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Tweeting the good, the bad, and the ugly of Canadian labour history, union activism, and current events. #BLM. She/her. 👩🏼‍✈️👩🏿‍⚕️👩🏽‍🏭👷🏻‍♀️👩🏼‍🔧
Mar 19, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
Next time you go to a Safeway/Sobeys in Alberta, keep in mind that the front line workers there have been fighting for a fair contract with their employer for months. #canlab @ufcw401 @SafewayCanada @sobeys #COVID19AB The employer put forward a proposal that would slash the wages and benefits of these workers, including pay for overtime hours which has been crucial to keeping the stores running while the rest of us stock up. gallery.mailchimp.com/9ee9233e9b5a39…
Nov 30, 2019 9 tweets 5 min read
I’m going to be super vulnerable for a minute. There is a very real possibility that I will be affected by these cuts. The environment at work has been extremely negative for months now and I am starting to feel completely drained. #ableg #canlab It’s been very hard seeing what a fantastic job @jkenney has done convincing the public that somehow I’m less of a “real Albertan” than them thanks to my profession and that I deserve to lose my job so that it will miraculously bring back theirs. #ableg #canlab