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David Paddon

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Founder DWP Independent Research and Reports. Reporter-Editor at The Canadian Press 1986-2021. Computing Canada 1982-1986.

Thanks for the fine article Lise. It sums up the campaign well and points towards future goals.

Next time you’re watching your favourite reality (or ‘factual’) TV show - think of the workers behind it. Here’s my account of a 9-year effort by @cwacanada1 and @IATSECANADA to improve pay and work conditions. fairnessinfactualtv.ca/news/2022-ends…



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I keep getting asked why the Jewish community is so concerned about what the artist formerly known as Kanye West says. It’s because he is using his wide platform to normalize #antisemitism and because he is a symbol of thousands of others using social media to do the same.


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1. It was 150 years ago that thousands of Torontonians marched to Queen's Park during an illegal strike. They won the right for Canadians to form unions — and inspired the creation of Labour Day. Here's a thread about the Toronto Printers' Strike & how it changed Canada…

TODreamsProject's tweet image. 1. It was 150 years ago that thousands of Torontonians marched to Queen's Park during an illegal strike.

They won the right for Canadians to form unions — and inspired the creation of Labour Day.

Here's a thread about the Toronto Printers' Strike & how it changed Canada…

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I am going to state the obvious: the right to the strike *is part of the normal process* of negotiations under the Ontario Labour Relations Act. Why would any union promise not to use it? #canlab #onted #educationworkers @CUPEOntario


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The #EducationWorkers dispute in Ontario is wider in impact and in geography.@NSGEU education workers are also on strike in NS. These disputes were inevitable in the #inflation era, but require fair collective bargaining, not the #notwithstandingclause #onted @CUPEOntario#onpoli

Hundreds of education workers are on strike in Nova Scotia! Enough is enough, workers are demanding better working conditions, better pay and stronger public services. Workers are rallying at the Nova Scotia legislature. #NSpoli #39kIsNotEnough

springmagca's tweet image. Hundreds of education workers are on strike in Nova Scotia!

Enough is enough, workers are demanding better working conditions, better pay and stronger public services.

Workers are rallying at the Nova Scotia legislature. #NSpoli #39kIsNotEnough
springmagca's tweet image. Hundreds of education workers are on strike in Nova Scotia!

Enough is enough, workers are demanding better working conditions, better pay and stronger public services.

Workers are rallying at the Nova Scotia legislature. #NSpoli #39kIsNotEnough


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These costumes are getting real niche.

Kaitlinthorne's tweet image. These costumes are getting real niche.

Excellent description of unfair bias in how workers are treated. By Sara Mojtehedzadeh. thestar.com/news/investiga…


Alexandra Posadzki peels back many of the layers that obscur the root cause of the recent Rogers outage. I hope further investigation explains the role of Ericsson, which supplied Rogers with its core network and its software. #CRTC #ISED #Ericsson lnkd.in/gnqkH4rR


@SkySaraMojtehed of the Toronto Star has written a  comprehensive article About a class action suit filed against Pizza Hut Buy out long time delivery driver. The man started working at a Toronto area Pizza Hut in 2005 and was clas…lnkd.in/ezA3h6CE lnkd.in/eamFBpFH


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