Join us for a webinar, Radical Thought in a Time of Crisis w/ prominent scholars, Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly and Dr. Jodi Dean, co-editors of the acclaimed book #OrganizeFightWin
Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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3/3 - @ifjglobal.bsky.social have compiled a list of demos around the world for World Press Freedom day. read them here and support media workers around the world (oh and, join a union!):
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
we're also thinking of the hundreds of journalists and media workers who have lost their lives & faced persecution. over 18 months ago we spoke against the targeting of Palestinian journalists, and since then, things have only gotten worse. we stand in solidarity with fighting injustice everywhere -
tomorrow is World Press Freedom Day. on the heels of May Day, we take this time to honour workers around the world, including the hundreds of freelance journalists and media workers in the Canadian Freelance Union. this fight isn't over 💪 1/3
#MayDay is more than a celebration of past victories—it’s a call to action. Read Unifor’s statement. #canlab
www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Looking for a unionized freelancer? Check out the @cdnfreelanceunion.bsky.social directory!
canadianfreelanceunion.ca/directory/
BIG NEWS!!
The Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians has decided to partner with the @cdnfreelanceunion.bsky.social. Their members will become union members and have all the supports of a freelancer union.
Release below:
@unifor.org is holding a Red Dress Day webinar w/ Sandra Delaronde to honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on May 5th at 1PM EDT. Settler colonial violence and murder continues on in Canada today and must not be ignored. Register:
unifor.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Unifor condemns Bell executives for awarding themselves more than $5 million in bonuses, including nearly $2.4 million to CEO Mirko Bibic, following massive job cuts and stock drops.
#shameonbell #canlab
"People who are good leaders, care about the workplace" - CFU Vice President Aminah Sheikh on @halfpastcapitalism.bsky.social
WATCH BELOW:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JIc...
UNIFOR's Randy Kitt took part in an excellent webinar hosted by the @ifjglobal.bsky.social on Donald Trump's attacks on press freedoms around the world. Watch it here + thank you to our UNIFOR colleagues who shouted out the CFU as the voice of freelancers in Canada 💪💪
www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
Tariffs on Canadian goods is an economic call-to-arms for Canada. “Trump has fired the first shot in a full-on trade war and now every Canadian politician, business leader, worker and resident must fight back,” says @lanapayne.bsky.social. #tariffs #canlab #cdnpoli www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
Lovely Paula!
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
Happy 2025 everyone! Let your New Year's Resolution be to unionize + organize!! @unifor.org
canadianfreelanceunion.ca/join/
#Unifor’s @lanapayne.bsky.social warns to expect a very bumpy ride in labour relations in 2025 during her conversation with Michael Serapio on PrimeTime Politics @cpac.ca. #canlab #cdnpoli youtu.be/rFWfqunp7Nw?...
affordable and accessible housing & housing rights are human rights. Rest in peace to this community member.
definitely!! + thank you for being our first follower :D.
We're on BlueSky!! Thank you to those who have followed us (big wave after our AGM last night). As always, the Canadian Freelance Union will use our platform to discuss workers rights, liberation, and solidarity for freelance workers (+ labour organizers) everywhere 💙