# political action (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover political action. Page: Feed: --- ## [Steelworkers back Canada holding the line on trade, call for a stronger response to protect Canadian jobs and industry](https://usw.ca/steelworkers-back-canada-holding-the-line-on-trade-call-for-a-stronger-response-to-protect-canadian-jobs-and-industry/) _2026-08-22 · Francois Soucy · USW Canada_ TORONTO – United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on the suspension of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations and the imposition of new 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: “Canada was right to hold the line rather than accept a deal that did not adequately protect Canadian workers, jobs and communities. We \[…\] The post Steelworkers back Canada holding… ## [Ohio: Town of Oxford Ends Flock Contract.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/ohio-town-of-oxford-ends-flock-contract) _2026-08-21 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ Although, not for the reasons you might think. ## [Steelworkers welcome tariff pause, call on the government to hold the line for Canadian workers and jobs](https://usw.ca/steelworkers-welcome-tariff-pause/) _2026-08-19 · Tarah Lemours · USW Canada_ Our test for those negotiations remains straightforward: Canada must protect Canadian jobs and industrial capacity, secure meaningful reductions in U.S. tariffs and give workers and industries the certainty they need to invest and grow in Canada. The post Steelworkers welcome tariff pause, call on the government to hold the line for Canadian workers and jobs appeared first on USW Canada . ## [Flock: More Than Just The Poles.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/flock-more-than-just-the-poles) _2026-08-19 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ A thread written by Spike @spikesguides. ## [New Document: Irish Citizen Army Commemoration (2025) — Connolly Youth Movement](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8504/) _2026-08-17 · Irish Left Archive_ Irish Citizen Army Commemoration, published in 2025 by Connolly Youth Movement. ## [Combining GLP-1's with mRNA Shots.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/combining-fat-shots-covid-shots-and) _2026-08-16 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ What could possibly go wrong? ## [From the rabble summer archives: Acoustic ecology](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-summer-archives-acoustic-ecology/) _2026-08-14 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble summer archives: rabble radio revisits an April 2016 episode that explores sound and soundscapes in recognition of World Listening Day. The post From the rabble summer archives: Acoustic ecology appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [U.S. Insurance Rates Increased Dramatically Since January of 2021.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/us-insurance-rates-increased-dramatically) _2026-08-14 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ The undeniable correlation to the COVID injected. ## [Nearly two months on strike, Salit Steel workers remain united](https://usw.ca/nearly-two-months-on-strike-salit-steel-workers-remain-united/) _2026-08-13 · Tarah Lemours · USW Canada_ Nearly two months after members of USW Local 14241-01 walked off the job at Salit Steel in Niagara Falls, workers remain united in their fight for a fair collective agreement. For Unit Chair Dan Plett, the past several weeks have brought uncertainty and stress, but they have also demonstrated the membership’s determination. “We just want \[…\] The post Nearly two months on strike, Salit Steel… ## [Homeschool Now.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/homeschool-now) _2026-08-12 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ How to unenroll your child from government-schooling and sign up with Abeka.com. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HEN21zMw1jxP) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Moderna's mFLUSIVA.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/modernas-mflusiva) _2026-08-11 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ The shortest Substack article I've ever written. ## [Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $30,000 for wildfire relief in British Columbia](https://usw.ca/shf-bc-wildfires-2026/) _2026-08-11 · Denis St. Pierre · USW Canada_ TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $30,000 to support individuals, families and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in British Columbia. Hot and dry conditions across much of British Columbia have contributed to another difficult wildfire season, forcing thousands of people from their homes and creating uncertainty for many communities. The United Steelworkers \[…\] The… ## [USW Local 1998 members rally to support their bargaining committee](https://usw.ca/usw-local-1998-members-rally-to-support-their-bargaining-committee/) _2026-08-10 · Meriem Yousfi · USW Canada_ Hundreds of USW Local 1998 members rallied across the University of Toronto’s three campuses to call on the university administration to respect their voices through the collective bargaining process. Approximately 500 members attended the St. George campus rally, with another 70 gathering at the university’s Mississauga campus and another 35 at the Scarborough campus. Members \[…\] The post USW… ## [Black Political Action Committees.