Sums it up.

The 2026 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies takes place June 3-5 in Winnipeg. This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines. cawls.ca/en/2026-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

Drawing the Line

Round 2. Please fasten your seatbelts.

11000 steps in lecture today

Being a @viarailcanada.bsky.social passenger sometimes feels like a cruel joke. I’m on a train that is running an hour late *on top* of a scheduled 40 minute delay. We’ve done a detour and waited for multiple freight trains. Unless we’re a full hour late (from the revised schedule)…

I know I am a moving target when I lecture. I didn’t know that I do around 10000 steps. Thanks to @irinaceric.bsky.social for the fit bit.

When even the 7th Earl of Grantham is on the right side of history

Great launch in Hamilton today of the new Rob Kristofferson and @stephross.bsky.social book!

With yesterday’s stunts by the @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board, this rally will be electric!! The place to be Fri, Aug 29 at 12 noon. See you there! #keepdalstrong

Toronto! Join the Community Justice Collective on Sept 18th for a conversation about Copaganda with @equalityalec.bsky.social, lawyer, author, and founder of @civrightscorps.bsky.social Tickets and more info here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/copaganda-...

Two Beer Stores closed down near my home this summer. This is only the beginning. Once the Ford pulls the cash (hundreds of millions) payoff to keep stores open - it’s over.

I was on Global News in Toronto today talking about why athletic boycott of Israel is necessary. Spoiler: it is because they are committing genocide. globalnews.ca/video/113458...

It's been quite a media week. After 40+ interviews about Air Canada flight attendants, I wanted to weigh in on an issue that was less addressed: Air Canada’s weak management www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

My first reactions to the news of a flight attendant tentative agreement: 1) CUPE likely has a pretty good deal, 2) the breaks may be put on S107, and 3) @aircanada.bsky.social CEO Michael Rousseau should probably update his resume.

“Given the ongoing genocide in Gaza…we call on Sport Canada and Tennis Canada to forbid Canadian athletes to compete against Israeli athletes at the Davis Cup and all other international events.” - 413 🇨🇦 academics, athletes + sports journalists, inc 3 former UN special rapporteurs + an Olympic 🥈ist

On The National talking about flight attendant lockout/strike last night www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Burning question.

"Air Canada has to learn not to call mommy and daddy every time they reach an impasse at the bargaining table. They have to actually sit down and get a deal done with their workers." - @stufts.bsky.social Solidarity with flight attendants! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I wonder if the Minister knows @aircanada.bsky.social is the 40 year old playing video games that won’t move out of the basement.

@aircanada.bsky.social management has no imagination, innovation or creativity in dealing with CUPE. They have one strategy - call mommy and daddy.

Union solidarity with flight attendants

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

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.

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

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

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... 🔶

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

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

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.

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