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Emily Leedham
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Reporter covering Labour and the Prairies for PressProgress
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My latest for
@pressprogress.ca:

The Ottawa Police arrested a national labour leader last week at a peaceful protest to support striking workers.

The arrest has highlighted a "threatening and chilling" trend about how Ottawa Police manage protests.

pressprogress.ca/ottawa-polic...
Ottawa Police Using ‘Intimidation Tactics’ Against Striking Workers, Canada’s Biggest Federal Public Sector Union Says
Human rights advocates say labour leader’s recent arrest highlights ‘threatening and chilling’ trend by Ottawa Police
pressprogress.ca
February 16, 2024 at 8:07 PM
My latest for
@pressprogress.ca:

The Ottawa Police arrested a national labour leader last week at a peaceful protest to support striking workers.

The arrest has highlighted a "threatening and chilling" trend about how Ottawa Police manage protests.

pressprogress.ca/ottawa-polic...
Ottawa Police Using ‘Intimidation Tactics’ Against Striking Workers, Canada’s Biggest Federal Public Sector Union Says
Human rights advocates say labour leader’s recent arrest highlights ‘threatening and chilling’ trend by Ottawa Police
pressprogress.ca
February 16, 2024 at 8:07 PM
📰 Weekend Read: Canada's Biggest Union Battles Coming Up in 2024

pressprogress.ca/its-going-to...
‘It’s Going to Be a Labour Fight’: Canada’s Biggest Union Battles Coming Up in 2024
Here are the biggest collective bargaining negotiations to watch in 2024
pressprogress.ca
February 10, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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My latest for @pressprogress.ca

A look at the 2024 Canadian labour forecast. What contract battles and potential strikes are ahead?

2023 was a great year for labour, and workers' momentum isn't slowing.

A few upcoming fights below 🧵 :

pressprogress.ca/its-going-to...
‘It’s Going to Be a Labour Fight’: Canada’s Biggest Union Battles Coming Up in 2024
Here are the biggest collective bargaining negotiations to watch in 2024
pressprogress.ca
February 8, 2024 at 8:43 PM
My latest for @pressprogress.ca

A look at the 2024 Canadian labour forecast. What contract battles and potential strikes are ahead?

2023 was a great year for labour, and workers' momentum isn't slowing.

A few upcoming fights below 🧵 :

pressprogress.ca/its-going-to...
‘It’s Going to Be a Labour Fight’: Canada’s Biggest Union Battles Coming Up in 2024
Here are the biggest collective bargaining negotiations to watch in 2024
pressprogress.ca
February 8, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I haven't finished it yet, but Doppelganger by Naomi Klein already feels like the most important book for understanding post-2020 politics. I'm screaming "Yes!" at every other paragraph. It's brilliant.
October 8, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Hmm this app is still really slow....unfortunate.
October 6, 2023 at 6:40 AM
I need to start using this more.
October 6, 2023 at 6:37 AM
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Hi Bluesky! Our first post is announcing a new Investigative Series from PressProgress:

Merchants in the Temple: How an Anti-LGBTQ Religious Sect Wields Money & Power in Canada.

Part 1 is out now: pressprogress.ca
PressProgress
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July 4, 2023 at 10:39 PM
🫱🏿‍🫲🏽 What happened in the Cdn labour movement this week?

🚩 Behind Canada's longest currently ongoing strike

🗳️ Ontario Fed of Labour shakeup as OSBCU's Laura Walton announces bid for president

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Hey Shift Workers — my name is Emily. Have you ever noticed that every newspaper in Canada seems to have a business section but not a labour section? I launched my Shift Work labour newsletter becau...
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July 1, 2023 at 6:59 PM
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Jack please put DMs in Bluesky so I can be gone for good I beg of you
July 1, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Is there something that finds all your Twitter mutuals on here so you can refollow them?
July 1, 2023 at 6:43 PM
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it’s never been more over lol
July 1, 2023 at 6:27 PM