Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year? How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Imagine a Canada Post where the people in charge wanted it to grow, instead of whatever they've done the last five years. Canadians want to buy Canadian! Why doesn't Canada Post mgmt want a piece of that? I have no idea who is benefiting from these choices!

Feeling truly demoralized over today's announcement but at least this website is full of strangers saying that I deserve better and all Canadians deserve better too

Seems like a good time to remind people that Canada Post will deliver any piece of mail to federal elected officials for FREE. No stamp necessary! Just a reminder in case you, oh I dunno, wanna send your elected officials a sternly worded letter a day for a year or something.

Feels great to listen to some Compact Discs.

East German movie poster for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which was released on that side of The Wall in 1986.

Let's talk about CUPW's flyer ban/job action. Conservatively flyers make up 30 percent of Canada Post's business. So many people dislike them, but they are expensive to order. Since many businesses do order them time and time again, we have to assume that they're worth the cost in some way.

As a bot trainer myself, no they definitely are not getting replaced by anything even remotely capable of doing even one thing right lmao the tech plateaued ages ago this shit cannot be made to work for anything at any time basically it's all such a CON

Neko Case is one hell of a song-writer, and people aren't saying it enough. National treasure. Every time I listen to this album, I'm absolutely walloped by the vocals and guitars on this song. (Guitars by Neko and Dallas Good, RIP) youtu.be/PzFEpR3KJh4?...

this should've happened a long time ago, but today's as good a time as any for any Democratic politician to declare they no longer wish to work with a party whose leader is complicit in the sex trafficking of minors

@datesinmovies.bsky.social Does this qualify for your list? Or maybe it's too metatextual. Love this feed, thanks for your hard work!

Went to the second-hand store for pants and returned with a very nice copy of Ray's 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' which might be the best record ever pressed in London, Ontario. Complete with original inner liner, which bragged about how it was made here. Catnip for a nerd like me.

Every worker deserves to make enough to support their families. As a CUPW member, I bring in *plenty* of value for Canada Post. I know what the products I deliver cost, and I deliver 4-5x what I'm paid, even in the summer when it's the slowest.

We're only 20 episodes in, but I have been watching One Piece with my 9yo, and it's the perfect show to watch with a young person. It's got silly action, pirate stuff, and deep stories. The storyline with Usapp had so much to discuss re: doing right by people and being accountable to yrself.

Great thread from Corey Hogan, MP! Social media posts are *so nice* but Corey Hogan is a guy who has a voice in Parliament! Does he use it when the Liberal party uses Section 107 to send workers back?

Happy Labor Day 🙂

What is going on at Canada Post? Thanks to the folks at Kingston local for this infographic. TL:DR Canada Post management has spent a lot on infrastructure over the past five years and invested deeply in Purolator. CUPW members wages have not kept up with inflation over the last 5 years.

If you're going to report this, may as well also mention how Purolator is doing. Y'know, the fully-owned subsidiary of Canada Post. Who have been making bank off the volume we delivered before.

Some things are hard to explain to kids. How would I explain to kids that I was an accessory to murder? That I was behind the wheel when my bodyguard shot somebody? No idea. Lesbian couple with kids? Two women love each other and start a family. Job done. That's easy, you dummy.

All of the comments here seem to think that this suspension is about sending a message. It's not political. It's just about the mail. They're suspending services because anything sent there won't get through. The US doesn't have the people or infrastructure needed to assess the tariffs.

Conservative Carney wasting no time busting this strike. Never let anyone tell you they give a shit about the little guy or wealth equality if they systematically attack and dismantle one of the only means of supporting both!

There's no incentive for corporations to bargain when they can count on government overreach. All these attendants want is fair pay for a fair day's work. Just like CUPW: too important to strike, not important enough to pay fairly, somehow. Liberals don't care about workers.

Pete Drake: An absolute legend. Played on albums by multiple Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Stevie Wonder. Invented the talking guitar pedal and shared it w. Frampton. Producer on some of the best country records of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and his solo instrumentals are weird, wild, and gorgeous.

Pleased to see a strong mandate from CUPW members. Give us a good deal we can sign so we can start filling our trucks again. There's no reason we can't be busy other than Canada Post management who is indifferent to our success. Insightful article on the topic.

