Kim Siever
@kimsiever.bsky.social
Radical left queer Mormon. Labour journalist. Disabled. ADHD. Autism. Lemon lover. He/they.
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If you're charging 4 bucks a cookie, you can afford to compensate workers properly.
Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally
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Craig's Cookies workers to unionize at 5 Toronto stores | CBC News
Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
If you're charging 4 bucks a cookie, you can afford to compensate workers properly.
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Perspective!
If you think capital is the driving force of the economy, you might want to sit down when you watch this.
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Why labour is more important than capital
YouTube video by Kim Siever
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January 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Perspective!
If you think capital is the driving force of the economy, you might want to sit down when you watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwW8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwW8...
Why labour is more important than capital
YouTube video by Kim Siever
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January 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If you think capital is the driving force of the economy, you might want to sit down when you watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwW8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwW8...
“The most immediate factor — sort of the straw that broke the camel's back for these workers — was the decision to remove paid breaks”.
Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Craig's Cookies workers to unionize at 5 Toronto stores | CBC News
Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally.
www.cbc.ca
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“The most immediate factor — sort of the straw that broke the camel's back for these workers — was the decision to remove paid breaks”.
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Craig's Cookies workers to unionize at 5 Toronto stores | CBC News
Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally.
www.cbc.ca
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link:
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Switzerland ski fire latest: Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar, police say
Many of the injured are in a
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January 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
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Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
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Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
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Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
Alberta scaffolder wins national award
Rene Hiscock has been a leader among his scaffolding peers for 5 decades.
albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Yesterday, two readers of The Alberta Worker sent in $25 each to support independent labour journalism in Alberta.
You can, too.
albertaworker.ca/support
You can, too.
albertaworker.ca/support
The next time someone tells you that the business owner takes on all the risk, send them this link:
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2 women farm workers killed in accident near Alephata | Pune News - The Times of India
Pune: Two women farm workers were killed and at least 25 others suffered injuries after a pickup truck they were travelling in collided with a tanker .
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December 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
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Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
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Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
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Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca
December 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary auto glass workers get new contract
The new collective agreement includes wages increases.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
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We need to change the way we use Indigenous names for streets, towns, buildings, etc... substack.com/@rjjago/note...?
Robert Jago (@rjjago)
Controversial Opinion: if you are naming something in the public realm in an Indigenous language, and that language doesn’t use the standard alphabet, it should come with a transliteration below it in...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We need to change the way we use Indigenous names for streets, towns, buildings, etc... substack.com/@rjjago/note...?
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Israel just became the first country in the world to ban Doctors Without Borders
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Israel just became the first country in the world to ban Doctors Without Borders
I just realized that the oldest GenXers turned 60 this year.
December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I just realized that the oldest GenXers turned 60 this year.
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Bring it on, Nenshi dares UCP, call a snap election early in 2026. He says Smith's party is conflicted and confused. Column.
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Braid: Nenshi says NDP ready to crush government, dares UCP to call early vote
NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said his party is raring to go in an early election, and Premier Danielle Smith's UCP is ripe for defeat.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I hung up laundry on our clothesline at least one day in every month of 2025.
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I hung up laundry on our clothesline at least one day in every month of 2025.
Yesterday, a reader of The Alberta Worker sent in $25 to support independent labour journalism in Alberta.
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Last month, 177 readers of The Alberta Worker sent in over $2,900 in donations, monthly subscriptions, and annual subscriptions.
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The year-to-date total has now passed the $24,000 mark.
The Alberta Worker relies solely on the generosity of its readers.
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Support independent journalism
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December 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Yesterday, a reader of The Alberta Worker sent in $25 to support independent labour journalism in Alberta.
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Remember, The Alberta Worker is 100% funded by its readers.
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A good breakdown of some of the issues in our health care system, and why political choices have made the situation worse.
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A good breakdown of some of the issues in our health care system, and why political choices have made the situation worse.
Reposted by Kim Siever
Nobody wants to pay for it, not realizing that the US spends way more with an all private system.
Also employer health plans are a ripoff. The employer benefits industry is super nasty in this province and they will bill your company for whatever they want.
Meaning we all pay more for it.
Also employer health plans are a ripoff. The employer benefits industry is super nasty in this province and they will bill your company for whatever they want.
Meaning we all pay more for it.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nobody wants to pay for it, not realizing that the US spends way more with an all private system.
Also employer health plans are a ripoff. The employer benefits industry is super nasty in this province and they will bill your company for whatever they want.
Meaning we all pay more for it.
Also employer health plans are a ripoff. The employer benefits industry is super nasty in this province and they will bill your company for whatever they want.
Meaning we all pay more for it.
The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link.
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16 workers killed as crane falls during Samruddhi Expressway construction in Maharashtra
Five persons are feared trapped and efforts are on to rescue them, an NDRF official said
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December 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link.
www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/15-...
www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/15-...
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Canada’s Healthcare “Crisis”
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
A political choice for decades, not a universal healthcare failure
paulstewartii.substack.com/p/canadas-he...
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
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Alberta was the most food insecure province in 2023
It also had the highest increase in food bank usage in the last year and in the last 6 years.
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Alberta was the most food insecure province in 2023
It also had the highest increase in food bank usage in the last year and in the last 6 years.
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Alberta was the most food insecure province in 2023
It also had the highest increase in food bank usage in the last year and in the last 6 years.
albertaworker.ca
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social