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Ed Whelan
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Husband, dad, human.
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Merci Unifor Quebec.

Thank you for your solidarity, your inspiration and for how hard you fight for workers.

Thank you for building our union with passion and energy.

Solidarity. Always.
November 25, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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A little reminder here that strikes lead to workplace gains for everyone.

Case in point this strike by postal workers in 1981 led to better maternity leave for all.

#cupw #canlab

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Canadian postal workers go on strike for maternity leave – and win big! | Canadian Labour Congress
On June 30, 1981, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers led its members into a strike to win improved maternity leave benefits. The strike lasted 42 days and changed everything. It won 17 weeks of paid...
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November 18, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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I usually just say “friend to measles”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.
November 16, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Study linked on Twitter/X : approximately mid-July, the algorithm was modified to subject users to more pro-Trump content whether they sought it or not. Link to the study eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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Looking forward to speaking with @CFRAOttawa this morning about the 6.5 month strike at Best Theratronics where the employer has refused to bargain a collective agreement with our members at local 1541!

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Unifor confirms Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issues orders against Best Theratronics
KANATA, ONT.— Unifor has learned that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has finally issued an order to Best Theratronics, confirming the company is not in compliance with its licence condi...
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November 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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Thank you Toronto Life for this honour.

Thank you Unifor and the incredible team I get to work with everyday - elected leaders, staff and activists from all across this country.

We are a union. It takes all of us.

Let’s keeping fighting for workers and the better world we know is possible.
November 14, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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I have said it before and I will say it again.

Workers in Canada have the right to free and fair collective bargaining, which includes the right to strike.

That's non-negotiable. 1/

#canlab #cdnpoli
November 14, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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Bad bosses need to be held accountable.

Workers rights need to be respected.

Simple as that.

www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Unifor confirms Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issues orders against Best Theratronics
KANATA, ONT.— Unifor has learned that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has finally issued an order to Best Theratronics, confirming the company is not in compliance with its licence condi...
www.unifor.org
November 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM