Uhoh… another NDP future leader on the #Fediverse!?
Welcome to @avilewis!!

Let’s make an #opensocialweb for Canadians! Time to get off American corporate social media!
More NDP peeps on the Fedi!
Tanille
@votetanille
And Tony!
@tonymcquailgreenprogressive

#ndp #avilewis #canpoli #cdnpoli #workers #digitalsovereignty

Unions, NDP in northwestern Ontario call for government action amid sawmill shutdowns
Local unions representing mill workers in northwestern Ontario are continuing to push the provincial and federal governments for support amid growing uncertainty within the forestry sector. Here's what they want to see done to aid affected workers and...
#government #action #support #workers #northwesternOntario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/sawmill-closures-northwestern-ontario-9.7055936?cmp=rss

Today’s the #Sabbath , which is a day of rest allotted to humans. Perhaps one of the oldest #workers rights traditions.

It’s rooted in freedom from slavery under Hyksos in Kemet. An acknowledgement of holy life.

Tradition broke when ICE & Border Patrol increased #deportations towards their crowded cells.

Tradition broke when military killed & attacked foreign government (Sat, Jan 3, 2026).

Scary to think that President #Trump received an award from PM #Netanyahu .

https://www.vera.org/news/more-people-are-in-immigration-detention-than-ever-before

More People Are in Immigration Detention Than Ever Before

Vera’s research reveals what ICE is not sharing with the public and the vast scale and human cost of Trump’s immigration agenda.

Vera Institute of Justice

Video call last night with a newly minted board member of the company I helped found.

Relaxed, friendly. At some point, he asked if I would like to join an upcoming all hands. He said "everybody here heard about you but never met you".

Me: "So, they are wondering if this person really exists or if J. [the CEO] created a mythical co-founder to make [company] look better?"

Belly laugh.

I may have made a new friend.

Also, will join the all hands.

#humans #workers #manage

31 jobs, including 311 operators, could be cut in Windsor's new budget, union says
A city union fears that 31 City of Windsor workers could be out of a job if Windsor's 2026 budget passes as-is and without any amendments, including workers at 311. 
#budget #jobs #workers #Windsor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-cupe-union-jobs-31-cut-9.7057362?cmp=rss

As St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton moves to cut 62 jobs, workers warn of more burnout
Concerned about 62 coming job cuts, hospital workers, labour leaders and community members braved temperatures of about -10 C to gather on the sidewalk in front of St. Joe’s Charlton Avenue E., campus and call for change.

#jobs #workers #burnout #StJosephsHealthcareHamilton #CharltonAvenueE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/st-josephs-healthcare-hamilton-protest-9.7057667?cmp=rss

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "Georgieva warned that #AI would wipe out many roles traditionally taken up by younger #workers. “Tasks that are eliminated are usually what entry-level jobs do at present, so #young #people searching for #jobs find it harder to get to a good #placement "

Young will suffer most when AI...
Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF

Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped out

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/23/ai-tsunami-labour-market-youth-employment-says-head-of-imf-davos

"Georgieva warned that #AI would wipe out many roles traditionally taken up by younger #workers. “Tasks that are eliminated are usually what entry-level jobs do at present, so #young #people searching for #jobs find it harder to get to a good #placement "

And if AI fails, the bubble bursts with a recession cutting down jobs. Welcome to the era of "out of the frying pan, into the fire".

Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF

Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped out

The Guardian

Delta Shares $1.3 Billion with its Workers–Averaging 4 Weeks’ of Salary Coming Directly from Profits

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/delta-shares-1-3-billion-with-its-workers-averaging-4-weeks-of-salary-coming-directly-from-profits/