National President of Unifor - a union for everyone! Trade Unionist. Activist. Feminist. Mom. Spouse. Believer: A better world is possible.
Toronto ON
Joined March 2011
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Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Economist Jim Stanford on the Bank of Canada raising interest rates when the economy needs lower rates: "The problem here is that we're seeing the limits of conventional monetary policy in a world that is buffeted by one geopolitical shock after another."
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
The 2026 Unifor B.C. Regional Council (BCRC) met in Victoria from Oct. 23-25 with the fight to protect Canadian jobs from the U.S. trade war at the centre of the debates, reports and actions. Local 2000 was there.
unifor.org/news/all-news/uni…
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Trump boasting about being close to a trade deal with Canada says two things, @Lanampayne tells @CTVNews. “One, he actually needs a trade deal with Canada, and two, if he doesn't get one, he gets to blame us that he doesn't have such a deal.”
LOL.
Gaslighting.
And preparing for big losses.
Oh and the cake is baking.
U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump, @MariekeWalsh & @VassyKapelos report ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Dear @bankofcanada
WTH!
Driving up costs for workers and businesses during a trade war that isn't their fault neither reduces inflation nor deals with energy costs.
It just causes more economic hardship and pain.
Not to mention this is the last thing the Cdn economy needs.
Unbelievable.
Workers already underwater because of this punishing trade war.
Workers and families being hit with high energy costs because of a war in Iran.
And BofC is adding to the economic pain by raising interest rates as if that will change the price of energy. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
We have increased our interest rate to 2.50%.
bit.ly/4iJvsBc
#MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #cdnecon #economy
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
National President @LanamPayne presented on Bill C-39 this week to the Senate and the House of Commons, raising the alarm about the Bill's infringement on the right to strike and its predictable knock-on effect of curtailing collective bargaining itself.
buff.ly/p2mybYi
It will be more than Detroit.
It defies reason and all common sense why a U.S. President would adopt economic/trade policies that are hurting his own auto and manufacturing industry the most.
The big winner: China. Trump is turning out to be China's best friend.
PUMP the BRAKES!
National President @Lanampayne tells the federal government to pump the brakes on Bill C-39.
Unifor presented to both the Senate and the House of Commons on Oct 26, and shared the union's deep concerns on how the law would seriously curtail workers' rights to strike and bargain collectively.
Easy for them to say. Their job is clearly not dependent on building those heavy duty trucks.
Two Canadian trade sources said that some automakers are urging the federal and Ontario governments to prioritize reaching an agreement instead of a hardline opposition to a higher rate for heavy duty vehicles #cdnpoli #cdnecon ipolitics.ca/2026/10/27/auto…
LFG. @oliviachow
Congratulations.
Solidarity.
So we have a trade war caused by Trump.
We have the Iran war caused by Trump.
Both are making it harder for workers and businesses and now the Bank of Canada may pile on by raising interest rates.
This is messed up.
Bank of Canada expected to raise benchmark rate for first time in three years as oil shock persists
theglobeandmail.com/business…
Who is winning Trump’s trade war?
China.
thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
Lula 💪✊
Incredible turnouts in the streets of Brazil these past two weeks.
The people. They were the campaign.
Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 retweeted
Morale and solidarity were high today for Unifor Local 591-G members at exhaust systems manufacturer Active Dynamics. These workers have been on strike in Scarborough since Monday, fighting for fair wages, improved benefits and stronger workplace representation.
#canlab
When we fight. We can win.
Let’s keep fighting out there. For workers everywhere.
After a decade of fighting back against Bill 148, Unifor members in Nova Scotia are set to receive damages after the unconstitutional legislation undermined their collective bargaining rights and impacted their wages and benefits.
This is what happens when workers stand together and fight for their rights!
unifor.org/news/all-news/nov…
Just beautiful.
Feeling a little homesick. 🫶
Beautiful evening for a row in the kayak. Northeast Arm, Dunville NL.. Not bad for October 21st!!
@EddieSheerr
