijf.org/brief/canada...
theijf.org/brief/canada...
My recent story on potential strikes we could see in Canada in 2026 has been translated into French pour @pivot.quebec!
INFO | Grèves 2026 : Plusieurs conventions collectives importantes arrivent à échéance cette année au Canada.
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
Qui pourrait déclencher une grève cette année?
D’Air Canada à Bell Média, en passant par les fonctionnaires du gouvernement fédéral, voici quelques-uns des principaux dossiers à surveiller au pays en 2026.
pivot.quebec
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My recent story on potential strikes we could see in Canada in 2026 has been translated into French pour @pivot.quebec!
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Israel killed three Palestinian journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, including a freelance cameraman who contributed to CBS News. The network's president, Tom Cibrowski, let staff know at a meeting this morning, noting that Abdul Raouf Shaat had just been married. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Israel killed three Palestinian journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, including a freelance cameraman who contributed to CBS News. The network's president, Tom Cibrowski, let staff know at a meeting this morning, noting that Abdul Raouf Shaat had just been married. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
just one sniff of that fog and you're in! side! out!
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 AM
just one sniff of that fog and you're in! side! out!
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Reposted by Emma Arkell
INFO | Grèves 2026 : Plusieurs conventions collectives importantes arrivent à échéance cette année au Canada.
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
Qui pourrait déclencher une grève cette année?
D’Air Canada à Bell Média, en passant par les fonctionnaires du gouvernement fédéral, voici quelques-uns des principaux dossiers à surveiller au pays en 2026.
pivot.quebec
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
INFO | Grèves 2026 : Plusieurs conventions collectives importantes arrivent à échéance cette année au Canada.
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
Un article de @emmaarkell.bsky.social - Journaliste PressProgress
pivot.quebec/2026/01/19/g...
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Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
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Look who just endorsed the January 23 Minnesota-wide shutdown to protest the federal assault! “No work, no school, no shopping.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Look who just endorsed the January 23 Minnesota-wide shutdown to protest the federal assault! “No work, no school, no shopping.”
"The deal, which was approved in July 2024 and is valid until 2029, comes as the U.S. agency—the largest in the Department of Homeland Security—takes part in an aggressive immigration crackdown."
www.biv.com/news/technol...
www.biv.com/news/technol...
Hootsuite providing services to Homeland Security agency years after ICE reversal
Vancouver social media company providing 'support services' to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
www.biv.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"The deal, which was approved in July 2024 and is valid until 2029, comes as the U.S. agency—the largest in the Department of Homeland Security—takes part in an aggressive immigration crackdown."
www.biv.com/news/technol...
www.biv.com/news/technol...
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guys can we please not let him fool us twice, please
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
guys can we please not let him fool us twice, please
we LOVE seeing Jaylene Tyme come back for a few minutes on the canada's drag race finale
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
we LOVE seeing Jaylene Tyme come back for a few minutes on the canada's drag race finale
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Every new DOJ investigation sounds like something hollered by Walter Sobchak
January 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Every new DOJ investigation sounds like something hollered by Walter Sobchak
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Pretty pottery made by people of northern Mesopotamia ~6,200 to 5,500 BC is painted w/ flowers that have 4, 8, 16 or 32 petals, some show arrangements of 64
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
This ancient pottery holds the earliest evidence of humans doing math
Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and crops, archaeologists say.
www.sciencenews.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Pretty pottery made by people of northern Mesopotamia ~6,200 to 5,500 BC is painted w/ flowers that have 4, 8, 16 or 32 petals, some show arrangements of 64
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
These show a clear understanding of symmetry & spatial division long before written numbers came into use, researchers now argue:
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As the world burns, let's get one thing straight. A video podcast is just a TV show.
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
As the world burns, let's get one thing straight. A video podcast is just a TV show.
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For everyone who:
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
SOCIETY OF CROWS TRAILER
YouTube video by Mike McKinlay
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
For everyone who:
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
- pays the crow tax
- misses the lovable knife-wielding Canuck the Crow
- watches the Crow Commute from Vancouver to Still Creek each day
There's free a film screening and "Crow Talk" on Jan 22 at CapU www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/g...
#birdsky #vancouver 🪶
josie and the pussycats is the best movie ever join the army!!
NEW EPISODE! Du Jour means crash positions! In which @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, @nikostratis.com and Alex unpack the heaping package of glory that is Josie and the Pussycats.
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
josie and the pussycats is the best movie ever join the army!!
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I haven’t been posting every DHS assault on press nationally, but I am tracking behind the scenes for accountability efforts.
Sharing this one to note I think it’s at least third journalist just from Status Coup struck in MN in last few days.
It’s rough out there.
Sharing this one to note I think it’s at least third journalist just from Status Coup struck in MN in last few days.
It’s rough out there.
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
I haven’t been posting every DHS assault on press nationally, but I am tracking behind the scenes for accountability efforts.
Sharing this one to note I think it’s at least third journalist just from Status Coup struck in MN in last few days.
It’s rough out there.
Sharing this one to note I think it’s at least third journalist just from Status Coup struck in MN in last few days.
It’s rough out there.
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Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
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Feds cleared out from this road but left one vehicle.
It's been broken open.
It's been broken open.
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Feds cleared out from this road but left one vehicle.
It's been broken open.
It's been broken open.
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
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Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says
Federal statistics agency entered its workforce adjustment period Monday, sending notices to thousands of employees.
ottawacitizen.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
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ICYMI - My latest for The Breach. When I first started critiquing the framework of economic reconciliation, I spoke with many Indigenous leaders who agreed with me, but were too scared to speak out due to backlash.
Mark Carney and the premiers are offering ownership stakes to Indigenous communities to make mining and oil projects more attractive.
@janellelapointe.bsky.social explains that it’s just modern-day beads and trinkets to buy off resistance to destructive resource projects.
@janellelapointe.bsky.social explains that it’s just modern-day beads and trinkets to buy off resistance to destructive resource projects.
Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers are trying to buy off Indigenous resistance
YouTube video by The Breach
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January 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
ICYMI - My latest for The Breach. When I first started critiquing the framework of economic reconciliation, I spoke with many Indigenous leaders who agreed with me, but were too scared to speak out due to backlash.