Andrea Harrington
@angrycrank.bsky.social
Unionist and Political Ranter in Ottawa, Canada.
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Government overreach in labor relations in Canada inevitably produces a counter movement.
In law, SCC finally recognized constitutional rights to collective bargaining & strike (after denying these rights exist for decades) only after BC & Saskatchewan govts passed ridiculously restrictive laws.
In law, SCC finally recognized constitutional rights to collective bargaining & strike (after denying these rights exist for decades) only after BC & Saskatchewan govts passed ridiculously restrictive laws.
New polling data suggests the Carney government’s attempt to order flight attendants back-to-work only had the effect of increasing public sympathy for striking workers.
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Carney Government’s Decision to Intervene in Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Backfired With Public, New Polling Suggests
Canadians sided with flight attendants over Air Canada and Mark Carney’s government – including Carney’s own supporters
pressprogress.ca
August 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Government overreach in labor relations in Canada inevitably produces a counter movement.
In law, SCC finally recognized constitutional rights to collective bargaining & strike (after denying these rights exist for decades) only after BC & Saskatchewan govts passed ridiculously restrictive laws.
In law, SCC finally recognized constitutional rights to collective bargaining & strike (after denying these rights exist for decades) only after BC & Saskatchewan govts passed ridiculously restrictive laws.
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@DalhousieU proposed arbitration to end its lockout of profs
@dalfacultyassoc declined
But story points out that arb proposal was only for wages & union had to drop everything else.
Proposal is for show, so Dal can say “we offered arb but union is unreasonable”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@dalfacultyassoc declined
But story points out that arb proposal was only for wages & union had to drop everything else.
Proposal is for show, so Dal can say “we offered arb but union is unreasonable”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dalhousie Faculty Association rejects arbitration, files Labour Board complaint | CBC News
Arbitration would have been conditional on the union abandoning any remaining non-wage proposals.
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
@DalhousieU proposed arbitration to end its lockout of profs
@dalfacultyassoc declined
But story points out that arb proposal was only for wages & union had to drop everything else.
Proposal is for show, so Dal can say “we offered arb but union is unreasonable”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@dalfacultyassoc declined
But story points out that arb proposal was only for wages & union had to drop everything else.
Proposal is for show, so Dal can say “we offered arb but union is unreasonable”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Academic friends - please share
Ma présentation a été annulée par l’Université de New York www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Ma présentation a été annulée par l’Université de New York www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Ma présentation a été annulée par l’Université de New York
Mon «alma mater» a préféré jouer de surobéissance préventive pour ne pas froisser le gouvernement Trump.
www.ledevoir.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Academic friends - please share
Ma présentation a été annulée par l’Université de New York www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Ma présentation a été annulée par l’Université de New York www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Show solidarity with @wlufa.bsky.social, seeking a remedy for wages lost under Bill 124. Bill 124 was ruled unconstitutional last year in Ontario. It stripped Contract Faculty and many others of their bargaining rights. Employers must bargain in good faith. @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Show solidarity with @wlufa.bsky.social, seeking a remedy for wages lost under Bill 124. Bill 124 was ruled unconstitutional last year in Ontario. It stripped Contract Faculty and many others of their bargaining rights. Employers must bargain in good faith. @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social
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Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities.
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Lets Unlock Education: Education2025.ca
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Lets Unlock Education: Education2025.ca
March 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities.
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Lets Unlock Education: Education2025.ca
Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.
Lets Unlock Education: Education2025.ca
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The worst thing the federal government has done to unions in my lifetime happened last night. The second worst thing was three weeks ago.
The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...
The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...
They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them
The government is going to destroy unions if we don't fight now.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The worst thing the federal government has done to unions in my lifetime happened last night. The second worst thing was three weeks ago.
The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...
The labor movement will either protect ourselves right now or be smashed. That's all there is to it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-g...
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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Peter Thiel's strategy of bribing white male teenagers to skip college and join his Hitler Youth program makes so much sense.
February 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Peter Thiel's strategy of bribing white male teenagers to skip college and join his Hitler Youth program makes so much sense.
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Staff at CDC are being asked to scrub data on trans and non-binary folks from datasets.
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
www.apha.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Staff at CDC are being asked to scrub data on trans and non-binary folks from datasets.
