Ultimately it is the rich who benefit most from tax cuts. Services for middle/low income are cut back, costing us more. Witness the drive to privatize healthcare by underfunding to push people to pay-for services. Taxes reduce the cost of services by eliminating the “profit”

#NotBroken

PLS SHARE! Latest word on abominable behaviour by Shoppers Drug Mart. Apparently they are scamming customers/govt by cold-calling customers so they can bill govt $60-75 for a short chat about medication. Family doctor gets paid about half that to see you in their office. 1/2

.Sinéad McGarry .Sarah Donnelly despite many efforts over my academic career I failed to engage US colleagues in discussion on their #Law on #RelativeResponsibility. #VoteYesNo listen to Senator Dr Tom Clonan ‘sister will care for brother’ said Soc Wkr?

Happy #SocialWorkMonth! Did you know #SocialWorkers train to work with individuals, families, communities, and society at large and receive years of education, training and supervision? This is among the many areas in which they work. #SWMonth2024 #EmpoweringSocialWorkers #NASW

NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOMELESS IN IRELAND: 13,531 NUMBER OF VACANT HOMES IN IRELAND: 163,433 FOR EVERY PERSON HOMELESS IN IRELAND, THERE ARE 12 VACANT HOMES WE NEED EMERGENCY ACTION TO END HOMELESSNESS

Anyone else had challenge with reviews fr J. of Progressive Human Services? Cubmitted article May/23 without any outcome yet. Nov 23 emailed them -they asked for suggeted reviewers...names sent... still nothing... #social work #academicTwitter

Delighted to announce Ive been officially selected by the Social Democrats as their candidate for Europe in Midlands North West. I am standing up for housing for generation locked out, for public services, for a sustainable future, for a fairer future for us all #Rory4Europe

HUGE NEWS Both Sweden and Norway are going against the cashless agenda with governments looking at ways to strengthen physical cash. Good.

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Niagara Falls ahead of the total eclipse, with an expected attendance of over a million people. Sean_Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 has the details. Click on the photo below to watch more. chch.com/thousands-floc…

Humbled and excited to be joining Brock Labour Studies for a year.

Shameless self promotion! ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjil…

We had a massive, loud, determined protest today as 500+ Uber drivers took over the plaza outside Uber's NYC HQ. Uber, Uber you can't hide! We can see your greedy side! Stop the lockouts and raise driver pay! Uber dara khosrowshahi

Social worker dies after being brutally attacked on home visit. Reports claim the 56-year-old was attacked after she mistakenly knocked on the wrong door for home visit. mysocialworknews.com/article/social…

Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) is #hiring a Chief Executive Officer in Toronto, ON. The successful candidate will possess several years of senior leadership experience, preferably gained within the not-for-profit, healthcare or public sector. jobs.longwoods.com/job/69940/chie…

"Reflexivity: 10 Articles on the Role of Reflection in #Qualitative Research" Reflexivity is central to the discussions of bias, “qualitative literacy,” gathering data in the field, & conducting research with the most vulnerable & marginalized populations bit.ly/2zE0BTV

At our AGM in June, members voted to disaffiliate from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and hold our annual conferences independently. Our 2025 conference will be held in Hamilton, hosted by Mac Labour Studies, May 28-30, 2025. #LabourStudies

We water our moose during heatwaves it’s a Canadian thing 🇨🇦🤝

LCBO workers picketed outside the Trillium warehouse in Caledon, today. ⁦Doug Ford⁩ says he’s not selling off the LCBO yet our warehouse work is being contracted out, and has been for years. This is privatization and an attempt at union busting. #stopthelies #keepitpublic