Robin Whitaker

Globe editorial: The real issue with Ontario’s training fund Programs like these, which allow the government to pick winners, are all too predictably taken advantage of

"government money for training should flow to educational institutions not private businesses." @opseusefpo.bsky.social says the
Skills Development Fund "should be used for college and university programs...[that] offer better outcomes than private training."

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CAUT flying pickets out on the picket lines this morning in support of @cupe3912.bsky.social as they fight for a fair deal!

When teachers fight, students win! Education is too vital to be put on the backburner.
#solidarity
@albertateachers.bsky.social
#abed #ableg

#SMUstrike #MakeItFair #FairDealNow 🧵👇

@cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

The union said its #SMU members are among the lowest-paid university instructors in the country and don’t have a health plan, pension, job security or a route to permanent employment.”

#canlab #cdnpse #SMUstrike #MSVUstrike #MakeItFair #FairDealNow @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

Family of Calgary worker killed on the job calls for criminal accountability for employers ‘We need punishment that makes them say, “whoa”’

Canada’s unions agree: Employers who are negligent regarding the health, safety, and lives of workers must feel the whole weight of the law.
#EnforceWestray #CanLab

www.thesafetymag.com/ca/topics/oh...

I stand with @cupe3912.bsky.social MSVU and SMU Part-Time Academic Staff. Calling on @smuhalifax.bsky.social and @msvuhalifax.bsky.social to give them a fair deal now!

@msvufa.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Image promotionnelle pour le webinaire de la Semaine de l'emploi équitable de l'ACPPU. Photo de la conférencière, la Dre Kendra Strauss, accompagnée du texte suivant : « Justice pour tous. Discussion avec Dr Kendra Strauss sur la liberté académique et la précarité. Mercredi 22 octobre à 12 h HAE. »

Rejoignez-nous mercredi prochain, le 22 octobre, pour le webinaire de la Semaine de l'équité d'emploi. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour écouter la Dr Kendra Strauss parler de la liberté académique et de la précarité.

Pour plus d'info: www.caut.ca/fr/evenement...

Promotional image for CAUT's Fair Employment Week keynote. Photo of speaker Dr. Kendra Strauss with text that reads "Make it Fair. A Discussion with Dr. Kendra Strauss on academic freedom and precarity. Wednesday, October 22 at 12pm EDT."

Join us next Wednesday, Oct. 22 for the #FairEmploymentWeek keynote! Register for the webinar now to hear Dr. Kendra Strauss discuss academic freedom and precarity.

More information: www.caut.ca/event/a-disc...

Panel discussion to support contract academic staff - Oct 20. CAS across Canada face precarity. Find out what's happening in NS, w/research & solidarity. Full panel now confirmed. Register-ansut.ca @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social

Bearing the brunt of climate change in Nunatsiavut – The Independent Inuit in the self-governing region of Labrador speak about the ways climate change is impacting their mental health, food security and culture

Bearing the brunt of climate change in Nunatsiavut theindependent.ca/news/lji/bea...

Decolonizing climate action – The Independent Inuit governance and knowledge are at the core of Nunatsiavut's climate change strategy

Decolonizing climate action theindependent.ca/news/lji/inu...

Paris has it right. We need to pause for a real conversation about what we want, weighing actual gains & harms. On energy alone, we face losing every scrap of gain from 'clean' energy, as the tech will use it all & still want conventional energy. Industry wants to give us no time to think too hard.

The last three years (so far) account for more than a quarter of all hectares burned by wildfire in Canada over the last 43 fire seasons.

They have come for the talk show hosts – and that’s actually bad Is simply describing reality an act of insurrection now?

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Blue Line Taxi workers hit the picket lines in Ottawa Nearly 500 taxi drivers are set to strike Friday afternoon after Blue Line Taxi left the negotiation table.

CANADA: Blue Line Taxi workers hit the picket lines in Ottawa ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/09/19/b...

CUASA stands with @OPSEU! Save our Colleges!
On the Algonquin picket line today! ✊

So great to see @caut.bsky.social / National Union of CAUT members out in force and standing in solidarity with @cupescfp.bsky.social flight attendants! #UnpaidWorkWon'tFly

UC Faculty, Staff, Students & Unions Sue to Halt Trump Admin Assault YouTube video by TheAAUP

We are live now from San Francisco announcing our lawsuit bringing together a broad coalition of labor unions to stop the Trump administration’s attempt to unlawfully stifle free speech within the University System of California.

@aft.org @uaw.org @calnurses.bsky.social
#DefendHigherEd

Climate change IS in fact bad and IS getting worse! Who knew!? | First Dog on the Moon Much to think about

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Opinion: Why Doug Ford is wrong about speed cameras The cameras help make city streets calmer and safer. A premier who really believes in law and order should be doing all he can to stop it

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Meet @ansut.bsky.social Dal Students, Parents of dal students, supporters, Faculty, 11am this morning outside the Killam Library on University Ave in Halifax to March in Solidarity - #keepdalstrong

CAUT fully supports college workers represented by OPSEU as they fight to uphold an accessible and high-quality public college system in Ontario.

“We encourage CAUT members to join OPSEU’s picket lines and stand in solidarity.”

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.@caut.bsky.social "fully supports college workers represented by the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) as they fight to uphold an accessible and high-quality public college system in Ontario."

www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...

Rally! CUASA members are invited to come out and join members of the Executive in support of CUPE Air Canada Flight Attendants! See you there!

Join us! Friday September 12 for the Solidarity March starting at the Killam Library on University Avenue. Let's show @dalhousieu.bsky.social Admin and Board a level of solidarity they have not seen before! #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Dal’s administration is embarrassing To the professors and faculty of Dalhousie University who have sat with me in office hours, answered my late-night emails, attended student-run events and wholeheartedly supported my education — I’m s...

From the DalGazette: dalgazette.com/opinions/dal...

#KeepDalStrong #WeAreDal

Shout out to Mat Whynott of the Canadian Labour Congress for his ongoing support of our Truro picketers. Mat comes with subs, a smile, and his CLC flag to boost our picketers and to #KeepDalStrong @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

Fighting for the right to a public university - CCPA The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) was locked out by the university three weeks ago (August 20th). The DFA’s calls for fair wages and supportive measures for newer and precariously employed facul...

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