Gina Fiorillo
@glittleflower.bsky.social
Retired Canadian labour and human rights lawyer. Lung cancer survivor and screening advocate. Friend to many good dogs. 🇨🇦
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Early this morning, union members rallied behind Zohran Mamdani in hopes of shifting Cuomo votes to supporting Mamdani's affordable housing and transportation agenda.
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Labor Union Builds Mamdani Momentum in the Bronx - Documented
Early this morning, union members rallied behind Zohran Mamdani in hopes of shifting Cuomo votes to supporting Mamdani's affordable housing and transportation agenda.
documentedny.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Early this morning, union members rallied behind Zohran Mamdani in hopes of shifting Cuomo votes to supporting Mamdani's affordable housing and transportation agenda.
documentedny.com/2025/11/04/u...
documentedny.com/2025/11/04/u...
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Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab
Only Unionized Amazon Warehouse in Canada Starts Negotiating | The Tyee
Both sides have unresolved legal challenges before courts and labour relations tribunals.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab
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Overreach, anyone? #abpoli
Danielle Smith Brings Down the Hammer on Alberta’s Teachers | The Tyee
The government rams through a back-to-work law and removes their Charter rights.
thetyee.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Overreach, anyone? #abpoli
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Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli
‘Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee
Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicate the system faces being overwhelmed.
thetyee.ca
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli
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Nike says its suppliers pay workers 1.9 times the minimum wage on average.
But payroll records for one Cambodian factory revealed few people making that much, even after years on the job.
(Published April)
But payroll records for one Cambodian factory revealed few people making that much, even after years on the job.
(Published April)
Only 1% of Workers at This Factory Made What Nike Says Is Typical
Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one ...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nike says its suppliers pay workers 1.9 times the minimum wage on average.
But payroll records for one Cambodian factory revealed few people making that much, even after years on the job.
(Published April)
But payroll records for one Cambodian factory revealed few people making that much, even after years on the job.
(Published April)
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Qantas fined $58 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic reut.rs/45Enwt8
Qantas fined $58 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
Qantas Airways , Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million ($58.64 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and replacing them with contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic, a court ruled on Monday.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Qantas fined $58 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic reut.rs/45Enwt8
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Brian Niccol received more than $97.8m in total compensation in 2024. The typical Starbucks worker’s pay was less than $15,000.
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666 times more than his workers in 2024
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Brian Niccol received more than $97.8m in total compensation in 2024. The typical Starbucks worker’s pay was less than $15,000.
Painting beyond pretty
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Painting beyond pretty
Words finally catch up with this older artwork
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July 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Painting beyond pretty
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Alberta has now confirmed more #measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year.
The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314.
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314.
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's measles outbreaks surpass case counts reported for entire U.S. | CBC News
Alberta has now confirmed more measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year.
www.cbc.ca
July 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Alberta has now confirmed more #measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year.
The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314.
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314.
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After Metro Vancouver Amazon workers were awarded union certification, the tech giant plans to fight back against the decision. dailyhive.com/vancouver/am...
Well done UNIFOR! #Unionstrong #unifor
Well done UNIFOR! #Unionstrong #unifor
Amazon plans to fight Metro Vancouver workers' union certification | Business & Tech
After Metro Vancouver Amazon workers were awarded union certification, the tech giant plans to fight back against the decision.
dailyhive.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
After Metro Vancouver Amazon workers were awarded union certification, the tech giant plans to fight back against the decision. dailyhive.com/vancouver/am...
Well done UNIFOR! #Unionstrong #unifor
Well done UNIFOR! #Unionstrong #unifor
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Happy, funny Canada Day from carlynyandle.bsky.social
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Colour me red and white
Sorry not sorry my Canadian pride is showing
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June 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy, funny Canada Day from carlynyandle.bsky.social
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Colour me red and white open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
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"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge
“Knowledge is power”—or at least it was when Sir Francis Bacon coined this phrase in the 16th century. In today’s world, we frequently encounter a different variant of this philosophy, perhaps best de...
www.science.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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After my post on vaccinating my children when they were babies, I got asked to have ‘nuanced’ convos with antivaxxers.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
May 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
After my post on vaccinating my children when they were babies, I got asked to have ‘nuanced’ convos with antivaxxers.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
No.
I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children.
Vaccines save lives and protect health.
Period.
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That's us. 🙋
We talked to people like Yang Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, as well as a spokespeople from Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and the Cambodian garment industry’s trade association.
Here's the full story:
We talked to people like Yang Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, as well as a spokespeople from Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and the Cambodian garment industry’s trade association.
Here's the full story:
Nike Repeatedly Raised Concerns About Repression in Cambodia. It Expanded Its Factory Workforce There Anyway.
Nike’s continued growth in Cambodia underscores the level of political and labor repression the company has been willing to tolerate in countries that provide inexpensive labor.
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
That's us. 🙋
We talked to people like Yang Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, as well as a spokespeople from Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and the Cambodian garment industry’s trade association.
Here's the full story:
We talked to people like Yang Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, as well as a spokespeople from Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and the Cambodian garment industry’s trade association.
Here's the full story:
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Despite repeatedly raising concerns about labor rights, Nike has grown its presence in Cambodia from about 16,000 factory workers in May 2013 to more than 57,000 as of March.
Read more: propub.li/4kIhjCC
Read more: propub.li/4kIhjCC
May 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Despite repeatedly raising concerns about labor rights, Nike has grown its presence in Cambodia from about 16,000 factory workers in May 2013 to more than 57,000 as of March.
Read more: propub.li/4kIhjCC
Read more: propub.li/4kIhjCC
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It's Sunday morning which means yet another lovely read from @carlynyandle.bsky.social
I'd rather be cycling open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
I'd rather be cycling open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
I'd rather be cycling
Taking time out is all part of the practice
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May 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's Sunday morning which means yet another lovely read from @carlynyandle.bsky.social
I'd rather be cycling open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
I'd rather be cycling open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
