Blogs about: Labour And Unions
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Workin'
Some days the realities of work appear in all their nakedness. Far as jobs go, mine ain’t all that bad. I mean, I generally get treated relatively well, I make a good wage, I get benefits and lo… more →
Resist Rant Relax
Workin'
wrote 9 months ago: Some days the realities of work appear in all their nakedness. Far as jobs go, mine ain’t all … more →
Red November, Black November
wrote 1 year ago: As we near the end of November, Meg is returning from the bargaining table, and I am about to take o … more →
Union Identities
wrote 1 year ago: Y’know, doing the union thing can be mighty strange, particularly when you come to it as a rad … more →
The Wildman Marc Mero vs Corporate Wrestling: the battle for hearts and minds
wrote 1 year ago: Some months ago I got all hot for a project on professional wrestling as work, and attempts at u … more →
Ah, the Ballot
wrote 1 year ago: Well, like it or not, elections are going to happen, and that means I’m going to have to drag … more →
Overly-Academic Musings on the Working Class
wrote 1 year ago: I wonder alot about what constitutes ‘the working class’, in my job and my study and jus … more →
Union Bosses
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a union-centred life of late, even more than normally. Meg spent last week in Ottawa … more →
Damn
wrote 1 year ago: Only a matter of days after I wrote about Utah Phillips here, this old Wob has passed on. Rather tha … more →
Utah
wrote 1 year ago: I was 15 years old, and a friend of my folks’ made a few tapes of political music for me to ta … more →
Bret Hart and the Union Thang
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wrote 1 year ago: We didn’t watch much TV when I was a kid. An old Sears black and white, 14 inch screen and no … more →
Stepping Down
wrote 1 year ago: A busy day yesterday, and strange. Reflection, grief, anger. There’s lots happening in my home … more →
Workers and Scholars
wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was elections day. The various unions and faculty associations around the country decide w … more →
Academic Matters
wrote 1 year ago: I’m a full-time union rep for a Faculty Association, handling grievances, advising on policy, … more →
