Isaac Phan Nay
@isaacphannay.bsky.social
He/Him. Labour Reporter for The Tyee. Previously reported for CBC News, Canada's National Observer, CityNews1130 and the Toronto Star. Bylines in The Narwhal, The Breach, IndigiNews, etc.
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The federal Liberals’ new budget proposes to cut about 10% of government jobs over the next four years to bring the public service to a “sustainable size” — reneging on its election promises. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli
Get Ready for Harper-Style Public Service Cuts, Says Analyst | The Tyee
Budget 2025 proposes cutting 40,000 government jobs.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The federal Liberals’ new budget proposes to cut about 10% of government jobs over the next four years to bring the public service to a “sustainable size” — reneging on its election promises. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli
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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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This Delta, B.C. site is the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada - and they're finally starting the collective bargaining process.
This comes after Amazon shut down all its Quebec facilities after a unionization attempt. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
This comes after Amazon shut down all its Quebec facilities after a unionization attempt. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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 8:37 PM
This Delta, B.C. site is the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada - and they're finally starting the collective bargaining process.
This comes after Amazon shut down all its Quebec facilities after a unionization attempt. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
This comes after Amazon shut down all its Quebec facilities after a unionization attempt. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Experts estimate that to survive, Canada Post will need to lay off thousands.
“Part of that transformation will happen through attrition. I’m convinced of that,” said Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post. “But the transformation has to begin.”
#CanLab #BCLab #Labour
“Part of that transformation will happen through attrition. I’m convinced of that,” said Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post. “But the transformation has to begin.”
#CanLab #BCLab #Labour
What to do with Canada Post?
It’s a question that’s out of the government’s hands until next month. On Sept. 25, Ottawa gave Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger 45 days to come up with a plan to bring the Crown corporation back from the brink.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
It’s a question that’s out of the government’s hands until next month. On Sept. 25, Ottawa gave Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger 45 days to come up with a plan to bring the Crown corporation back from the brink.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Canada Post Minister Says He’s Ready to Allow Big Job Cuts | The Tyee
Experts say at least 10,000 jobs could be lost to changes at the Crown corporation.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The federal minister in charge of Canada Post says he's ready to allow big job cuts. Reporting from our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Canada Post Minister Says He’s Ready to Allow Big Job Cuts | The Tyee
Experts say at least 10,000 jobs could be lost to changes at the Crown corporation.
thetyee.ca
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The federal minister in charge of Canada Post says he's ready to allow big job cuts. Reporting from our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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The BC Nurses Union is meeting with MLAs today to talk violence prevention. Violence is horribly common in health care, especially for nurses who deal with patients all day every day.
The union has come up with 10 steps it says will reduce violence
www.bcnu.org/files/top-10...
The union has come up with 10 steps it says will reduce violence
www.bcnu.org/files/top-10...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The BC Nurses Union is meeting with MLAs today to talk violence prevention. Violence is horribly common in health care, especially for nurses who deal with patients all day every day.
The union has come up with 10 steps it says will reduce violence
www.bcnu.org/files/top-10...
The union has come up with 10 steps it says will reduce violence
www.bcnu.org/files/top-10...
ICYMI: "The country is about to change direction, and PM Mark Carney intends to steer it hard."
That's from investigative journalist @karynpugliese.bsky.social It's astute insight from my old boss, published in my new paper.
Def. a must-read:
That's from investigative journalist @karynpugliese.bsky.social It's astute insight from my old boss, published in my new paper.
Def. a must-read:
Carney’s Address: Dad Sat Us Down for a Serious Talk
The more the PM calmly reassured, the clearer the subtext: brace for harsh measures. thetyee.ca/Newsearch/?q... #cdnpoli #budget #Carney
The more the PM calmly reassured, the clearer the subtext: brace for harsh measures. thetyee.ca/Newsearch/?q... #cdnpoli #budget #Carney
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October 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
ICYMI: "The country is about to change direction, and PM Mark Carney intends to steer it hard."
That's from investigative journalist @karynpugliese.bsky.social It's astute insight from my old boss, published in my new paper.
Def. a must-read:
That's from investigative journalist @karynpugliese.bsky.social It's astute insight from my old boss, published in my new paper.
Def. a must-read:
Under the Access to Information Act, I requested comms prepared for Minister Patty Hajdu about flight attendants’ unpaid work.