The manosphere in general is so harmful to the men who take part and the people around them. I don't think it's said enough that most issues men face are a product of the patriarchy. Or that so often the solutions would become obvious if it were dissolved.

I read this last year and was describing it to my wife. Graham Greene is amazing. They're both married and fall in love. She dies of guilt. I fuckin loved it.

Just saw Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? for the first time and honestly? Couple goals. Great house, stable job in academia. The dream. Next time I’ll watch it with the sound on.

Canada's legacy of white supremacy captured in the haunting artwork of Indigenous artist Kent Monkman

In large part because of its fantastic score, I keep thinking about Night On The Galactic Railroad, made in Japan in 1985. It's weird. A children's movie about friendship and death. It is almost glacially slow. Beautiful and a little difficult.

Me: I'm feeling increasingly pessimistic about the future Also me: I've only listened to "Dark As A Dungeon" by Merle Travis twice today. A third spin won't hurt

I would like Christopher Nolan's 2020 film "Tenet" a lot more if it had ten E.T.s.

(Brophy) said Canada Post aims to be competitive with Amazon. The private logistics company hires primarily gig workers to fulfil deliveries. “What this strategy reveals is an utter lack of imagination, envisioning Canada Post as a private carrier rather than a public service,” Brophy said.

Hell yeah, the library rules. I bet your library has a bunch of Criterions too.

Since we're all going ape for film references on Mets TV, I wanted to make sure this image was available on here. Incredible shot through the glasses. Mets are the nerdiest team going (complimentary)

Harmonica on this song makes me feel a lot of things. Reminds me of oppressive heat, being short on something, or just the weakness of desperation. The final coda of "I'll show you around" is haunting, too. Kind words, but I don't think you want to be where he is. youtu.be/uR09ggNWgEU?...

I had a job like this ten years ago. Getting 4 stars instead of 5 on a survey kept me from getting incentive pay more than once. Worked hard to try for that extra dollar an hour. Today? I'm asking the agent if they have surveys because I'd like to get one. 5s all the way down.

Saw SINNERS last night and it was great! Packed house. It's really heartening that a piece of art is being seen by so many. It was so entertaining and had a lot to say about American history and American music.

This weekends 12 inch spins: This Jay Dee release is fantastic. Listen to the instros first, then hear the rhymes they write for em, then listen to the instros again. Clang Clang Ho is Guided By Voices letting it all hang out. My Mike Nesmith LP still has the Zellers price tag.

This weekends listens on Compact disc. Pere Ubu is amazing, this album feels like they were shot from a cannon. I found the Club Ska CD at the Friends of the Library sale. Felt like stealing.

I borrowed a movie from the local library: Sydney Pollack's 1969 film 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' Just an absolutely crushing thing. What an achievement by all involved. Can't stop thinking about it. "They got it all rigged before you ever show up."

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a triumph. Holy shit.

Long day at work. Did some late night errands. Got home, 9yo asks me if we can finish "the movie we started last weekend." Do you mean Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Day saved.

Hard to believe this is from 1974. Vocals sound just like they do in current country rock. Great version of a great song by Gene Clark. Didn't know Matthews was in Fairport Convention, so I've been catching up on streaming apps. youtu.be/AxIhtVRxa2A?...

canada needs to start seriously discussing granting as many people asylum as possible if they manage to make it to our borders #political

My afternoon walk to the bookstore yielded this. The whole first side is a party. Can't believe there's an album funky enough to put "Jungle Boogie" halfway through the program.

Heard this Just Blaze beat for the first time tonight. It's impressive, there aren't a lot of songs I would say are both greasy and uplifting at once. youtu.be/a7Im1t-6cp4?...

To me, this is the platonic ideal of a country song. Compelling even though the details are universally applicable. Perfect song for the already sad who are comforted by knowing they aren't alone. Despite having a great voice, Earle reminds me of Ernest Tubb here. youtu.be/Z1s-w3-bS2c?...

Tonight's first listen is RAM, which I love. Ram On was our wedding song almost 19 years ago. Always bewildered when I read the critical reaction in 1973 was that it's terrible. It's cheeky, fun and plainly beautiful to my ears.

We just spun this one and it's so, so joyful. Came out in 1971, so it may be too old to be Disco, but you can definitely dance to it. Big guitars. "When You Got Trouble" is a huge tune for me.