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
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Me, smirking at the bear devouring my flesh: So you actually can’t do that it’s illegal. Focus on economics
January 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Me, smirking at the bear devouring my flesh: So you actually can’t do that it’s illegal. Focus on economics
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tfw you don't know how the roaring 20s ended
January 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
tfw you don't know how the roaring 20s ended
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ICC issuing arrest warrant for Netanyahu clear proof of court’s bias against genocidal maniacs
ICC issuing arrest warrant for Netanyahu clear proof of court's bias against genocidal maniacs
The Hague, Netherlands – The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in a clear demonstration of its bias aga...
thebeaverton.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:41 PM
ICC issuing arrest warrant for Netanyahu clear proof of court’s bias against genocidal maniacs
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
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The power of working people in action: 37,000 UC front line service and patient care workers are on strike! When we fight, we win ✊
www.afscme.org/blog/univers...
www.afscme.org/blog/univers...
University of California workers strike to protest what they call bad-faith bargaining
Members of AFSCME Local 3299 who work for the University of California system are on strike, protesting what they call their employer’s bad-faith bargaining.
www.afscme.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:12 PM
The power of working people in action: 37,000 UC front line service and patient care workers are on strike! When we fight, we win ✊
www.afscme.org/blog/univers...
www.afscme.org/blog/univers...
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NEW: 90 attorneys and non-profit legal workers in Vermont are unionizing with @aftunion.bsky.social.
November 20, 2024 at 10:32 PM
NEW: 90 attorneys and non-profit legal workers in Vermont are unionizing with @aftunion.bsky.social.
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Dr. Oz has called abortion under any circumstances "murder."
There are dozens of ways he could use his authority at CMS to restrict access to reproductive care.
There are dozens of ways he could use his authority at CMS to restrict access to reproductive care.
Trump picks Dr. Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, to run Medicare and Medicaid
Oz, who has a history of making degrading remarks about women, has no government experience. As a candidate for Senate in 2022, he expressed opposition to abortion at any point in pregnancy.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Dr. Oz has called abortion under any circumstances "murder."
There are dozens of ways he could use his authority at CMS to restrict access to reproductive care.
There are dozens of ways he could use his authority at CMS to restrict access to reproductive care.
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Join #CUPE's Senior Economist Angella MacEwen and Senior Researcher Sylvain Schetagne for a discussion about affordability, austerity, and how the next federal election will impact workers and their families across #Canada.
Learn more and register here: cupe.ca/event/afford...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Learn more and register here: cupe.ca/event/afford...
#canlab #cdnpoli
November 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Join #CUPE's Senior Economist Angella MacEwen and Senior Researcher Sylvain Schetagne for a discussion about affordability, austerity, and how the next federal election will impact workers and their families across #Canada.
Learn more and register here: cupe.ca/event/afford...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Learn more and register here: cupe.ca/event/afford...
#canlab #cdnpoli
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Heyyooo @californialabor.bsky.social @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social just shot up the strike flare. Cc: @tryptophan.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Heyyooo @californialabor.bsky.social @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social just shot up the strike flare. Cc: @tryptophan.bsky.social
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SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
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LaborLab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to opposing employer coercion and intimidation, is launching an effort to ensure every union and worker center in the country is aware of the law.
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Bosses’ Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Are Now Illegal
Captive audience meetings are a key tool for bosses to destroy union drives. With last week’s outlawing of such meetings by the National Labor Relations Board, labor has a window to take advantage bef...
jacobin.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
LaborLab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to opposing employer coercion and intimidation, is launching an effort to ensure every union and worker center in the country is aware of the law.
jacobin.com/2024/11/capt...
jacobin.com/2024/11/capt...
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there is something very funny about the influx of guys here who really think they are going to troll and make people cry and don’t understand that no one cares about blocking here and will do it at a moment’s irritation
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM
there is something very funny about the influx of guys here who really think they are going to troll and make people cry and don’t understand that no one cares about blocking here and will do it at a moment’s irritation
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The union of Stanford graduate workers have secured a tentative offer on their first contract.
If the contract is ratified, grad workers will get a minimum stipend of $54,052, rising to $58,460 by 2026.
The union now votes on the contract, and could strike if they vote it down.
If the contract is ratified, grad workers will get a minimum stipend of $54,052, rising to $58,460 by 2026.
The union now votes on the contract, and could strike if they vote it down.
November 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The union of Stanford graduate workers have secured a tentative offer on their first contract.
If the contract is ratified, grad workers will get a minimum stipend of $54,052, rising to $58,460 by 2026.
The union now votes on the contract, and could strike if they vote it down.
If the contract is ratified, grad workers will get a minimum stipend of $54,052, rising to $58,460 by 2026.
The union now votes on the contract, and could strike if they vote it down.
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Advanced memework
November 14, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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