I got back a slim package of docs including 5-page internal memo out-right labeled "secret."
Check it out @thetyee.ca
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I got back a slim package of docs including 5-page internal memo out-right labeled "secret."
Check it out @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Can Legislation Solve Unpaid Airline Work? | The Tyee
It’s the third time a bill has been introduced, and follows a three-day strike that snarled summer air travel.
thetyee.ca
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Under the Access to Information Act, I requested comms prepared for Minister Patty Hajdu about flight attendants’ unpaid work.
I got back a slim package of docs including 5-page internal memo out-right labeled "secret."
Check it out @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
I got back a slim package of docs including 5-page internal memo out-right labeled "secret."
Check it out @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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What does virtual picketing look like?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social looks at how remote workers are contributing as the #BCgov strike enters its seventh week.
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@isaacphannay.bsky.social looks at how remote workers are contributing as the #BCgov strike enters its seventh week.
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Remote Strike: How BC Government Workers Take the Picket Online | The Tyee
For about 1,000 BCGEU workers, striking means planning strategy and communications on video calls.
thetyee.ca
October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What does virtual picketing look like?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social looks at how remote workers are contributing as the #BCgov strike enters its seventh week.
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@isaacphannay.bsky.social looks at how remote workers are contributing as the #BCgov strike enters its seventh week.
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What is online picketing? Some BCGEU members are on strike remotely instead of walking a picket line. #canlab
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Remote Strike: How BC Government Workers Take the Picket Online | The Tyee
For about 1,000 BCGEU workers, striking means planning strategy and communications on video calls.
thetyee.ca
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What is online picketing? Some BCGEU members are on strike remotely instead of walking a picket line. #canlab
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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In my latest for @thetyee.ca I examine the case to gut Canada Post, the case to expand Canada Post's services and the Union's Purolator allegations.
Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Has Time Run Out for Canada Post? | The Tyee
Inside the debate over the Crown corporation’s future as unions and management battle.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In my latest for @thetyee.ca I examine the case to gut Canada Post, the case to expand Canada Post's services and the Union's Purolator allegations.
Reposted by Isaac Phan Nay
Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Has Time Run Out for Canada Post? | The Tyee
Inside the debate over the Crown corporation’s future as unions and management battle.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
"Housing is atrociously expensive. Food is atrociously expensive. Medicine to make you healthy is atrociously expensive," Rob Ashton told me.
"But when we ask for more, we’re told we’re greedy."
"But when we ask for more, we’re told we’re greedy."
“So why now? I’m tired of Conservatives and Liberals lying to workers, telling them they’re going to make their lives better. All we see happening is our lives getting worse.”
@isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Rob Ashton who is joining the race for the NDP leadership. #canpoli
@isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Rob Ashton who is joining the race for the NDP leadership. #canpoli
‘We're All Getting Screwed. I’ve Had Enough’ | The Tyee
He was a dockworker, then a labour leader. Now Rob Ashton wants to lead the federal NDP. A Tyee Q&A.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Housing is atrociously expensive. Food is atrociously expensive. Medicine to make you healthy is atrociously expensive," Rob Ashton told me.
"But when we ask for more, we’re told we’re greedy."
"But when we ask for more, we’re told we’re greedy."
The real reason for B.C.'s child care staffing shortage? Bad jobs, one researcher says.
All that and more in my latest for @thetyee.ca
#bclab #10aday #childcare
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All that and more in my latest for @thetyee.ca
#bclab #10aday #childcare
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How Immigration Cuts Added to the Sunshine Coast’s Child-Care Problem | The Tyee
Two Sunshine Coast infant and toddler care programs closed. Parents are calling for help.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The real reason for B.C.'s child care staffing shortage? Bad jobs, one researcher says.
All that and more in my latest for @thetyee.ca
#bclab #10aday #childcare
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
All that and more in my latest for @thetyee.ca
#bclab #10aday #childcare
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
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The key issues are wage parity and access to washrooms (!!) By labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
After Seven Months, BC Intervenes in Cowichan Bus Strike | The Tyee
The dispute has upended many transit riders’ lives and put financial strain on some bus drivers.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The key issues are wage parity and access to washrooms (!!) By labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
Renowned mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to help the two sides negotiate.
Transdev Canada and Unifor have 10 days to come to a deal before Ready makes his own reccomendations.
The union and residents welcome the mediation
#BCLabour
Transdev Canada and Unifor have 10 days to come to a deal before Ready makes his own reccomendations.
