thank you, david ortiz!
Thank you and goodbye.
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thank you, vin scully!
The Red Sox are cruising into the postseason, something I didn’t think I’d see during the dog days of summer. Our beloved Big Papi is saying goodbye with a chart-topping…
what i’m reading: your heart is a muscle the size of a fist, by sunil yapa
If only Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist could be required reading. Everyone who has ever scoffed cynically at protesters. Everyone who has ever seen a…
what i’m reading: the evil hours, a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder
The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an outstanding book -- meticulously researched, but written in a compelling, accessible style, and with great humanity and compassion. Author…
fun with bag signs: in which i am photographed removing garbage from my neighbourhood
Are there bag signs where you live?In Mississauga and perhaps most suburban places, people put up bag signs advertising services. The signs are cheap to buy and easy to post.…
happy labour day
How have labour unions benefitted our society? Union activism brought us:Weekends! Literally. There used to be an expression: "Don't come to work on Sunday, don't come to work on Monday."…
thank you, colin kaepernick!
Another awesome athlete protest that I have no time to write about. I can only thank Colin Kaepernick for his courage.Joy of Sox speaks for me: To Mookie Betts (And…
labour day readers’ advisory: books and movies that celebrate labour
I spoke to a customer yesterday who was visiting from Denmark. He described himself as a trade-unionist, and he came to the library, looking for me, to learn about our…
in which i test a bit of conventional wisdom and find out is in false: the mystery of roman tuna salad
I've noticed that ideas that I used to blog about, I am now posting on Facebook instead -- a combination of laziness and time pressure. I'm going to try to…
in which i test a bit of conventional wisdom and find out it is false: the mystery of roman tuna salad
I've noticed that ideas that I used to blog about, I am now posting on Facebook instead -- a combination of laziness and time pressure. I'm going to try to…
solidarity from scotland to palestine via soccer
At a football (soccer) match between the Scottish Celtic team and an Israeli team, Hapoel Beersheba, hundreds of Celtic fans defied Scottish law to show their solidarity with Palestine and…
solidarity from scotland to palestine via soccer
At a football (soccer) match between the Scottish Celtic team and an Israeli team, Hapoel Beersheba, hundreds of Celtic fans defied Scottish law to show their solidarity with Palestine and…
fight for 15 and fairness: brampton forum for decent work
After our members returned to work, but while I was still on staycation, I attended a community event organized by labour activists in Peel Region. It was a beautifully planned…
fight for 15 and fairness: brampton forum for decent work
After our members returned to work, but while I was still on staycation, I attended a community event organized by labour activists in Peel Region. It was a beautifully planned…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #22
"Can you help me find some mystery books?""Yes, I'd be happy to. What kind of mysteries are you looking for?""The kind where someone is killed, and then they figure out…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #22
"Can you help me find some mystery books?""Yes, I'd be happy to. What kind of mysteries are you looking for?""The kind where someone is killed, and then they figure out…
what the strike meant to us, in our own words
Image: "We Hit Them Like A Wave" -- Diane DaviesAfter CUPE 1989 ratified our new contract, I said I would write about the intangible gains we made through our strike,…
what the strike meant to us, in our own words
Image: "We Hit Them Like A Wave" -- Diane DaviesAfter CUPE 1989 ratified our new contract, I said I would write about the intangible gains we made through our strike,…
we have a new contract
Our ratification vote meeting was an experience we will never forget. The line to sign in snaked all around the building; it took more than an hour for everyone to…
we have a new contract
Our ratification vote meeting was an experience we will never forget. The line to sign in snaked all around the building; it took more than an hour for everyone to…