Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreThe OrchardcastAUDIO: Canadian media out of step with public on PSAC strike (Part 1)1Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore11×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -15:27-15:27Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.AUDIO: Canadian media out of step with public on PSAC strike (Part 1)Despite the anti-labour press onslaught, more Canadians than not support most of the public servants' demands.Jeremy AppelApr 27, 20231Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore1ShareThis is the first part of my critique of media coverage of the PSAC strike. The second part is for paid subscribers only. SubscribePSAC members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. (Facebook/PSAC - AFPC)Read part one, and part two if you’re a paid subscriber, here:Canadian media is out of step with public on PSAC strikeJeremy Appel·April 25, 2023It’s quite remarkable that despite the corporate media onslaught of the past week against striking federal civil servants, the Canadian public appears to be broadly on board with their union’s demands. According to an April 21 Angus Reid poll, taken in the two days after 120,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers walked off the job, about two-thirds of Canadians support the union’s ask for premium overtime pay. It’s shocking that unionized public servants don’t already have this.Read full storyDiscussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksShare this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreThe OrchardcastThe Orchard, but for your earsThe Orchard, but for your earsSubscribeListen onSubstack AppApple PodcastsSpotifyPocket CastsRSS FeedAppears in episodeJeremy AppelRecent EpisodesWhat is the NDP's purpose?Feb 20 • Jeremy Appel and Avi LewisGaza's Ongoing Humanitarian CatastropheFeb 12 • Jeremy AppelTariff TalkFeb 4 • Jeremy Appel and Sarah RiegerWho were Israel's Black Panthers?Jan 29 • Jeremy Appel and Asaf ShalevDoes TikTok have a future?Jan 11 • Jeremy Appel and Rachel GilmoreDr. Tarek LoubaniDec 21, 2024 • Jeremy Appel and Tarek LoubaniLeaving CanadalandDec 7, 2024 • Jeremy Appel and Arshy MannWhat went wrong at COP29?Nov 30, 2024 • Jeremy Appel and Julia Levin
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