Jack Mabbott
@jackmabbott.bsky.social
Interests: sailing, labour history, music (jazz, roots and ambient electronic), political economy, science, democratic socialism, environmentalism, philosophy, literature, social justice ….
The BC Labour Heritage centre has published its latest On The line podcast “Apple Box Belles”
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December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The BC Labour Heritage centre has published its latest On The line podcast “Apple Box Belles”
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The BC Labour Heritage Centre has publish another “On The Line” podcast. This time about BC garment workers.
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"That was when I first heard the word 'scab'." In 1924 Anne Marshall was a waitress and striking longshoremen sparked her interested in unions. Learn about organizing garment workers in BC. www.buzzsprout.com/1312528/epis...
Ep 32: Behind the Seams - Garment Workers in BC - On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
For most of the 20th century, garment workers—mostly women—sewed, pressed and wove fabric on factory assembly lines throughout the Lower Mainland, before the domestic industry began to decline with gl...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The BC Labour Heritage Centre has publish another “On The Line” podcast. This time about BC garment workers.
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My last sailing trip was a good full day in the Salish Sea and around Passage Island.
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Passage Island - Sailing trip log in Canada - SailTies
Check out this 33 NM sailing trip that lasted 7h 24m and was crewed by Jack Mabbott. It set sail from Hastings-Sunrise, Canada
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June 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My last sailing trip was a good full day in the Salish Sea and around Passage Island.
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BC Labour Heritage Centre’s latest podcast is available. It tells the story of the women trolley and bus “conductorettes” and drivers during WWII and after.
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Episode 31: Conductorettes - The First Women to Drive Transit - On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
This podcast episode tells the story of the "conductorettes" - the women who worked as streetcar conductors in Vancouver during World War II when many men were overseas fighting fascism. The conductor...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BC Labour Heritage Centre’s latest podcast is available. It tells the story of the women trolley and bus “conductorettes” and drivers during WWII and after.
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Really ? Trump previously endorsed Pollievre. Now suddenly he doesn’t know him or would prefer Carney? Sounds like PP and Trump have been strategising, again, now that the polls have shown the Liberals ahead.
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Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’
Amid trade tensions and speculation over a looming federal election, U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing in on Canadian politics yet again, saying he’d ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservat...
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March 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Really ? Trump previously endorsed Pollievre. Now suddenly he doesn’t know him or would prefer Carney? Sounds like PP and Trump have been strategising, again, now that the polls have shown the Liberals ahead.
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Canada wins SailGP Grand Pris in LA. Canada’s Northstar team moves into 5th overall position in global rankings.
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“The perfect showcase for our team”: Giles Scott debriefs NorthStar Canada’s L.A. victory
NorthStar Canada driver Giles Scott has described the team’s triumphant victory in Los Angeles as ‘the perfect showcase for the team’
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March 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Canada wins SailGP Grand Pris in LA. Canada’s Northstar team moves into 5th overall position in global rankings.
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Our latest podcast from the BC Labour Heritage Centre tells the story of Union solidarity in opposing apartheid in South Africa.
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Our latest podcast from the BC Labour Heritage Centre tells the story of Union solidarity in opposing apartheid in South Africa.
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Ep. 30. Taking a Stand: Union Solidarity Against Apartheid in South Africa - On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
Using interviews from the B.C. Labour Heritage Centre's Oral History Project, the Canadian Anti-Apartheid Activist History Project, and a retired BCGEU (BC General Services Union) activist, this episo...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Our latest podcast from the BC Labour Heritage Centre tells the story of Union solidarity in opposing apartheid in South Africa.
www.buzzsprout.com/1312528/epis...
Our latest podcast from the BC Labour Heritage Centre tells the story of Union solidarity in opposing apartheid in South Africa.
www.buzzsprout.com/1312528/epis...
Musk’s Starlink has been instrumental to the Ukraine military, but Musk has threatened to shut it down. So Eutelsat may be stepping up.
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Eutelsat in talks with EU to possibly replace Starlink in Ukraine, CEO confirms
"Everyone is asking us today, 'Can you replace the large number of terminals of Starlink in Ukraine,' and we are looking at that," Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke told Bloomberg.
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March 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Musk’s Starlink has been instrumental to the Ukraine military, but Musk has threatened to shut it down. So Eutelsat may be stepping up.
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Ron James writes:
🇨🇦SO satisfying!! Phenomenal hockey played at light speed! Team Canada wins!! And what’s even better, is we don’t have to see Team USA shaking hands with the Orange Mutant in the Whitehouse! #TeamCanada🇨🇦🇨🇦 #4Nations #hockeycanada🇨🇦 #canada🇨🇦🇨🇦
🇨🇦SO satisfying!! Phenomenal hockey played at light speed! Team Canada wins!! And what’s even better, is we don’t have to see Team USA shaking hands with the Orange Mutant in the Whitehouse! #TeamCanada🇨🇦🇨🇦 #4Nations #hockeycanada🇨🇦 #canada🇨🇦🇨🇦
February 21, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Ron James writes:
🇨🇦SO satisfying!! Phenomenal hockey played at light speed! Team Canada wins!! And what’s even better, is we don’t have to see Team USA shaking hands with the Orange Mutant in the Whitehouse! #TeamCanada🇨🇦🇨🇦 #4Nations #hockeycanada🇨🇦 #canada🇨🇦🇨🇦
🇨🇦SO satisfying!! Phenomenal hockey played at light speed! Team Canada wins!! And what’s even better, is we don’t have to see Team USA shaking hands with the Orange Mutant in the Whitehouse! #TeamCanada🇨🇦🇨🇦 #4Nations #hockeycanada🇨🇦 #canada🇨🇦🇨🇦
Canadians will have a stark choice in our next federal election, only a few months away. If the polls are to be believed the Conservatives will win a majority and the this guy will be Prime minister.
January 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Canadians will have a stark choice in our next federal election, only a few months away. If the polls are to be believed the Conservatives will win a majority and the this guy will be Prime minister.
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Vendée Globe is thé is arguably is the greatest race on the planet. Single handed sailors must circumnavigate the globe unassisted without making land. Charlie Dallin is on track to complete his journey in the next couple of days!
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Tracker | Vendée Globe 2024
All the information you need about the Vendée Globe 2024: skippers, rankings, maps and news about this solo, non-stop, non-assisted round-the-world race.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Vendée Globe is thé is arguably is the greatest race on the planet. Single handed sailors must circumnavigate the globe unassisted without making land. Charlie Dallin is on track to complete his journey in the next couple of days!
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My last trip of the 2024 sailing season! Looking forward to the 2025 season.
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Burrard Inlet - Sailing trip log in Canada - SailTies
Check out this 21 NM sailing trip that lasted 4h 51m and was crewed by Jack Mabbott. It set sail from Hastings-Sunrise, Canada
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January 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My last trip of the 2024 sailing season! Looking forward to the 2025 season.
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Check out the latest BC Labour Heritage Centre podcast about the Kitimat Wildcat Strike of 1976
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Ep. 29 - Kitimat Wildcat 1976 - On the Line: Stories of BC Workers
On June 3, 1976 simmering discontent at the Alcan smelter in the northern B.C. community of Kitimat turned into a full-scale revolt. Some members of independent union CASAW (Canadian Association of Sm...
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January 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Check out the latest BC Labour Heritage Centre podcast about the Kitimat Wildcat Strike of 1976
ontheline.buzzsprout.com/1312528/epis...
ontheline.buzzsprout.com/1312528/epis...