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Mike Old

@mikeold.bsky.social
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Labour. Health care. East Van. #bcpoli #bchealth #bcunion . Photos mine unless otherwise noted.

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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Weaponizing GDP. In this incisive two-parter, economist Jim Stanford explains the numerator and the denominator behind this economic measure, and why distribution of wealth is key to understanding Canada's true economic health.
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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
HEU is urging Minister @marcmillermp.bsky.social and the federal government to revise its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to prevent the loss of hundreds of critical support service workers in B.C. hospitals in 2025. www.heu.org/news/media-r... #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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HEU urges Ottawa to end loss of hundreds of B.C. health care workers
BURNABY - With ongoing health care staffing shortages across British Columbia, the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) is urging the federal government to revise its Provincial Nomi
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Hospital Employees' Union @heu-bc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In @fraserhealth.bsky.social and @vchhealthcare.bsky.social, more than 500 HEU members in health care support services face deportation this year, if they can’t access spaces in the provincial nominee program.
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Welcome back to 1875: free trade negotiations with the US have collapsed, and American expansionism is on a roll. We needed a National Policy then—and we need a new one now. My take for @TorontoStar: www.thestar.com/business/opi... #cdnecon #cdnpoli #canlab
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
“Who’s Subsidizing Whom?” I have written a new report for the Centre for Future Work rebutting Trump’s arguments that the U.S. “subsidizes” Canada through its bilateral trade deficit: centreforfuturework.ca/wp-content/u.... #cdnecon #cdnpoli #canlab /2
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
In @thestar.com today, I reflect on the economic costs of NOT going on strike: www.thestar.com/business/opi.... Yes, strikes are inconvenient & frustrating for all. But without them, there would be huge damage to incomes, spending, and fairness. #canlab
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Jim Stanford: Yes, strikes are frustrating. But the economic costs of not going on strike are higher
Most of the victories won on picket lines don’t only benefit those who walked off the job. Rather, they can spark important progress in all workplaces, Jim Stanford writes.
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This is an outstanding announcement by BC Hydro. Clean energy and a big boost to jobs in several regions, right when we need it. www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7405911 #cdnecon
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B.C. announces 9 new wind projects to power equivalent of 500,000 homes
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#bcunion #publicservices #privatization
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#eastvan #photography
Looking north at fog-shrouded Ironworkers' Memorial Bridge from south shore of Burrard Inlet on a bright day
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Rumneek Johal @rumneeek.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Is it just us or are all of the stories about striking postal workers framing them as ruining Christmas for your children? Well, apparently not. I spoke to a labour expert about the strike and anti-worker narratives around CUPW. Read it here: pressprogress.ca/media-covera... @pressprogress.ca
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Media Coverage of the Canada Post Strike is Centering Business Interests, Not the Interests of Workers
Canadian media coverage of the postal strike promotes anti-worker narratives
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Niki Sharma @nikisharma.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A significant victory in the Supreme Court on BC’s legal fight against opioid manufacturers. Great part of the judgement: “The opioid epidemic spanning our country is a stark example of a crisis which attracts this co-operation and comity. www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7396676
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B.C. can sue opioid providers for health-care costs on behalf of other governments, Canada's top court rules
Yasmine Ghania - CBC News
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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The new Ksyen Regional Hospital in #TerraceBC is officially open, more than 2X the size of the previous hospital & improving access to healthcare, closer to home, for ppl in NW BC for decades to come. What an accomplishment, 🙌🏼 for years of hard work by so many. More 👉🏼 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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New hospital in Terrace open for patients
People in Terrace and surrounding areas now have access to the new state-of-the-art Ksyen Regional Hospital, which opened Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#eastvan #photography
illuminated industrial/agricultural building against fading clouded sky
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#eastvan #photography
rusted piece of waterworks infrastructure on street corner in east vancouver with sunset in background
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/11/2024
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
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Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
#bcunion #bcpoli
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Wash, rinse, repeat, indeed! ...or else move to BC! Alberta's mismanagement of private auto insurance has been a disaster for consumers, and added measurably to provincial inflation. From our Centre for Future Work report for @abfedlabour.bsky.social: centreforfuturework.ca/2024/05/18/a....
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
#eastvan just now
double rainbow over burrard inlet
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#eastvan #photography
Lavender in foreground with low very orange clouds in background at sunset in a photo taken in East Vancouver
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#bcpoli #bcunion
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CCPA-BC @ccpabc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Living wages across BC are increasing—primarily due to soaring housing costs—highlighting an affordability crisis. Metro Vancouver’s living wage has risen to $27.05/hour. Whistler is the highest in BC at $28.89/hour & Clayoquot Sound 2nd at 27.42/hour. www.policynote.ca/livingwage2024
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Soaring cost of living—especially for housing—causes living wages to increase across BC
BC Living wage 2024
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Membership of BC cabinet committees are starting to be posted including Treasury Board. TB members are: Honourable Brenda Bailey (Chair) Honourable Niki Sharma (Vice-Chair) Honourable Spencer Chandra Herbert Honourable George Chow Honourable Mike Farnworth ... #1/2 bcpoli
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Huge gratitude for Adrian Dix's long service as health minister as he moves to a new cabinet portfolio. Strong leadership through COVID. Innovative BC programs to deal with nation-wide HCW shortage... 1/2 #bcpoli
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Congrats to @jenniferwhiteside.bsky.social on her appt at labour minister. She an experienced negotiator, a strong advocate for workers' rights and employment equity, and she knows her way around the labour movement. Strong pick for this position! #bcpoli
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Nice piece here from @geoffmeggs.bsky.social about the political journey of John Horgan including his special relationship with health care workers. #bcpoli open.substack.com/pub/geoffmeg...
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John Horgan believed most British Columbians are New Democrats, they just don't know it yet
The broad outpouring of grief and affection for an unapologetic NDP partisan are a tribute to his drive to win power for all the right reasons
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Were you gouged for a hotel room when Taylor came to town? It's not just supply & demand. Companies use price-fixing algorithms in many industries to drive up prices and fatten profits. Competition regulators need to do better. My take for @torontostar.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/business/opi....
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Jim Stanford: From a Taylor Swift hotel triple-up to rideshare surges: how algorithms are driving high-tech price-fixing
There are no secret memos, no hushed conversations, writes Jim Stanford. Where corporate collusion is concerned, there’s now an app for that — and Canada’s lax competition laws don’t stand
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Any guesses? #eastvan #photography
Chain link fence in focus in foreground with water and out of focus white, orange and yellow lights beyond.
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Solidarity with our postal workers! #bcunion #canlab #supportCUPW
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Statement from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers: More Than 55,000 Postal Workers on Strike
For Immediate Release – OTTAWA – Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on a nationwide strike on Friday, November 15 at 12:01am ET. After a year of...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The news has me on edge. I’m going to go rewatch Alien to calm down.
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Mike Old @mikeold.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#eastvan
Lone tree bare of leaves in grassy park
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