ryan white
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Labour law and long walks in the forest.
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CUPE flight attendants defied a Section 107 back-to-work order, forced #AirCanada back to the bargaining table, and successfully bargained a tentative agreement.
A new page of Canadian labour history has been written today.
cbc.ca/player/play/...
#cndpoli #canlab
A new page of Canadian labour history has been written today.
cbc.ca/player/play/...
#cndpoli #canlab
Air Canada strike over, with tentative deal reached, airline and union say
A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees say.
cbc.ca
August 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
CUPE flight attendants defied a Section 107 back-to-work order, forced #AirCanada back to the bargaining table, and successfully bargained a tentative agreement.
A new page of Canadian labour history has been written today.
cbc.ca/player/play/...
#cndpoli #canlab
A new page of Canadian labour history has been written today.
cbc.ca/player/play/...
#cndpoli #canlab
A great thread - a longer and even more detailed thread than mine on why the Air Canada debacle may be lighting the fuse (a fuse which was itself set up by other use of s.107)
The existing Canadian system of collective bargaining, for all its flaws, was forcibly extracted from a reluctant Liberal government in the 1940s, after a decade of workers demonstrating that restricting strikes only fuelled further class conflict 1/ 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A great thread - a longer and even more detailed thread than mine on why the Air Canada debacle may be lighting the fuse (a fuse which was itself set up by other use of s.107)
@thelawofwork.bsky.social and @xntl.bsky.social have been providing great on-going commentary or summaries -- but here is a longer thread on why CUPE's defiance of the CIRB's order (and the decision to remain on the picket line) is so important /1
"Air Canada has to learn not to call mommy and daddy every time they reach an impasse at the bargaining table. They have to actually sit down and get a deal done with their workers." - @stufts.bsky.social Solidarity with flight attendants! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...
www.cbc.ca
August 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@thelawofwork.bsky.social and @xntl.bsky.social have been providing great on-going commentary or summaries -- but here is a longer thread on why CUPE's defiance of the CIRB's order (and the decision to remain on the picket line) is so important /1
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CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock – YYZ – August 16th 2025
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock – YYZ – August 16th 2025
A timely find on EBay - I spent a bunch of time with the Rand Report for CUPW (not the formula, but the report on strikes and lockouts).
August 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A timely find on EBay - I spent a bunch of time with the Rand Report for CUPW (not the formula, but the report on strikes and lockouts).
Solidarity to CUPE members as they defy the CIRBs order -- a good time to review this great Eric Tucker article about the importance of revitalizing "illegal" strikes as a mobilization tactic: digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/...
August 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Solidarity to CUPE members as they defy the CIRBs order -- a good time to review this great Eric Tucker article about the importance of revitalizing "illegal" strikes as a mobilization tactic: digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/...
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"Air Canada has to learn not to call mommy and daddy every time they reach an impasse at the bargaining table. They have to actually sit down and get a deal done with their workers." - @stufts.bsky.social Solidarity with flight attendants! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...
www.cbc.ca
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Air Canada has to learn not to call mommy and daddy every time they reach an impasse at the bargaining table. They have to actually sit down and get a deal done with their workers." - @stufts.bsky.social Solidarity with flight attendants! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Overshadowed by the failed (forced) ratification vote (as it should) but a nice decision from the Court of Appeal yesterday holding that secondary picking should be treated like any other labour picket - in this case CUPW pickets at Purolator depots. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers - Court of Appeal for Ontario
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca
August 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Overshadowed by the failed (forced) ratification vote (as it should) but a nice decision from the Court of Appeal yesterday holding that secondary picking should be treated like any other labour picket - in this case CUPW pickets at Purolator depots. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
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The utterly predictable result of the federal government’s ham-fisted attempt to force @cupwsttp.bsky.social members to accept Canada Post management’s supposed “final offer.” 1/
August 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The utterly predictable result of the federal government’s ham-fisted attempt to force @cupwsttp.bsky.social members to accept Canada Post management’s supposed “final offer.” 1/
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Big news out of BC as the labour board certifies a union at Amazon. Like Quebec, BC also has first contract arbitration, which makes it hard to avoid signing a contract. Now let’s see if Amazon reprises its Quebec response to unionization and shuts down its BC operations.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. Labour Board certifies union at Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., Unifor says | CBC News
Unifor says the B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers at an Amazon facility in Delta, B.C. The workers will now begin the process of negotiating a first contract, the ...
www.cbc.ca
July 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Big news out of BC as the labour board certifies a union at Amazon. Like Quebec, BC also has first contract arbitration, which makes it hard to avoid signing a contract. Now let’s see if Amazon reprises its Quebec response to unionization and shuts down its BC operations.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is awesome - I was the OLRB on a totally unrelated matter and they had room full of people counting all day. I haven’t seen physical ballots in years now.
Union density in Canada's post-secondary education sector jumped even higher today with the 16,000 new members joining @opseusefpo.bsky.social after a prolonged legal battle.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
After 20 year battle, over 16,000 part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
/CNW/ - College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting...
www.newswire.ca
April 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is awesome - I was the OLRB on a totally unrelated matter and they had room full of people counting all day. I haven’t seen physical ballots in years now.
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Union density in Canada's post-secondary education sector jumped even higher today with the 16,000 new members joining @opseusefpo.bsky.social after a prolonged legal battle.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
After 20 year battle, over 16,000 part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
/CNW/ - College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting...
www.newswire.ca
April 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Union density in Canada's post-secondary education sector jumped even higher today with the 16,000 new members joining @opseusefpo.bsky.social after a prolonged legal battle.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
#cdnpse #canlab
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Got to chat with @springmagca.bsky.social about Toronto's proposed 'bubble zone' anti-protest bylaw springmag.ca/torontos-pro...
Toronto’s proposed bylaw polices dissent - Spring
The freedom to protest is the bedrock of a functioning democracy. Toronto’s new bylaw proposal may parade itself as an act of compassion and protection, but beneath its reassuring façade lies a danger...
springmag.ca
March 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Got to chat with @springmagca.bsky.social about Toronto's proposed 'bubble zone' anti-protest bylaw springmag.ca/torontos-pro...
Had to make a long drive for some work research and passed the time listening to @pashukanist.bsky.social and Zoe Adams doing this: m.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTu...
The most energizing discussion on labour law I have heard in some time.
The most energizing discussion on labour law I have heard in some time.
March 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Had to make a long drive for some work research and passed the time listening to @pashukanist.bsky.social and Zoe Adams doing this: m.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTu...
The most energizing discussion on labour law I have heard in some time.
The most energizing discussion on labour law I have heard in some time.
Had to go to provincial archives for the first time for a case and got a 100% on target hit. Basking in the post-archives glow.
February 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Had to go to provincial archives for the first time for a case and got a 100% on target hit. Basking in the post-archives glow.
@brandonmagner.bsky.social @nhold.bsky.social @veenadubal.bsky.social - American labour law friends (or online acquiantances): What would be the best way to determine whether the followiing definition of a labour dispute in NLRA includes secondary picketing? /1
December 26, 2024 at 10:03 PM
@brandonmagner.bsky.social @nhold.bsky.social @veenadubal.bsky.social - American labour law friends (or online acquiantances): What would be the best way to determine whether the followiing definition of a labour dispute in NLRA includes secondary picketing? /1
A fantastic deep dive into Uber’s ongoing exploitation of its workers. A great piece of labour journalism (and it is awesome to be quoted alongside folks doing great work like Gig Workers United and @veenadubal.bsky.social )
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
For six weeks, I hustled for orders and made a shockingly low wage. Uber says my experience was 'atypical' — but workers I spoke to say differently.
www.thestar.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:55 PM
A fantastic deep dive into Uber’s ongoing exploitation of its workers. A great piece of labour journalism (and it is awesome to be quoted alongside folks doing great work like Gig Workers United and @veenadubal.bsky.social )
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Whenever I think of Allen, I recall Jim Bouton’s thoughts about him.
December 9, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Whenever I think of Allen, I recall Jim Bouton’s thoughts about him.
Happy Dick Allen day to all those that celebrate
December 9, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Happy Dick Allen day to all those that celebrate
It’s a three coffee by 11am, injunction argument by phone kind of morning.
December 7, 2024 at 7:38 PM
It’s a three coffee by 11am, injunction argument by phone kind of morning.
Working on the weekend.
December 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Working on the weekend.
Needle ice, flaming pudding, and bird’s nest fungus - ringing in the new year in the best ways.
January 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Needle ice, flaming pudding, and bird’s nest fungus - ringing in the new year in the best ways.
Bird’s nest fungi have taken over the decorative wooden reindeer.
January 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Bird’s nest fungi have taken over the decorative wooden reindeer.
Perfect rainy day post Xmas week listening sslh.org.uk/2023/12/06/t...
The Making of the English Working Class: sixtieth anniversary broadcasts
This year sees the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of E.P. Thompson’s influential and much admired The Making of the English Working Class (Victor Gollancz, 1963). New editions have been giv...
sslh.org.uk
December 29, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Perfect rainy day post Xmas week listening sslh.org.uk/2023/12/06/t...
The pudding has been ignited!
December 27, 2023 at 12:10 AM
The pudding has been ignited!