John Smith

Trolling and telling the truth

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

"The union movement has been better than most major economic sectors in calling out and demanding reforms to combat systemic racism, but we have much work to do," @larryrousseau writes in @OurTimesMag
#canlab #cdnpoli #BlackLivesMatter
https://t.co/tq5Hoj1RHa

[LabourStart Canada @LabourStartCanE]

ON: Hospital union holds five-minute protest to fight emergency orders-NP https://t.co/8WShNH1To6

[Nora Loreto @NoLore]

Of the 8862 Canadians who have died from COVID-19, I've linked at least 7398 to residential care -- that's 83%.

Still no news on the new staff death reported by Ontario's MOH this past weekend. https://t.co/rtxyvfFyff

[UFCW Canada @UFCWCanada]

#UFCW Canada recently presented to the #WindsorEssex County Health Unit to advocate for better health + safety protections for migrant workers labouring in the region as it grapples w/ multiple #COVID19 outbreaks at local farming operations.

Read more: https://t.co/pNqgRZRXiK

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

A new mural encompasses the history of Manitoba's labour movement from the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike to the present day - via @CBCNews #canlab #cdnpoli

https://t.co/V0quSAi1Tn

[Erin Woodiel @EEWoodiel]

Oglala tribe members yell back and forth with Trump supporters as the cars wait to enter the monument. My camera didn’t turn with my phone, apologies.

[Toronto Raptors @Raptors]

The fight doesn’t stop. #BlackLivesMatter

[John Smith @JohnSmithCND]

@CBCMorningLive @PaulMeinemaUFCW @sinfronterasESC @MichaelSerapio I would like to see those racists trolls working the land from 6am - 8pm, for minimum wage, cero labour protections nor health & safety, living in overcrowded housing conditions, harrassed on a regular basis bc you didn't achieve the set quota. #StopLabourExploitation

[CBC Morning Live @CBCMorningLive]

CBC News investigation finds undocumented migrant workers are at greater risk of getting COVID-19. Union representative @sinfronterasESC tells @MichaelSerapio why they're more vulnerable -- and need more protection. #CBCNN

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

They were heroes then, they're heroes now - Solidarity with UFCW 401. #HeroesDeserveBetter #canlab #cdnpoli https://t.co/72ywpN1m9G

[UFCW Canada @UFCWCanada]

#UFCW Canada welcomes the #SupremeCourt of Canada’s ruling that #Uber’s mandatory arbitration process is invalid and inaccessible to drivers – paving the way for #Uber and other ride share drivers to be recognized as employees.

Read more here: https://t.co/uLgxfNr3AZ

#canlab

[UFCW Canada @UFCWCanada]

Migrant workers can’t wait, one life lost is one too many, 3 is unacceptable!

Listen here as UFCW's Santiago Escobar joins @cbcradio's 'Ontario Today': https://t.co/KiQhIcCu2n

#canlab #UFCW

[Kingsley Kwok 郭旼修 @KingsleyKwok]

Round 2: Scarborough hospital workers are protesting lack of #pandemicpay. #WeAreEssential #OneTeam We want #pandemic pay equality. #onpoli #Ontario #Toronto #ScarbTO #OPSEU https://t.co/91S20Sno4f

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

Canada’s Unions Echo Call for Justice for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples : https://t.co/GdXLTSZdnD #IndigenousPeoplesDay #canlab #cdnpoli

[Jagmeet Singh @theJagmeetSingh]

The federal government spends over $10 million/day on the RCMP

We need an immediate public & transparent review of this budget

Instead of spending money on police we need more funding for healthcare workers to respond to healthcare crises

https://t.co/FoYXctzr6j

[Broadbent Institute @broadbent]

#ICYMI: The latest on the Broadbent Blog is from Institute Fellow Michael J. Prince on major provincial and federal reforms needed to provide adequate and accessible supports for Canadians with disabilities: https://t.co/I80Bkx6nht. #cdnpoli

[LabourStart Canada @LabourStartCanE]

AB: Union launches legal challenge, questions constitutionality of province’s Bill 1-CTV https://t.co/oBYFE8FzaL

[LabourStart Canada @LabourStartCanE]

Foodsters Vote Results: History Made, and a Sign of Things to Come-CUPW https://t.co/G7tsADkM7P

[Santiago Escobar @sinfronterasESC]

.@UFCWCanada, the Agriculture Workers Alliance & community allies have achieved pay protection and EI eligibility for migrant and temporary foreign workers who are laid off, ill, or have to quarantine due to #COVID19. More here ➡️ https://t.co/6fHhEmaAok #canlab #UFCW #cdnpoli

[London Free Press @LFPress]

Union representing production workers @WeedMD is demanding the company provide better protection for its employees after at least 18 have gone into self-quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/l7mv1ySx11 #coronavirus