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JE Fred Wilson
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Retired, Unifor. Author, A New Kind of Union, Lorimer, 2019
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The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question. n.pr/4bNfjrc
Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy
The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
On MLK Day, thanks to Democracy Now for posting two of his most important speeches - Beyond Vietnam, on US imperialism and a better world, and I Have Been to the Mountaintop, the day before his 1968 assignation in Memphis.

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MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"Miller did a very good job describing imperialism"

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'Definition Of Imperialism': Bernie Sanders Responds To Stephen Miller's Comments On Venezuela
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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January 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Perhaps the most insightful assessment I have seen on what is going down in #Venezuela

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Internal Coup? Was Maduro BETRAYED By His VP
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Chatting with Jesus: what’s worse - the poor fool reduced to that, or the AI companion programmed to be God.
every new AI application amounts to coming up with a smart sounding way to prey and profit from the most vulnerable and gullable
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I may have missed it, but where was Canadian media on this story? All I saw or heard was a lot of both-sideism.

Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Elbows Up, but we can do this too:
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Perhaps much more than most people will want to know about me, but a very big thank you to Carmela Allevato and the BC Labour Heritage Centre for making me part of their impressive and growing collection of oral interviews with labour activists. #canlab
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Interview: Fred Wilson, Creation of Unifor | Video
Learn about Fred Wilson's career in union strategy, leading to his role in the creation of Canada's largest private-sector union.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you live with a person with PD, this story will confirm your hopes and fears; if you don't it will touch you nonetheless.
October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My new long form article on three waves of Progressive Canadian Nationalism and the urgent need to break free from US empire is at @canadiandimension.bsky.social

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Progressive nationalism and the fight for Canadian sovereignty
The threat to Canadian sovereignty is real and it demands a renewed analysis and a third wave of progressive nationalism to meet the challenges of the post-globalization era of authoritarian US imperi...
canadiandimension.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
September 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Some September labour based short fiction. When workers organize there can be Inevitable Conflict - the title of my new short story, a sequel to Capital Delivery.

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#shortstory #labour #gigwork
Inevitable Conflict
Capital Delivery 2
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September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Labour Day. I have posted a labour based short story on Medium - a sequel to my previous short fiction, Capital Delivery. I hope you enjoy it. medium.com/@jefr.../ine...
Inevitable Conflict
Capital Delivery 2
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September 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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A great examination of a new trend “no point in glossing over the growing conservatism in a large section of the working class, including among union memberships.” Canada
@fwilson2.bsky.social
#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon

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Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics
Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...
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August 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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My new article on the state of #CanLab politics after the 2025 Canadian election and labour's failure to stop working class dealignment. Thanks to @canadiandimension.bsky.social for publishing this long form article.

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics
Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...
canadiandimension.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Must-read from @fwilson2.bsky.social on the challenges facing Canada's union movement, to resist further encroachment by right-wing populism: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie.... A full overhaul of labour's political strategies is needed. #canlab
Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics
Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...
canadiandimension.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My new article on the state of #CanLab politics after the 2025 Canadian election and labour's failure to stop working class dealignment. Thanks to @canadiandimension.bsky.social for publishing this long form article.

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics
Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...
canadiandimension.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Could we ask for a better indicator of a failed system for workers?
Interesting tidbit for Canadian labour law and collective bargaining nerds:

Collective agreement coverage in Canada’s private sector today (15.5%) is lower than it was in 1940 (16.3%), before Canada had enacted ´modern’ Wagner-style collective bargaining legislation.
August 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Interesting tidbit for Canadian labour law and collective bargaining nerds:

Collective agreement coverage in Canada’s private sector today (15.5%) is lower than it was in 1940 (16.3%), before Canada had enacted ´modern’ Wagner-style collective bargaining legislation.
August 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM