That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial... A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. propub.li/3TatVXT

This year will be an active one for academic staff associations. We are committed to supporting our members demanding fair compensation, collegial governance, and, as with @AMPL/AMPD, the basic right to form a union and bargain collectively. Read more: caut.ca/latest/2024/08…

Labour Day is a critical reminder that #universities consist of people who work: students, staff, & faculty. We need to build campuses in which they learn, experiment, and take risks. They cannot do so under arbitrary rule. #NoContractNoCourses #NotAboutTheMoney

Take this as a broader warning extending beyond state/national borders.

On this Labour Day, full Aug 30 decision of the Tribunal administratif du travail finding that McGill University, Christopher Manfredi, Fabrice Labeau, and Robert Leckey are prima facie in violation of the Quebec Labour Code (French): ampl-ampd.ca/wp-content/upl… #NoContractNoCourses #NotAboutTheMoney

"Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered McGill University to stop obstructing and interfering with a union representing full-time law professors." montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-labour-… CTV Montreal #NoContractNoCourses #NotAboutTheMoney

Are student encampments Charter-protected rights of free expression & assembly or are they violations of university property rights? Join this impressive panel to explore this question. Sept 17, 7 pm EDT, by Zoom #cdnpse #cdnpoli

A major overreaction by Western administrators. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

I need my colleagues to understand what is at stake this fall on our campuses. All of campus activism and free expression. What we allow admin to get away with this fall will set precedents for decades if not forever. mondoweiss.net/2024/09/u-s-un…

Western University unilaterally decides Charter Right 2(c) freedom of peaceful assembly is void: "The Director will advise the individual if the Demonstration is approved and will provide reasonable directions for the Demonstration including time, location, and manner ."

Jagmeet is delusional and seeks to hasten the Conservative turmoil on citizens.

Interesting read from Canadian Law of Work Forum: On McGill University’s Scorched Earth Labour Relations Strategy - lawofwork.ca/on-mcgill-univ…

An outrageous betrayal of public trust when a university takes a virulent anti-union stance: "If money for lawyers is no obstacle, McGill can drag this litigation out for years ... and maybe even the Supreme Court of Canada." CAUT @AMPL/AMPD lawofwork.ca

Just In: #1 in ruthless anti-unionism. This is a reminder that certification is a democratic process. @AMPL/AMPD CAUT