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/black-political-action-committees) _2026-08-10 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ If there were White political action committees, they would be called racists. ## [New Document: Stop The Racist Far-Right (2025) — Militant Left](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8498/) _2026-08-10 · Irish Left Archive_ Stop The Racist Far-Right, published in 2025 by Militant Left. ## [From the rabble summer archives: The Dissenters](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-summer-archives-the-dissenters/) _2026-08-07 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: Unifor is created!—and other ways folks around the country were standing up, alone or as a group, to advocate for themselves. This episode features interviews with Unifor, Regina Water Watch, and more. The post From the rabble summer archives: The Dissenters appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [New Document: Stand Against Evictions and Homelessness (2024) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8491/) _2026-08-03 · Irish Left Archive_ Stand Against Evictions and Homelessness, published in 2024 by CATU Belfast. ## [New Document: Kick Out Kingspan (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8490/) _2026-08-03 · Irish Left Archive_ Kick Out Kingspan, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## ["Affordability Grants."](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/affordability-grants) _2026-08-02 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ "Free college" isn't an incentive. It's a recipe for disaster, and it's spreading. ## [Steelworkers on strike at ArcelorMittal over lost purchasing power](https://usw.ca/arcelormittal-6951-strike-2026/) _2026-08-01 · Denis St. Pierre · USW Canada_ CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Some 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s Contrecoeur-Ouest steel plant are on strike to back up demands for real wage increases needed to reverse years of lost purchasing power. The workers, members of Local 6951 of the Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers union, began their strike Aug. 1 following several months of negotiations, during which \[…\] The post Steelworkers on strike… ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mNdVQ2jpr2mt) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [From the rabble summer archives: ‘Outside In’ with Libby Davies](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-summer-archives-outside-in-with-libby-davies/) _2026-07-31 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From our summer archives, this week we’re sharing an episode from 2019 in which then-host Victoria Fenner sits down with Libby Davies to discuss her new book: ‘Outside In: A Political Memoir.’ The post From the rabble summer archives: ‘Outside In’ with Libby Davies appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Steelworkers in Canada welcome American support against Trump tariffs](https://usw.ca/steelworkers-in-canada-welcome-american-support-against-trump-tariffs/) _2026-07-31 · Francois Soucy · USW Canada_ TORONTO – The international presidents of the United Steelworkers union (USW) and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) are standing in solidarity with their Canadian members, workers and communities by demanding that the Trump administration reconsider its tariffs on Canadian goods. In a joint letter to United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, USW International President \[…\]… ## [USW, IAM Urge USTR to reconsider Canada Trade Policy](https://usw.ca/usw-iam-urge-ustr-to-reconsider-canada-trade-policy/) _2026-07-29 · Tarah Lemours · USW Canada_ PITTSBURGH – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown and IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) International President Brian Bryant today sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, urging him to reconsider tariffs on Canadian goods and instead employ a trade policy built on the long history and unique… ## [Canadian organizations condemn signing of high-risk Ecuador free trade agreement](https://usw.ca/canadian-organizations-condemn-signing-of-high-risk-ecuador-free-trade-agreement/) _2026-07-28 · Tarah Lemours · USW Canada_ The USW is an active participant with signers of this joint letter, including Common Frontiers, Americas Policy Group and the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability, who are condemning the signing of this free trade agreement with Ecuador. OTTAWA – Civil society organizations across Canada condemn the deeply dangerous bilateral free trade agreement between Canada and \[…\] The post Canadian… ## [New Document: We Are Growing In South Belfast (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8479/) _2026-07-28 · Irish Left Archive_ We Are Growing In South Belfast, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [New Document: We Are Growing In West Belfast (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8478/) _2026-07-28 · Irish Left Archive_ We Are Growing In West Belfast, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [New Document: We Are Growing In North Belfast (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8477/) _2026-07-28 · Irish Left Archive_ We Are Growing In North Belfast, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [New Document: We Are the Community Action Tenants Union (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8476/) _2026-07-28 · Irish Left Archive_ We Are the Community Action Tenants Union, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [MyGender Dolls.