Cathy

union educator, folk music lover, peacemaker, facilitator, hiker, cyclist

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

1. The single best way to understand Iran's uprising is not any book or essay, but Shervin Hajipour's 2m anthem "Baraye" which garnered over 40m views in 48h (before he was imprisoned). Its profundity requires multiple views. (Translation by @BBCArdalan)

[Jagmeet Singh @theJagmeetSingh]

Loblaws profits are up 30%.

The main source of this profit? Drugstores & cold medicine.

Loblaws is making record profits off people getting sick.

The system is rigged — and Liberals and Conservatives designed it that way.

Now you're paying the price.

https://t.co/io0JQSGjpy

[Cathy @cathyremus]

Imagine coming to the bargaining table with decades of experience achieving negotiated settlements and then running up against this. Amateur hour? A deliberate attempt to break the union? An outright move towards privatization? Perhaps all of the above…..

[Larry Savage @Prof_Savage]

I can 100% confirm that this claim by Ontario's Minister of Education is fabricated. It's part of a broader pattern of falsehoods & wild exaggerations that have, ironically, undermined the government's ability to secure a deal and keep students in school.

#onted #onpoli #canlab

[JOANNE CHIANELLO @JCHIANELLO]

I'd love to know where in the democratic world - anywhere - where the threshold to win a vote is 30% + 1. This seems like a dangerous precedent MInister @SteveClarkPC is setting for cities. #ottnews #onpoli

[Norm Di Pasquale 🇨🇦 @normsworld]

Great summary of the @osbcucscso asks to support student success. Presser over. #IStandWithCUPE #onted #onpoli

[David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙 @TheLawofWork]

A day of contrasts.

Government overreach on display with Bill28 and the sledgehammer
of imposed collective agreements & notwithstanding clause

Government under-reach, admitting masks could protect children & health care system, but only a suggestion to maybe please wear them.

[Jason Kint @jason_kint]

Absolutely the most important two minutes I’ve heard from a candidate this evening. In this moment.

[Cathy @cathyremus]

Like that poor proverbial chicken?

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

Premier Ford is asked why he wasn’t present for the final vote on Bill 28

“I was running around,” the premier claims.

#onpoli #onted

[Cathy @cathyremus]

@ShitFacilitator The Ontario government should have done a SWOT first……

[Cathy @cathyremus]

Not to mention all the CUPE Education workshops all across the province on bargaining, picket captain training, etc! @osbcucscso has always been committed to members getting all the education they need to stand up to employers and governments.

[Laura Walton @waltonmom]

This is an excellent example of a parent who gets it! Do you research & get loud! https://t.co/c5draTualt

[David Coletto @DavidColetto]

And now probably the most important question of the survey:

Ultimately, who do you blame most for schools being closed due to the education worker strike?

The provincial government - 62% (72% - parents of younger kids)
Education workers - 38%

(n=545, Nov 4/5, online)

[David Coletto @DavidColetto]

UPDATE: n=545, Nov 4/5

Would you support or oppose other unions in Ontario walking off the job to protest the way the provincial government has handled the negotiation with education workers in the province?

Support - 48%
Oppose - 34%
Unsure - 18%

[@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social @StephanieCarvin]

We still have at least a day to go with Convoy organizers (or those like Mackenzie that jumped on.) Keeping that in mind, I think there are already some clear takeaways we learned this week that are worth reflecting on over morning coffee. #POEC

[Cathy @cathyremus]

“Every billionaire is a policy failure”. Worth the watch!

[Jeff Nesbit @jeffnesbit]

My money is on @AOC in the fight you picked, @elonmusk

[This Hour Has 22 Minutes @22_Minutes]

The Ontario government says it has no choice but to pass a bill preventing a strike, because kids need to be in school so they can grow up, get jobs, and have their Charter rights taken away.

[Joe Oliver @joeolivermd]

From a teacher friend 🧵:

[Geoff Bickerton @gbickerton398]

CUPE’s wage demand is entirely justified.
They deserve our total support.

[alexwagner @alexwagner]

On the same day that a man attempts to kill the Speaker of the House, a judge in Arizona has ruled that armed citizens can show up to *monitor* ballot boxes as part of their "constitutional rights." This is how democracy ends.