MetroVanAlliance

Metro Vancouver Alliance is a broad based alliance of community groups, labour, faith and educational institutions working together for the common good.

[Ben Spurr @BenSpurr]

Story about Metrolinx pulling out of plan to donate land for a community hub in Jane-Finch is provoking outrage among the public and political opposition. NDP and Liberals are calling on the government to direct Metrolinx to change course.

[ATU Local 113 @ATUlocal113]

Thank you to @MatthewGreenNDP for asking the federal government these important questions. As MP Green said, public transit systems need federal emergency funding now.

[Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park @gordperks]

This is very good.

[MetroVanAlliance @MetVanAlliance]

@BekeleWoyecha Berkeley, how do I find the link?

[Charlie Angus @CharlieAngusNDP]

Politicians can work from home.
My brother drives subway.
I asked him how he was handling covid-fear.
"it is essential that I go to work so nurses and grocery store cashiers can do their part."
Forget stories of toilet paper hoarders.
People are stepping up
This is who we are

[MetroVanAlliance @MetVanAlliance]

@bret_jensen @AOC Try Canada - much closer and working fine.

[Jennifer Story @jenniferstoryTO]

Standing room only to tell Doug Ford to go packing on the Ontario Line. This community already went through in detail its wants and needs for relief line. Ford’s determined to shred all of it. Thx @Peter_Tabuns @PaulaFletcherTO for organizing the #tordan fightback.

[Paula Fletcher @PaulaFletcherTO]

We did not take down the Gardner east to have billboards like this on Lakeshore Boulevard. Shame on Pattison signs for allowing it!

[ATU Local 113 @ATUlocal113]

This is just one example of Toronto’s public transit workers showing appreciation for our best asset—our passengers. Thank you for your service and big heart, Jason! #transportation #Toronto

[Living Wage Foundation @LivingWageUK]

Good luck #LivingWage Employer @LFC tonight for #ChampionsLeague2019 -you’ve won our hearts as 1 of 4 premier league teams who ensure all their match day staff earn a real #LivingWage

[HEU @HospEmpUnion]

Here's what happens when HEU members working in seniors' care from across B.C. learn that #bcpoli has just passed labour code amendments that include successorship protections. So important to protect seniors and workers from the damage of contract flipping! #bchealth

[Ravi Kahlon @KahlonRav]

My favourite moment from the Premier @jjhorgan visiting #NorthDelta last week was when he stopped to visit the seniors playing cards.

Seniors were shocked to see the Premier of BC sitting with them. They mentioned its something they never would see in India. #manofthepeople

[Richard Leonard @LabourRichard]

Scottish Labour will extend free bus travel to under 25s.

But we will go further.

We will build a free bus network to serve the whole of Scotland.

[MetroVanAlliance @MetVanAlliance]

@BenSpurr TTC workers were originally given the task of repairing and maintaining fare gates and card readers, but it was removed and given to Metrolinx which contracts the work out. So skilled maintenance staff on site are forbidden from fixing Presto failures.

[Ben Spurr @BenSpurr]

For those of you looking for some excitement this Saturday night, I did my best to test out the Ontario Conservatives’ claim that the province can get transit built faster than the city, an argument central to their contentious upload plan https://t.co/xTFw3IHnfG

[Parody Ken Clarke @MrKennethClarke]

Said Happy Birthday to Dennis Skinner who is 87 today and he replied “it’s never happy when the Tories are in charge Tory Boy, now piss off!” Almost 49 years we’ve been in Parliament together and he’s as beastly as ever.

[MetroVanAlliance @MetVanAlliance]

TTC union warns Presto too unreliable for agency to end Metropass program next month https://t.co/ig0eE6engb via @torontostar #keeptransitpublic

[Ben Spurr @BenSpurr]

NDP transit critic Jessica Bell issues release slamming Conservatives' "sneaky and wrongheaded agenda to sell off and privatize" the TTC.

[Joe Mihevc @joemihevc]

Great ideas here, regardless of the context/jurisdiction

[BCGEU Learning @bcgeu_learning]

Organizing for the common good! ⁦⁦⁦@MetVanAlliance⁩ board member and ⁦@bcgeu⁩ EVP ⁦@DougKinna⁩ reports on work of economic justice research action team. #vanpoli #Vancouver #community #communityorganizing