The union and residents welcome the mediation
#BCLabour
The key issues are wage parity and access to washrooms (!!) By labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
After Seven Months, BC Intervenes in Cowichan Bus Strike | The Tyee
The dispute has upended many transit riders’ lives and put financial strain on some bus drivers.
thetyee.ca
September 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Renowned mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to help the two sides negotiate.
Transdev Canada and Unifor have 10 days to come to a deal before Ready makes his own reccomendations.
The union and residents welcome the mediation
#BCLabour
Transdev Canada and Unifor have 10 days to come to a deal before Ready makes his own reccomendations.
The union and residents welcome the mediation
#BCLabour
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"In the last 14 months the government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to try to end at least eight strikes in federally regulated industries." Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
The NDP Targets Ottawa’s New Strikebreaking Tactic | The Tyee
MP Jenny Kwan says the party is still working on a way to curb the use of Section 107.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"In the last 14 months the government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to try to end at least eight strikes in federally regulated industries." Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
Nearly 90 more Ministry of Finance workers walked off the job in Vancouver today. The BCGEU says job action will continue to escalate until the province makes a better offer.
#BCLab
#BCLab
About 2,000 workers have walked off the job.
They're mostly in inward-facing roles, union president Paul Finch says, besides workers at the Royal BC Museum. Finch says the strike will start with a "minimized disruption" to the public.
They're mostly in inward-facing roles, union president Paul Finch says, besides workers at the Royal BC Museum. Finch says the strike will start with a "minimized disruption" to the public.
September 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Nearly 90 more Ministry of Finance workers walked off the job in Vancouver today. The BCGEU says job action will continue to escalate until the province makes a better offer.
#BCLab
#BCLab
Why DID the federal government start using Section 107 last year? And what's next for back-to-work orders? Those are the questions guiding this piece...
My latest for @thetyee.ca
#canlab #bclab #canpoli
My latest for @thetyee.ca
#canlab #bclab #canpoli
In the last 14 months the government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to try to end at least eight strikes in federally regulated industries. #canlab
The NDP Targets Ottawa’s New Strikebreaking Tactic | The Tyee
MP Jenny Kwan says the party is still working on a way to curb the use of Section 107.
thetyee.ca
September 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Why DID the federal government start using Section 107 last year? And what's next for back-to-work orders? Those are the questions guiding this piece...
My latest for @thetyee.ca
#canlab #bclab #canpoli
My latest for @thetyee.ca
#canlab #bclab #canpoli
ICYMI: This organizer shares a clear-eyed view on the state of the Labour movement. We chat behind-the-scenes union work, big-picture labour, and why she's hopeful for the future.
#BCLab #Labour
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#BCLab #Labour
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Why One Young Union Organizer Sees a Brighter Future | The Tyee
Gen Z faces tough job prospects and sees a collective solution, says Lucy Everett. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICYMI: This organizer shares a clear-eyed view on the state of the Labour movement. We chat behind-the-scenes union work, big-picture labour, and why she's hopeful for the future.
#BCLab #Labour
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
#BCLab #Labour
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
After serving strike notice Friday, some BCGEU workers walked off the job Tuesday
More to come.
#BCLab #BCPoli #Labour
More to come.
#BCLab #BCPoli #Labour
BCGEU members working for the BC Public Service have voted 92.7% in overwhelming favour of taking job action and will issue 72-hour strike notice this afternoon. Job action could begin as early as Tuesday morning. For media inquiries, email communications@bcgeu.ca. www.bcgeu.ca/92_7_of_publ...
September 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
After serving strike notice on Friday, the BCGEU walked off the job Tuesday.
There will be picket lines in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.
There will be picket lines in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.
BC government workers could be on strike as early as Tuesday, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Government Workers Could Walk Off the Job as Early as Tuesday | The Tyee
The BCGEU has issued strike notice, while a health union has claimed bargaining progress.
thetyee.ca
September 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
After serving strike notice on Friday, the BCGEU walked off the job Tuesday.
There will be picket lines in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.
There will be picket lines in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.
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BC government workers could be on strike as early as Tuesday, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Government Workers Could Walk Off the Job as Early as Tuesday | The Tyee
The BCGEU has issued strike notice, while a health union has claimed bargaining progress.
thetyee.ca
August 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
BC government workers could be on strike as early as Tuesday, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...