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Statement from the Canadian Labour Congress: Standing united against U.S. tariff threats | Canadian Labour Congress
Canada’s unions are deeply alarmed by the U.S. administration’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products. This is a direct attack on workers from both sides of the border, threatening good, unionized jobs in key sectors like manufacturing, mining, energy, and agriculture—jobs that form the backbone of our economy. These tariffs would create a devastating ripple effect, impacting families and entire communities. The stakes are immense: escalating costs of living, stagnant wages, and now the Trump tariff threats, putting workers’ livelihoods at risk. This is not just a trade issue; it is an economic and social emergency that...
Project 2025’s extreme anti-labor agenda is an attack on unions and the entire working class | Media Matters for America
Project 2025, a sprawling right-wing plan to provide policy and staffing to a future Republican president, proposes an extreme anti-worker agenda that would severely curtail unions’ ability to collectively bargain on behalf of their members and reverse gains organized labor has made in recent years. It would also weaken overtime regulations, give corporations wider latitude in misclassifying workers as independent contractors, and dismantle safety regulations that prohibit young people from working dangerous jobs. The initiative’s policy book, Mandate for Leadership, is an attempt to roll back New Deal-era, working class victories by allowing state-level exemptions from the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, and by creating nonunion “employee involvement organizations” to undermine unions’ negotiating power. It additionally calls for sharp reductions in the budgets of the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor and a freeze on new hires. Project 2025 is organized by The Heritage Foundation and includes more than 100 conservative groups on its advisory board, which have collectively received more than $55 million from groups tied to conservative megadonors Leonard Leo and Charles Koch. Leo has been pushing the Supreme Court to further erode the power of organized labor, and the Koch family has waged a war on unions for more than 60 years.
What Every Union Member Should Know About Project 2025 - UWUA
Project 2025 is a 920-page document offering a wide range of policy recommendations, including several bad ideas about unions and rolling back workplace protections that you should know about. The policy recommendations, put forward by mostly high-ranking former Trump administration officials, offer a look at the administration’s early priorities if President Trump were to be…
Hey everyone, it's been a while since we last talked. I've been dealing with some health issues related to my Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). If you're unfamil...
5 steps To Start Mutual Aid! | Building An Alternative To Capitalism
This video is a list of 5 essential steps for doing successful mutual aid!Second Thought's Video on Mutual Aid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45i5X2L1DMc&fe...
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications.
Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
Let's unravel the defining characteristics of third places, tap into their historical significance and evolution, and explore how we can build and nurture the enduring allure of these social sanctuaries in the modern world.
Shoutout to @COLORMIND.mp4 for his co-producing and voicing on the skit!
Introduction - 0:00
What Are Third Places? - 1:57
The Benefits of Third Places - 7:02
The Historical Power of the Third Place - 8:34
What Happened To Third Places? - 9:52
Le Third Place - 13:33
A Few Teensy Critiques - 16:08
Radical, Revived Third Places - 24:20
Title Card Music: Where We Go by Jelani Aryeh
Thumbnail Art: Ernie Barnes
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outro music: Cedar Womb by joe zempel
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Sources & Resources:
The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/third-place-community-spaces/
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/third-places-as-community-builders/
https://medium.com/illumination/the-death-of-third-places-and-the-evolution-of-communities-5bbffc01c5e
https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-idea-third-place-public-space-community-friendship-exclusion-organizing-covid
https://www.patreon.com/c/TheSoyPill
https://bsky.app/profile/thesoypill.bsky.social
https://x.com/thesoypill
A short and freshly demonetized guide on how to navigate difficult conversations
00:00 - 00:55 Intro
00:56 - 03:26 Setting the Stage
03:27 - 08:17 Rule 1: Be Nice
08:18 - 10:58 Rule 2: Avoid Trigger Words
10:59 - 13:29 Rule 3: Know Their Arguments
13:30 - 17:14 Rule 4: It's ok to Concede Sometimes
17:15 - 19:02 Rules 5: Know when to Stop
19:02 - 19:48 Conclusion
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A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. Logical fallacies are like tricks or illusions of thought, and they're often very sneakily used by politicians and the media to fool people. Don't be fooled! This website has been designed to help you identify and call out dodgy logic wherever it may raise its ugly, incoherent head.
Speak Truth to Power?: 32 Photos Of Real Talk Graffiti | STREET ART UTOPIA
Graffiti has long been a voice for the voiceless, a way for people to reclaim space and share unfiltered truths with the world. In this collection, we dive into the raw and impactful world of "Real Talk Graffiti" – art that doesn't hold back. These pieces go beyond aesthetics, delivering sharp commentary on society, politics,…
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