You know things are messed up when the librarians started marching

Toronto
Joined July 2009
New from @CCPA_Ont: The Toronto Public Library is more popular than Taylor Swift (81% of Torontonians use it!) but the library needs more funding from the city and province to meet the demand for its services. Researcher Carolina Aragão explains: #onpoli monitormag.ca/reports/much-m…
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Today, unions collectively representing over 1 million workers in Ontario released a joint letter calling on @fordnation to reverse course on the announced closures of supervised consumption sites (SCSs) across the province. #OnLab #OnPOli Full letter: opseu.org/news/safe-consumpt…
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New from @CCPA_Ont: The Toronto Public Library is more popular than Taylor Swift (81% of Torontonians use it!) but the library needs more funding from the city and province to meet the demand for its services. Researcher Carolina Aragão explains: #onpoli monitormag.ca/reports/much-m…
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Happy 15th anniversary @Local4948 we are SO grateful to our library workers for ALL you contribute to our communities! Thank you all from your friends here in #tostpauls and beyond!
Thank you for joining us in celebrating our 15 years as a union with our past 15 posts! Special shout out to: 👓 Maureen O’Reilly - Local 4948 President, 2009-2018 👓 Jill Andrew - MPP, Toronto-St.Paul’s @JILLSLASTWORD 👓 Olivia Chow - Mayor, City Of Toronto @MayorOliviaChow
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At 3 pm, @cityoftoronto’s Kipling Acres workers are rallying to demand action. Staff shortages, increasing workloads, chronic mismanagement & a toxic work environment have pushed workers to their limits, compromising both the quality of care for residents & well-being of staff.
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🚨Solidarity Rally @CUPEOntario Local 2361 members at WesternU are beginning the second month of their strike for liveable wages and a clean, safe & accessible campus for everyone. Show your support! 📅Oct 1 @ 12 PM 📍Richmond & University, London More: uwofa.ca/critical-safety-vio… #OnLab #OnPoli
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I passed by Word on the Street and the Toronto Public Library Workers @Local4948 had put on an amazing, creative awareness campaign. Had a great chat w them too about what's at stake...
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📢📢📢 LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT 📢📢📢 JOIN the #RiverRun2024 WHEN: Wednesday September 18th at noon WHERE: Grange Park in Toronto (behind the AGO) RSVP 👇ASAP 👇 freegrassy.net/grassy-narrow… #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
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Members from CUPE Locals 2998, 79 & @local4948 came together for an inspiring 2-day Building Worker Power organizing training session. This program is about empowering fellow members to know their rights, organize effectively, and advocate for themselves and their fellow members!
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Join the Labour Council's Diverse Workers Networks tomorrow to support @OPSEU members at the @LCBO on strike! ⏰Tue July 9th at 5:45PM 📍LCBO at Yonge/Wellesley—547 Yonge Street Tell @fordnation give workers a fair deal + #KeepItPublic! #lcbostrike linktr.ee/labourcouncil
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Some late night @cupenat solidarity with @OPSEU members on strike at the #LCBO! This crew is holding the line overnight at the Durham distribution plant! CUPE stands with OPSEU members in their fight to protect jobs and services! #solidarity
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#library workers at the Windsor Public Library narrowly rarify new contract. Safety, working alone, Sunday hours & library funding were key issues throughout negotiations. Details of the new agreement aren't yet public. #libraries #windsorontario tinyurl.com/yewsh6xp
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Join these workers on a picket line this week! Let’s keep the solidarity rolling! 📌1602 Telesat Court, #Ottawa 🕑8 am - 4 pm #ONLab
Kids across Ontario are slipping through the gaps created by provincial funding neglect. Today, @CASO_SAEO workers in #Ottawa took their fight against layoffs & underfunding to the picket line. It's time to #PutKidsFirst & properly resource child protection work. #OnPoli #OnLab
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The Library Workers Committee are in solidarity with our LCBO friends in @OPSEU! Cross-union solidarity will be key as we fight off concessions in our sector, and sometimes we have co-workers in their union as well. ✊💕 #LCBO #ONLab #ONPoli #Solidarity
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Thanks for cheering us on at today's @PrideToronto Parade! Together with @Local4948, we proudly marched with to highlight materials with 2SLGBTQ+ content that have been challenged or banned. We're committed to protecting these diverse stories — and your freedom to read 'em.✊🏳️‍🌈📚
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Don't mess with librarians... This past Saturday, June 8, Mississauga Public Library @Cupe1989 workers hosted a public info event with free coffee and treats at Mississauga Valley Park. People stopping by learned more about what their library workers are fighting for in their ongoing contract talks: a good and fair deal that recognizes the value of their work. Despite their dedicated service, and support from Mississaugans, the City has not agreed to offer them wage increases that keep up with inflation. In the current cost of living crisis, this means workers have to cut corners and are falling behind in their standard of living. The workers hope the City will see the light, and they'll have a fair contract agreed to this month, just in advance of the busy summer programming season. They deserve it!
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So. Much. Support. For @ATUlocal113 in the fight for better #TTC service, better staffing, wages that keep up w/ inflation & job security. 1,000s of leaflets distributed & hundreds joined the fight for a #BetterTTC and #Justice4Workers. 1/3 #KeepTransitPublic #SupportTTCworkers
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12,000 TTC workers, ATU 113 members, could be on strike by June 7th. A strike by TTC workers would shut down public transit in Canada’s largest city and become an immediate political flashpoint in the province. 🧵 #TTCstrike #keeptransitpublic
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