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Can we do this for all the things?!

the power of ~ vibes ~ is the real story in election 2025

We are thrilled that Claire Boychuk has joined our firm! Claire practices labour, employment, and public law in our Ottawa office. In addition to her interest in law and public policy, Claire is experienced in advising labour unions and organizations on political action and strategy. Welcome Claire!

BCCLA Statement Against the Systemic Suppression of Support for Palestine - BC Civil Liberties Association The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) condemns the deliberate and systemic suppression of political expression in support of Palestine. Over the past 16 months we have witnessed a widespread patt...

The BCCLA condemns the systemic suppression of political expression in support of Palestine. Free expression is central to our democratic institutions, and the pattern of state repression is alarming.

Read Our Blog on Systemic Suppression re Palestine: bccla.org/2025/03/bccl...

Trump just now: “Tomorrow – 25% on Canada, 25% on Mexico.”

catastrophic.

Quizzical. Particularly after today.

Is PMJT only on the musk site?

shock doctrine, but applied to the rule of law

This whole thread ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A labor historian might be tempted to argue that all of this will just lead eventually to old school mass strikes & a correction.

Maybe, but this time millions of workers are on the side of the employers & billionaires instead of their own economic interests.

re: the coup
civil disobedience comes in many forms

OPM acting director Charles Ezell releases memo to agency heads which says that "provisions of collective bargaining agreements that conflict with management rights are unlawful and unenforceable." Memo specifically addresses telework issues. chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...

Hi David! Are the hearings being streamed?

Hearing from friends who have been evacuated in LA. Unimaginable.

it’s a hail-and-rain, cdn gov falling apart, phoebe bridgers kind of tuesday

The Mortality Implications of a Unionized Career An emerging literature has documented a wide range of protections and benefits that union membership provides for health and wellbeing. However, this …

Over lifetime, each additional year of union membership reduces the odds of mortality by 1.5%. Effects primarily occur between ages of 41 and 67.

Nice work @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

can confirm that sally rooney’s latest - intermezzo - is perfect december fiction

Our Money How the creation of money and monetary policy can be more democratic

my friend Leah wrote a book on the niche topic of money & democracy
@armineyalnizyan.bsky.social
@robgillezeau.bsky.social
it’s a good one!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.