Just watched #HamOnt Mayor @AndreaHorwath pull a smooth parliamentary move by referring a contentious vote on LRT privatization from the LRT Subcommittee to Council's GIC so all Councillors will vote on it.

I say smooth because she's publicly committed... to support Public Transit instead of P3. The staff recommendation to privatize at the sub-committee may have been defeated and Councillor @CameronKroetsch's motion to keep public operations would've been the (on record) recommendation of the sub-committee to be forwarded to GIC.

To all of my comrades in @psac_afpc who are disheartened at social media posts which are disparaging to your struggle for fair wages and working conditions: HOLD THE LINE!

Anti-worker sentiment is spawned by right-wing, neo-fascist politicians who play politics of division. All of those who are disparaging you are also working class people whose working conditions and wages will likely ALSO benefit from your fight.

They are those who would rather believe that their prosperity is being hampered by yours when it's, in fact, the exact opposite.

The following corporations own the #HamOnt Greenbelt land that is slated for development:
Multi-Area Developments (DeSantis): 335 acres
Paletta International Corp: 330 acres
Corpveil Holdings/Effort Trust: 225 acres
Marz Homes: 183 acres
Greybrook Realty/Castlepoint: 144 acres Valery Homes: 104 acres
The Guglietti family (Melrose Investment, Rosehaven Homes): 100 acres
After decades of development freeze and Doug Ford committing to NOT infringing on the Greenbelt, why would these big companies keep such properties OR further buy them up?

As a follow-up to my post about the protest threatened by a No Trespass order at @flyyhm, I filed a request to speak to the City's Hamilton Airport Committee regarding procedures, authority and scope of Trespass orders.

@LauraBabcock @JoeyColeman @CarymaRules @Hamilton350 The first response back was from the City Clerk's office stating: "(9) Communications respecting labour relation matters, conduct of a member(s) of staff and matters before another body (i.e. Police Services Board) will not be placed on the Standing Committee Agenda and...

Speaking here as an individual and not on behalf of the @hamiltonlabour, who hasn't even considered an endorsement process for the municipal elections yet, I just want to outline some of the things I'm happy and excited for in the #HamOnt October municipal elections. Obviously @jayotied for Public School Board Trustee running in Wards 6 & 9 is closest to my heart and part of necessary change at the HWDSB trustee level.
We'll be on the streets starting next week and campaign donations can be sent by e-Transfer to jayedingtontrustee@gmail.com.

We marched with a bunch of stalwart protesters in front of the Cargojet facility at the Hamilton airport this evening where @fordnation was holding a rally for all of his supporters. Learning quickly that Cargojet had given a written trespass order to be able to remove people from their property, we also gleaned that there was no order on the general airport grounds and proceeded to walk back & forth across the entry street for over an hour slowing everyone.