Peter L. Twohig
@Ptwohig
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Historian of working people. Co-editor @Acadiensis & @UTpress. Good sideman. ❤️ all things Mongolian. Fearless AF. I work at a university.
Halifax, NS, Canada
Joined March 2010
You can find me over at https://t.co/TAcGSAjk7U. Posts here are automated and I will not be monitoring this account. It is for legacy purposes only.
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I really hope nobody tells the President about Mexico Bay, on Lake Ontario. It might set off a frenzy.
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In yesterday's NY Times, a really interesting article on whether or not people were healthier in the past. Lots of medical historians give perspective. It is always good to see my #MedHist colleagues bring their significant research to bear on imp public policy discussions.
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I'm reading the back catalogue of the American conservative publication Human Events for a project. Ran across this gem from 1974 on liberal bias in the media
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ICYMI, the new issue of @acadiensis.bsky.social features an interview with two-time Polaris award winner Jeremy Dutcher. You can read the extended abstract from the forthcoming piece, which was translated into Wəlastəkwey by Elder Henrietta Black
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This extended abstract from Acadiensis Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring | printemps 2024) was translated into Wəlastəkwey by Elder Henrietta Black and transcribed by Jeremy Dutcher. Dutcher Forum Extended Ab…
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I submitted my marks yesterday, so back to some writing. A wee excerpt from the intro to my next book that discusses CUPW, back-to-work legislation, and how J-C Parrot's defiance landed him in jail.
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CUPW successfully challenged their employer's intimidation tactics.The Canada Industrial Relations Board mediated a settlement that rescinded layoff notices issued on the first day of the strike. CUPW is once again standing for the rights of all workers.
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A day to reflect on violence against women and remember the young women who were murdered at École Polytechnique.
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I was happy to attend an event on campus for the first time in a long time. It was SMUFU’s 50th birthday. Great to see my colleague Peter MacInnis (CAUT President) and David Robinson at the event. Thanks to Cathy Conrad Suso for her leadership. #SolidarityForever
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I am not inflexible when it comes to the needs of students. There are many different learning styles, most of my students have to work, etc. But there is a segment of the student population that insists on special consideration, even when it is not warranted. Chickens and roosts.
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There is a story on the Halifax reddit about Highmart Convenience exploiting people on the promise of a job, and not paying them for work that they did. Unpaid training is illegal in NS under the labour standards code. #TheMoreYouKnow #ClassFirstPolitics
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I'm watching Global News and listening to charities criticize striking CUPW workers. It infuriates me. None of the charities in the story will ever get a dime of my money. #Solidarity #ClassFirstPolitics
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The Irish election is (again) a three-way split between parties with rich histories. Exit polls show Sinn Féin with a slim advantage. Counting starts today.
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I am really excited to be presenting some early findings today from my new SSHRC-funded research project on occupational health & safety in Canada and the US post-1950 to a gathering of PhD students in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
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The best @WNBA season in history got the final it deserved. Edge-of-your-seat stuff. Go @nyliberty get the first one — 27 yrs is long enough to wait.
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It was good to see @CndHistAssoc President and @UNB prof Donald Wright on the CBC News this morning offering insights into the NB Election.
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Last night I attended a lecture at the Royal NS Historical Society by Brian Tennyson on NS nurses during WW1. And I learned some things. It is actually quite shocking that we don’t know much about this topic. I also saw some favourite colleagues and treasured former students
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