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/mygender-dolls) _2026-07-26 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ University of Minnesota's far cry from Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. ## [Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $20,000 for wildfire relief in Northwestern Ontario](https://usw.ca/shf-wildfire-relief-july-2026/) _2026-07-24 · Denis St. Pierre · USW Canada_ TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in northwestern Ontario, as well as future wildfire relief efforts across Canada. This year’s wildfire season has forced more than a dozen communities to evacuate in recent days, including 10 First Nations communities across northern Ontario. \[…\] The post Steelworkers… ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TX2NQgMlDNue) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [From the rabble summer archives: Gender, horror and moose](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-summer-archives-gender-horror-and-moose/) _2026-07-24 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: In an early rabble radio episode, our US correspondent Keith Gottschalk reminds us of the power of love and understanding, we go on a hike through Algonquin Park, we watch some horror movies, and Jen Moore explores the digital divide through the prism of gender. The post From the rabble summer archives: Gender, horror and moose appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [To Live, To Command, To Conquer.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/to-live-to-command-to-conquer) _2026-07-24 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ An essay by Martin Friedrich from his book Myth and Sun. ## [Salit Steel workers reject concession-laden contract offer, strike continues](https://usw.ca/salit-steel-workers-reject-concession-laden-contract-offer-strike-continues/) _2026-07-23 · Meriem Yousfi · USW Canada_ NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 14241-01 have voted to reject a concessionary contract offer from Salit Steel and will remain on strike as they continue their fight for a fair collective agreement. The 46 members at Salit Steel’s Niagara Falls operations have been on strike since June 24. Members rejected \[…\] The post Salit Steel workers reject concession-laden… ## [New Document: There's Power In A Union (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8467/) _2026-07-20 · Irish Left Archive_ There's Power In A Union, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [New Document: For A World Without Landlords (2024 c.) — CATU Belfast](https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/8466/) _2026-07-20 · Irish Left Archive_ For A World Without Landlords, published in 2024 c. by CATU Belfast. ## [From the rabble summer archives: Make build sell think](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-summer-archives-make-build-sell-think/) _2026-07-17 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: In this episode, New York-based writer Paddy Johnson takes listeners into the art world in NY and in Canada, visiting the Canada Gallery. As well, Wayne MacPhail and Chad Oberg talk about Secondlife. The post From the rabble summer archives: Make build sell think appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [The 2020 Election Operation.](https://theamericanclassroom.substack.com/p/the-2020-election-operation) _2026-07-17 · Sean M. Brooks, Ph.D. · The American Classroom_ We were told 2020 would be stolen before it happened. It was allowed to happen to catch them all. It worked. Now comes the pain. ## [rabble summer series from the archives: Mix It Up](https://rabble.ca/podcast/rabble-summer-series-from-the-archives-mix-it-up/) _2026-07-10 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: An interview with director of “Garbage Warrior” Oliver Hodge on Michael Reynold’s environmental architecture (structures made from, well, garbage) and Cathi Bond and Judy Rebick review the 2002 documentary ‘The Weather Underground.’ The post rabble summer series from the archives: Mix It Up appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [rabble summer series from the archives: The early days of rabble radio](https://rabble.ca/podcast/rabble-summer-series-from-the-archives-the-early-days-of-rabble-radio/) _2026-07-03 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: The earliest rabble radio to still exist! This week, we’re bringing to you episode six, we speak to M. Nourbese Philip about her book Zong, DVDiva Cathi Bond talks about what she’s been watching, we go on a nature walk, and more. The post rabble summer series from the archives: The early days of rabble radio appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [rabble summer series from the archives: The sound of resistance at three women’s marches](https://rabble.ca/podcast/rabble-summer-series-from-the-archives-the-sound-of-resistance-at-three-womens-marches/) _2026-06-26 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: Donald Trump is newly elected as the President of the United States. Across the States and around the world, people take to the streets to protest against his politics. The post rabble summer series from the archives: The sound of resistance at three women’s marches appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [The Prairieland Defendants: Political & Safety Takeaways](https://tlcks.org/2026/06/25/prairieland/) _2026-06-25 · translawrencecoalition · Trans Lawrence Coalition_ What Happened? On July 4, 2025, a group of eleven people traveled to the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas to participate in an anti-ICE demonstration. Some people from this group set off fireworks, spray painted vehicles and structures, slashed tires, and broke a security camera. In response, police officers and ICE agents pursued \[…\] ## [From the rabble archives: Choose activism](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-the-rabble-archives-choose-activism/) _2026-06-19 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ From the rabble archives: Vancouver’s homeless population ahead of Winter Olympics 2010 and advocating for LGBTQ community in Uganda. The post From the rabble archives: Choose activism appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Looking ahead to summer news coverage on rabble.ca](https://rabble.ca/podcast/looking-ahead-to-summer-news-coverage-on-rabble-ca-2/) _2026-06-12 · rabble radio · rabble radio | rabble.ca_ This week on the show, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian sit down to discuss ongoing news coverage on rabble.ca this summer, the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the war in Iran, Pride Month coverage and more. Some pieces mentioned in this episode include: Scott Douglas Jacobsen’s on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine The heroic life of \[…\] The post Looking ahead to summer… ## [Trump’s vanity war and inflation in Canada](https://rabble.ca/podcast/trumps-vanity-war-and-inflation-in-canada/) _2026-05-29 · RadioLabour · RadioLabour | rabble.ca_ Donald Trump’s war in the Persian Gulf has killed hundreds of innocent people in 131 Iranian cities sparking increased inflation in Canada which will affect contract negotiations over the next year. The post Trump’s vanity war and inflation in Canada appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Diana Chan McNally: Bringing community work to Toronto’s City Council](https://rabble.ca/podcast/diana-chan-mcnally-bringing-community-work-to-torontos-city-council/) _2026-05-28 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Community worker and homelessness advocate Diana Chan McNally discusses her campaign for City Councillor of Parkdale-High Park in Toronto’s October 26th municipal elections. The post Diana Chan McNally: Bringing community work to Toronto’s City Council appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Ontario’s personal support workers need support too](https://rabble.ca/podcast/ontarios-personal-support-workers-need-support-too/) _2026-05-22 · RadioLabour · RadioLabour | rabble.ca_ Ontario has established a regulatory body for the province’s 100,000 personal support workers. But they are not represented on the body which the workers call fundamentally flawed. The post Ontario’s personal support workers need support too appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [CLC sets a workers’ agenda for Canada](https://rabble.ca/podcast/clc-sets-a-workers-agenda-for-canada/) _2026-05-15 · RadioLabour · RadioLabour | rabble.ca_ Thousands attend CLC convention in Winnipeg. Comments by the leaders of the CLC, USW, PSAC, and UFCW plus NDP federal leader Avi Lewis. The post CLC sets a workers’ agenda for Canada appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Labour Fair 2026 Keynote: New modes of organizing for a working peoples’ city](https://rabble.ca/podcast/labour-fair-2026-new-modes-of-organizing/) _2026-05-14 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Labour Fair keynote speakers Sean Smith and Matt Whitfield discuss effective grassroots and labour organizing amid growing precarity and housing insecurity. The post Labour Fair 2026 Keynote: New modes of organizing for a working peoples’ city appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Saving child care in Canada](https://rabble.ca/podcast/child-care-radiolabour/) _2026-05-08 · RadioLabour · RadioLabour | rabble.ca_ In its spring budget announcement the federal Liberal government may have started backtracking on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care progamme. The post Saving child care in Canada appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [1% increase in health care spending could raise billions](https://rabble.ca/podcast/1-increase-in-health-care-spending-could-raise-billions/) _2026-05-01 · RadioLabour · RadioLabour | rabble.ca_ Canada’s real GDP could be increased by billions if there was a one per cent increase in health care spending. The post 1% increase in health care spending could raise billions appeared first on rabble.ca .