In case you're wondering whether we are okay here in the US, we're not. “They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets.” This is the level of discourse at our #PresidentialDebate2024.

Donald Trump said they're eating the dogs in Springfield 😂🤣🤣 #Debate2024

Yesterday, we and our thousands of supporters across McGill University, Monteal, Quebec, and Canada demonstrated the broad and deep support there exists behind our strike. With that strength, today, we extend an olive branch to the McGill administration. #NoContractNoCourses

Let's talk about how the political positions I support—such as greater freedom for all, multiculturalism, and respect for different ways of living—have, in fact, improved fashion. 🧵

"... francization and the divisions brought about by various local and global events” , said Evan Fox-Decent, professor of law at McGill and president of AMPD, in a press release." 2/2

We aimed to unionize 45 law professors at #McGill. We ended up facilitating the unionization of over 500. #solidarity AMPE, CAUT/ACPPU FQPPU

“One lesson stands out above all others: when we fight, we win!" After a months-long strike, @AMPL/AMPD has an agreement with McGill whereby the challenges to AMPL's certification and the unionization of other faculties will be dropped. Read our statement: caut.ca/latest/2024/10…

Education profs knew what was at stake when we supported @AMPL/AMPD on the picket line the first time they went on strike back in February. We are stronger together.

A Brief History of Students Today Aren’t Prepared for College 🧵

“A university? Why no! We’re a Speciversity!” It’s like that satiric episode on “The Great Eastern” so many years ago.

Cutting GST on million-dollar home isn't an affordability measure; it's a windfall for the wealthy – Winnipeg Free Press winnipegfreepress.com/local/2024/10/… via Winnipeg Free Press #mbpoli #cdnpoli

As Faculty, we know CUPW's issues are our issues, and we are proud to be out in solidarity with these workers as they fight for the kind of gains that benefit all workers, including academic workers across the post-secondary sector #onpse #onlab #isupportpostalworkers

FQPPU celebrates historic union victories at McGill: AMPE & AMPFA certified, AMASCS petition filed 💬 “Unionization is a necessary response to management practices that negatively impact working conditions.” — M. Pastinelli ➡️ newswire.ca/news-releases/… #McGill #Unionization

SMUFU Pres @cathyconrad is in Ottawa for CAUT/ACPPU council…representing all members but reminding us of where we’ve come from… #SolidarityForever

Bienvenue au nouveau membre de l’ACPPU : le Syndicat des professeures et professeurs de l'Université de Sherbrooke!   Welcome to CAUT’s newest member: the Syndicat des professeures et professeurs de l’Université de Sherbrooke!

AASUA is in Ottawa today with academic staff union reps across the country for CAUT/ACPPU Council. Of discussion is the ongoing postal workers strike — together Council stands in solidarity with CUPW! #supportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli #solidarity

CAUT stands in solidarity with CUPW workers! L’ACPPU solidaire avec les travailleuses et travailleurs de CUPW!

highly recommend not using ChatGPT at all, since the servers that power it use more electricity than major cities, it's been known to recommend eating glue and smoking multiple cigarettes a day, and you could simply use your wonderful brains to read and study things on your own.

In 1901, 15 Metis families moved to southwest Winnipeg where six other families had relocated to years earlier. This was the beginning of what became known as Rooster Town. Half a century later, the City bulldozed the community. Let's learn more. 🧵1/12