President at Marie Clarke Walker Consulting Inc. Keynote speaker on Human Rights and Labour in Canada. Former EVP and Sec Treas at the Canadian labour Congress
This is one of my favorite videos of all time. As a child psychologist, it’s a perfect example of joint attention, preverbal communication, and coregulation.
@RKHomeowner thank you for your article on BMO. They should also be investigated for how they allow pay backs on lines of credit. If you are out of the country or away from a BMO branch there is no way to pay back the principal on LOC except at a branch.
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of OSSTF/FEESO’s Associate General Secretary, Joel Duff. This is an unimaginable loss to our Federation, as Joel represented the very best of us.
Joel joined OSSTF/FEESO in August 2023 as a dedicated labour activist committed to protecting public education. Joel spent the entire 21st century in service of the broader labour movement in a wide range of elected and staff roles. These included serving as the Ontario Organizer for the Canadian Federation of Students, Communications Director for the Ontario Federation of Labour, Executive Political Assistant to the President of the Canadian Labour Congress, and the Associate Executive Director of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations.
Joel came to OSSTF/FEESO with a clear vision: to defend and strengthen public education. He joined a union that had long been at the forefront of change but also stood on the cusp of transformation. With conviction and principle, he set out to strengthen the Federation’s organizing and mobilizing strategy for the challenges ahead.
Joel reflected the best qualities of a deeply committed colleague, comrade, and friend. He took the time to understand people and what made them unique, and believed that every person, regardless of their title or role, played a part in building a movement and he made that belief felt. Joel leaves a lasting impact on many across the country, within the labour movement and beyond. He will be remembered with great affection by his neighbours, coworkers, friends, allies, and comrades. OSSTF/FEESO is committed to continuing his work in fighting for a just society for students and workers alike.
We extend our sincere condolences to his partner, Lauren, their two children, and all his loved ones.
We’re still buzzing from last week’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Parliamentary Reception with @enchantenetwork, @queermomentum & @prideatworkcan! 🌈
2SLGBTQIA+ workers face unique barriers at work, and it’s time to modernize the Employment Equity Act to include them as a designated group.
New Abacus Data poll, commissioned by CUPE Ontario: Most Ontarians oppose eliminating school trustees. Only 1 in 3 (33%) support the Ford government’s proposal, while a majority either oppose or are unsure.
Full results: https://t.co/5RVOeg1FTt
🌍 80 years since Hiroshima & Nagasaki — we say: Never again.
💣 200,000 lives lost. Yet the threat of nuclear war still looms.
✊ Trade unions stand for peace, not militarisation.
🕊️ Join the global call to #nuclearban and invest in people, not war.
📝 Sign the petition by @unionion for the abolition of nuclear weapons: https://t.co/lWjD4kBGAx
📢 Support the ITUC call to action for peace & democracy: https://t.co/ouB1fROBY5
@nuclearban@IntlPeaceBureau@Greenpeace@Oxfam@350
#NoMoreHiroshimas #NoMoreNagasakis #PeaceNotWar #TradeUnionsForPeace 💪✌️🌿
#Unifor National President @Lanampayne sends letter to @CanadianPM calling for urgent #Canadian action to end the genocide in #Gaza, including a permanent ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian aid and a suspension of arms exports to Israel. https://t.co/byqmTdLr66 #cdnpoli #canlab #CeasefireNow
Friday a.m. @ #CUPEON2025 convention: journalist Shree Paradkar talks about the power of solidarity to cut through the darkness when fear lurks on our threshold.
Watch here live: https://t.co/yuJHUNvJFK #canlab#Tariffs
The scale of the horror is beyond apocalyptic. There is nowhere for sick, broken, maimed, starving, battered, burned, traumatized, exhausted people young and old and orphaned, to go. No homes. No hospitals. No schools. No sanctuary. No safe zones. It is unfathomable. #Gaza
📌 ILO Convention 190 is the first international treaty to recognize everyone's right to a world of work free from violence and harassment.
🫱🏻🫲🏾 During #16days, we are excited to partner with allies to launch a new website to document #C190inAction from different sectors and regions 👉 https://t.co/ssFn8u4uaw
#NoExcuse
#Unite
#C190