JE Fred Wilson

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Thanks for pulling out the sentence that was the essential point of this essay.

Progressive nationalism and the fight for Canadian sovereignty The threat to Canadian sovereignty is real and it demands a renewed analysis and a third wave of progressive nationalism to meet the challenges of the post-globalization era of authoritarian US imperi...

My new long form article on three waves of Progressive Canadian Nationalism and the urgent need to break free from US empire is at @canadiandimension.bsky.social

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Some September labour based short fiction. When workers organize there can be Inevitable Conflict - the title of my new short story, a sequel to Capital Delivery.

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#shortstory #labour #gigwork

Happy Labour Day. I have posted a labour based short story on Medium - a sequel to my previous short fiction, Capital Delivery. I hope you enjoy it. medium.com/@jefr.../ine...

Unifor rallies to protect Canadian jobs and fight for a sustainable economy VANCOUVER—Unifor leadership led more than 1,500 members and supporters as they rallied at the union’s Constitutional Convention in downtown Vancouver to stand up for Canadian workers.“We are going to ...

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Building a Sovereign, Value-Added, and Sustainable Economy - CCPA U.S. President Donald Trump has confronted Canadians with unprecedented threats to our sovereignty and prosperity. From his inauguration speech, when he resuscitated the imperial doctrine of ‘Manifest...

The Fact Book for Canadians is here

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Unifor warns the Canadian auto sector is in the ‘fight of our lives’ as U.S. tariffs threaten the industry Canadian auto workers are banding together and strategizing as sweeping tariffs from the United States on Canadian vehicles, parts, and raw materials threaten tens of thousands of jobs and billions in...

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Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

A great examination of a new trend “no point in glossing over the growing conservatism in a large section of the working class, including among union memberships.” Canada
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#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon

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Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

My new article on the state of #CanLab politics after the 2025 Canadian election and labour's failure to stop working class dealignment. Thanks to @canadiandimension.bsky.social for publishing this long form article.

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Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

Must-read from @fwilson2.bsky.social on the challenges facing Canada's union movement, to resist further encroachment by right-wing populism: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie.... A full overhaul of labour's political strategies is needed. #canlab

Labour needs an overhaul for the new era of Canadian politics Canada’s 2025 election exposed deep divisions in the working class, with many union members shifting toward Conservative populism. Fred Wilson argues labour’s modest political impact signals an urgent...

My new article on the state of #CanLab politics after the 2025 Canadian election and labour's failure to stop working class dealignment. Thanks to @canadiandimension.bsky.social for publishing this long form article.

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Could we ask for a better indicator of a failed system for workers?

Interesting tidbit for Canadian labour law and collective bargaining nerds:

Collective agreement coverage in Canada’s private sector today (15.5%) is lower than it was in 1940 (16.3%), before Canada had enacted ´modern’ Wagner-style collective bargaining legislation.

Trump Makes His Move at the NLRB Today on TAP: His new nominees come from the management side or—worse—are suffused with management’s ethos.

Working class conservatism at work in Trump's America. An anti-union NLRB that will gut, block and violate worker rights. #canlab
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I have been thinking about the passing of a good friend and comrade, Garry Worth. He was a millwright who grew up in logging camps and became a national Canadian labour leader. His working class life was remarkable. Here is Garry telling his story: www.labourheritagecentre.ca/oral-history...
#canlab

Should Canada take what is on offer from Trump to get a trade deal? No - and here is why from Jim Stanford:

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We need a working class politics that brings this fundamental issue of worker rights to the centre of the struggle for democracy.

CD Howe Inst proposing austerity to defend Canada…the opposite of what CD Howe actually did.

What would Canada’s reaction be if 55 Canadians had been detained by China? Or any country? At the least we would advise all Canadians to not travel to that country. Advice would be given on safety precautions, such as leaving your smart phones at home. Etc.

Important vote for the independent union SINTTIA. at GM San Luis Potosi next week... www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eryiu-...

Something's happening here: US military on the streets of Los Angeles; US Senators handcuffed and manhandled; political assassinations in Minnesota; military parades with tanks and missiles on Trump's birthday; rapidly escalating violence and war in the Middle East.

More Trade, Not Less Protection for Workers Lana Payne, Unifor National President, Originally published in The Hill Times When we talk about building a new Canada through improved interprovincial trade and labour mobility, it’s tempting to thin...

Straight talk on interprovincial trade, regulations and worker rights
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Makes you want to scream

So, to be clear, Musk has now admitted he funded a man he believes to be a pedophile to be president.

And Trump has now admitted that he gave access to high level government secrets to a man he believes to be a big time drug addict.

This should be *the* story on the Sunday shows tomorrow.

What could go wrong?

Joe Biden was old and not fully competent and his staff covered it up. Big scandal.

Donald Trump was accused by his top donor and former top ‘Special Government Employee’ of being a pedophile. So are his staff covering that up?

Isn’t that, y’know, a bigger scandal?

When the thieves fall out

The difference between #HR Law & Labour Law on display here.

HR Law perceives collective bargaining as a business risk to be staunchly resisted. HR lawyers specialize in risk management.

Labour Law perceives CB as an economic & social good that gives workers voice, power, & larger share of wealth.