Steven Tufts

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As labour strife continues at Air Canada and the post office, Mark Carney may be the one to watch Airlines and the postal service are federally regulated, and the prime minister will undoubtedly help shape negotiations.

My two cents on current labour negotiations at Canada Post and Air Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Air Canada flight attendants vote in favour of strike mandate Canadian Union of Public Employees members voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, with only 0.3 per cent voting against.

99.7% of Air Canada flight attendants support a strike mandate. We are about to hit some turbulence. www.thestar.com/business/air...

Let’s be clear. No one thought CUPW members would accept this deal except for a few likely soon to be unemployed @canadapostcorp.bsky.social execs.

Firing the head of BLS? Post-truth Trump is asking investment capital to drive in the dark with busted headlights.

HUGE legal victory: @cycletoronto.bsky.social has won its Charter challenge of the Ford government's legislation requiring removal of Toronto bike lanes! Justice Schabas ruled that the law puts cyclists at increased risk of harm and death which engages the right to life and security of the person.

The 2026 CAWLS annual conference will be held June 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg, hosted by the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba.

Details and CfP to follow.

Tell York Paramedics to Reinstate Katherine Grzejszczak Now! York Paramedics fired Katherine Grzejszczk for her expressing solidarity with Palestine. Send an email now!

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Water on the Brain – Spectre Journal Gordon and Webber argue that Trumpism exemplifies the antidemocratic authoritarianism characteristic of the liberal tradition, rather than interwar fascism.

Todd Gordon and Jeff Webber on Trump spectrejournal.com/water-on-the...

Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistance

New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Light a candle for Anti-Fascist Struggle Day w @irinaceric.bsky.social

Union unlikely to accept Canada Post’s proposal in forced vote, experts say Vote ordered by federal government on Crown corporation’s “final” offer likely to backfire, warn labour relations experts.

The precise timing of the vote isn’t clear, but the outcome almost certainly is, said @profsavage.bsky.social, a labour studies prof at @brocku.ca.

“The reality is that forced final offer votes rarely turn out the way employers expect them to.”

www.thestar.com/business/uni...

#CUPW #canlab

On a new episode of 📚VICTOR'S CHILDREN📚 @stufts.bsky.social‬ joins the show to discuss why right-wing politics are gaining support in the working class and unions in so-called Canada and how the left can fight it more effectively.

soundcloud.com/user-7372679... 🔶

#54: The Right, Unions and the Working Class The Right, Unions and the Working Class . . Right-wing politics are gaining support in the working class and within unions in so-called Canada. . What's happening and how can we fight it more effecti

Participated in David Camfield’s podcast. soundcloud.com/user-7372679...

The arrogance of those who don’t think WWIII is a possibility.

Bursting the bubble (zone): Resisting Toronto’s anti-protest bylaw Toronto’s new bubble zone anti-protest bylaw is both more and less dangerous than it may appear at first glance. Less because the bylaw’s enforceability and constitutionality are shaky, more because t...

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Clearly not all bromances last forever.

Personally, I think this Elon and Trump drama is just the foundation for a passionate make-up session at Mar-a-lago.

CUPW Files Unfair Labour Practice Complaint On Tuesday June 3, 2025, CUPW filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post under sections 94 (1) and 97 (1) of the Canada Labour Code. The complaint stems from the employer bargaining...

There will be dozens of theses written about this round of bargaining.
www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-file...

The Greenbelt scandal laid the foundation for Bill 5 - the perfect bill for corruption. Who gets to be in a “special economic zone”? Lobbyists are busy right now booking reservations in the back rooms of downtown steakhouses.

MPP Sol Mamakwa speaks at rally after being kicked out of legislature. Meantime, the assembly features him on a poster at Queen’s Park.

I hereby rename Bill 5 the License to Burn Act

Beautiful day for protest against draconian Bill 5

How a Union at a Kamloops A&W Beat the Odds | The Tyee It’s a rare win for fast-food workers, experts say. But will it last?

How a Union at a Kamloops A&W Beat the Odds via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

CRIMINALIZING DISSENT? The Truth About the BUBBLE ZONE Bylaw The City of Toronto has proposed a BUBBLE ZONE bylaw that would restrict protests near so-called “vulnerable” institutions. Join us for a community teach-in exploring its potential harms, featuring leading local voices in law, labour, housing, feminist activism, and disability justice. May 20th, 5:30pm Location: Toronto Metropolitan University, PD 457 Brad Evoy, Disability Justice Network Ontario Dreddz B.L., Voices for Unhoused Liberation Sid Jackson, Voices for Unhoused Liberation Irina Ceric, Law Union of Ontario Robyn Maynard, Another Toronto and Author of Policing Black Lives Judy Rebick, Feminist, Activist, Journalist, Author and Educator

Criminalizing Dissent?
Toronto: join me, @policingblack.bsky.social, @judreb.bsky.social & others for this community teach-in about the city's proposed bubble zone bylaw.
Tuesday, May 20, 5:30pm at TMU. Info & RSVP: communityteachin.rsvpify.com

Important panel.