Sarah Ryan (she / her)

researcher. writer. troublemaker. banjo player. big fan of dignity and respect at work & unions. living on unceded Algonquin territory. tweets are my own.

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Excess deaths are up in Canada. 53,741 people to be exact, of which 42,215 are directly attributable to COVID, from Mar ‘20 - Aug ‘22. That’s 7.6% more deaths. The 3rd week of Jan ‘22 was up 27%. A wish for 2023 is that we take better care of each other. https://t.co/mMZTjgMgfX

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Health care worker wages are down while privatization is up in #onpoli hospitals. Check out this important blog post by @Leftwords https://t.co/7Y9B5yo73p

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Interesting article about two-tier health care in the UK's NHS. Privatization is the product of government policy and can be reversed through investment in public health care and stopping corporate subsidies: https://t.co/u2MRY7CA2S

[Liz Hall @liz_hall_e]

Anyone who is pissed off about the way the Ontario Conservatives have handled the pandemic & how that has impacted our #HealthCare system needs to find some time for this:
#Ottawa

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

$4,882.50 for access to a family physician. So glad BC is taking action to support equity and access to public health care: https://t.co/ndVWcmL0pz

[Doug Allan @Leftwords]

Judge Koehnen says Ontario has not explained why it was necessary to infringe on constitutional rights to impose wage constraints while at the same time providing tax cuts or licence plate sticker refunds more than 10 times larger than the savings from the wage-restraint measure.

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

We should all be concerned that profit was allowed to prevail over peoples lives when it came to the COVID 19 vaccine TRIPS waiver: https://t.co/MnJCkqfo7h

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

This graph shows why school board workers in Ontario need to see a serious wage increase. School EAs, custodians, secretaries and ECEs have seen a loss of purchasing power over the past decade: https://t.co/bOOM8zSJln #39kIsNotEnough #CUPEStrong #onted

[United Steelworkers @SteelworkersCA]

FYI @fordnation - we are one of the biggest private sector unions in the province, and NO, we do not have a “good relationship.” We are with @CUPEOntario @cupenat #39kIsNotEnough #ONLab

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Fact check: Ford imposed legislation with an imposed contract and notwithstanding clause before workers even took strike action. It is Doug Ford who is heavy handed, not education workers. #CUPESolidarity #39kIsNotEnough

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Folks in Ontario get that #39kIsNotEnough for education workers. Check out the new Abacus polls. Educational assistants, ECEs, custodians and school secretaries are the backbone of our schools and deserve more! #CUPEStrong #ontedsolidarity #CUPESolidarity #GeneralStrike

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Sunday morning labour rights painting party with the kiddos! #39kIsNotEnough #onted #CUPESolidarity #CUPEStrong

[David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙 @TheLawofWork]

Katz: This attack on workers was planned, premeditated from the outset of bargaining. There was zero chance workers would ever have right to strike. Govt decided education workers CANT strike, & that contracts would be imposed.

Katz showing quotes by Lecce supporting this.

[Doug Allan @Leftwords]

Now to build solidarity for next week.

Support school board workers in every practical way possible. Their struggle is our struggle, their victory is our victory.

Defend free collective bargaining. Stand in solidarity.

[CUPE Ontario @CUPEOntario]

📢 📢 📢 PICKET LINES

Whether you’re an education worker or an ally, come out to a picket line to send the Ford Conservatives a message and to secure a real deal.

Input your postal code to find the nearest picket line at https://t.co/Z92gxiiZZo

#OnPoli #OntEd #DontBeABully

[Fred Hahn @FredHahnCUPE]

We're in a historic moment, friends.

We're in a time where we need solidarity more than ever. Can we count on each other?

Share this and let's get on a picket line TOMORROW: https://t.co/1OEGXJA0JJ

#onpoli #onted #Bill28 #dontbeabully #39kIsNotEnough #canlab

[Jessica Bell @JessicaBellTO]

Today, @fordnation introduced legislation to remove the rights of education workers to negotiate a fair deal. Here's the facts:

Education workers earn an average of 39K a year.

2/3 are women.

1/3 rely on food banks to survive.

1/2 have a second job.

They deserve better.

[Cdn Health Coalition @HealthCoalition]

Halloween is scary and so is Canadian Blood Services signing agreements with corporations to buy plasma. #profitdoesntcare @BloodWatchOrg

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

Hope everyone in Ottawa gets out and votes for @cmckenney today! A historic opportunity for justice, equity & the environment!

[Sarah Ryan (she / her) @Sarah_eRyan]

@RickPrashaw We found your wallet. DM me and we’ll get it back to you!