Alec Stromdahl
@handstand_alec
Labour lawyer | Sparkling wine socialist ๐&๐น | Member @TWHSLC
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Interested in learning more about the union advantage? Here are the latest figures from Stats Canada pulled together in a graph for my latest book with @stephross_mac. In short, the union advantage applies in both public and private sectors.
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Reminder that our AGM is this Saturday, March 4 at 9:30am at 60 Lowther St in Toronto. We will offer a Zoom connection to those who cannot make it in person.
"Commissioned by the Fraser Institute"
"Transititoning to socialism will improve the economy and well-being of citizens"
Agree: 50%
Disagree: 27%
Unsure: 23%
Leger / October 31, 2022 / n=4037 / Online
(Commissioned by the Fraser Institute)
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๐ 3 cheers to @UniforTheUnion for bargaining #PaidSickDays# in its latest CA for Compass Minerals salt workers!
๐ช๐ฟ๐ช๐พ๐ช This is how we win #Justice4Workers# - we fight to:
๐ฅ Bargain it!
๐ฅ Legislate it!
๐ฅ Enforce it!
๐ฅ Win it for everyone!
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Now is the time to step up the pressure on the government to win an historic regularization program that delivers permanent resident status for all undocumented people without exclusions. #StatusForAll#
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How workers prepare one another for strikes is crucial to their strength and successโthe ATU members ratified a great contract last Thurs. I look at the steps they took to build serious wins, an example all workers can follow.
Laborโs Winning Weapon
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"We all deserve to participate meaningfully in decisions that greatly impact our lives and to withdraw that participation without risking destitution or punishment." @handstand_alec on the right to strike under "the Law of Master and Servant." @springmagca
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1. It was 150 years ago that thousands of Torontonians marched to Queen's Park during an illegal strike.
They won the right for Canadians to form unions โ and inspired the creation of Labour Day.
Here's a thread about the Toronto Printers' Strike & how it changed Canadaโฆ
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Good analysis going over the labour history of illegal strikes. Ford is setting labour relations back by a hundred years.
Our rights in the workplace, basic benefits & strong public services are the product of working people taking action โ oftentimes in the face of repressive laws & physical violence from the state & employers #Canlab# #39kIsNotEnough# #onted# #justice4workers#
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