Barry Eidlin

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If you're in Montreal on Thursday, I'll be giving a talk at @concordia.ca at 4:30 entitled "Solidarity is the New Collegiality: Faculty Confront the Corporate University." See link below for more information. Hope to see some of you there! www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Important Quebec/Canada news: it was just announced this morning that Canada’s Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve is depleted 🍁 (Likely of interest to @micahuetricht.bsky.social )

An evergreen reading recommendation for understanding what’s going on in France 🇫🇷✊ #SocialMovements #ComparativeHistoricalSociology #Classic

Toujours un plaisir d’accueillir Caroline Senneville, présidente de la @lacsn.bsky.social , dans mon cours de sociologie du travail à @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social . 1/

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It’s always a pleasure to welcome Caroline Senneville, president of the CSN (one of the three main Quebec labour confederations), to speak to my Sociology of Work and Industry class at McGill. 3/

My students appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the labour movement and its role in the workplace and society more broadly. 4/end

Toujours un plaisir d’accueillir Caroline Senneville, présidente de la @lacsn.bsky.social , dans mon cours de sociologie du travail à @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social . 1/

Mes étudiant-es ont bien apprécié l’opportunité d’apprendre davantage à propos du mouvement syndical et leur rôle au travail et dans la société au sens plus large. 2/

One of the best parts of being a professor is getting the opportunity to see your students continue to grow after they graduate. 1/

Hannah Hipolito was one of my star honours students at @mcgillarts.bsky.social , analyzing differences in media coverage of female political candidates by partisan affiliation for her thesis. 2/

Now she is continuing her academic journey in the sociology PhD program at UCLA. It was great to catch up with her in LA to talk grad school, research, and academic life (including academic unions, of course). Keep an eye out for great things from her, as the best is yet to come! 3/end

The results are in, and the message is clear: with 87% turnout, 86% of @mcgillarts faculty and academic staff have voted to authorize our bargaining committee to call a strike if we have to. 1/

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Anyone who knows anything about academics knows that it’s hard to get 87% of us to agree on anything, so this shows how fed up faculty are about the administration’s antics and inaction. It’s time to bargain! 3/end

(* And by 87% I meant 86%, but the point still stands)

The results are in, and the message is clear: with 87% turnout, 86% of @mcgillarts faculty and academic staff have voted to authorize our bargaining committee to call a strike if we have to. 1/

After more than a year of dragging their feet, it’s time for @mcgillu administration to come to the table and get serious about negotiating the contract we deserve. Congrats to our Mobilization Committee on running a fantastic campaign to get this result! 2/

22 Sept

Small teaching wins: in my Sociology of Work and Industry class at @mcgillarts.bsky.social , I start each lecture with a song related to the world of work. Usually students keep chatting as they get settled in and ready for class. 1/

It’s a short song, completely a cappella, just Margo Timmins’ haunting voice, singing about miners putting their lives on the line to dig gold out of the ground for their bosses. 3/

youtu.beMining For Gold Cowboy JunkiesYouTube video by Kylar Stern

22 Sept

Today, with a few exceptions, once the song came on, the room got quiet, and students just sat and listened to the music. A proud moment for a Canadian Gen-X labour scholar. ✊🥹 4/end

For today’s lecture on “The Labour Problem Under Capitalism,” I chose as my opening song “Mining For Gold” by the Cowboy Junkies. 2/ youtu.be/kugPD36y5YA?...

21 Sept

Reposting my @theglobeandmail.com op-ed from last year re: Air Canada strike in light of the Carney gov't's current plan to "reform" the Canada Labour Code in a way that will curtail workers' Charter-protected right to strike. It seems that they still don't want to learn from history 1/

21 Sept

"The problem is that, if governments keep showing such disregard for workers' fundamental rights, we shouldn't be surprised if workers start showing more disregard for government orders. 2/

21 Sept

"To paraphrase [Prime Minister Lester B.] Pearson, if workers are to be told through repeated invocations of Section 107 [or Canada Labour Code reform] that they can never strike, one may be precipitating the very thing one is trying to prevent." 3/end

youtu.beMyths Around AI and LaborYouTube video by Dr. Alex Hanna

11 Sept

Take a few minutes to watch @alexhanna.bsky.social break down key myths about AI and the workplace: youtu.be/3BO0iy91lfU?...

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10 Sept

Le NPD ne défend pas les droits des employés de Dynacare, selon Barry Eidlin, professeur agrégé au Département de sociologie de l’Université McGill et spécialiste des mouvements syndicaux. @eidlin.bsky.social ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

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9 Sept

@kirstenanker.bsky.social and I were able to sit down with Jules Bugiel at CKUT 90.3FM this afternoon to talk about the current state of faculty unionization and contract bargaining at McGill. (Scroll to 4:33 here to listen to to the interview): archives.ckut.ca/archives/128...

1 Sept

Academic Fashion Report, First Day of School 2026-27 Edition: After a summer in LA full of travel, bike rides and trips to the farmers’ market with the kids, and never enough writing, today was my first day back with my students at @mcgillarts.bsky.social 1/

1 Sept

The first walk through Roddick Gates up to the Arts Building never gets old. It’s still summery in Montreal, so I dressed appropriately in breezy linen with tassel loafers. A great way to kick off the academic year! 2/

1 Sept

Linen suit, button down collar shirt, and tassel loafers: J. Crew. Pocket square: @toddsnyderny.bsky.social Leather backpack: Lotuff. Lapel pin: @soc4pal.bsky.social #AcademicLife #AcademicFashion #BackToSchool #GenderPerformance #Masculinities

24 Aug

The actual moment when Popper interrupted me on @yourmorningctv.bsky.social to discuss the national rail dispute #academiclife

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23 Aug

#BrockU is hosting the annual @cawls-acets.bsky.social conference next year. Check out the call for proposals here: cawls.ca/en/2027-annu... #labourstudies #canlab @brocklabour.bsky.social

24 Aug

Celebrating two years since Popper’s surprise guest appearance on @yourmorningctv.bsky.social to provide additional expert commentary on the national rail dispute 🐱

13 Aug

Academic Conference Fashion Report, Alt-ASA 2026 Edition, Day 4: Today was day 2 of the alternative conference organized by @soc4pal.bsky.social around the theme of “Resisting Authoritarianism: Global Solidarity and Democratic Futures.” 1/

Linen suit: COS. Linen button-down collar shirt: J. Crew. Arizona sandals: Birkenstock Pocket square: Altea Milano. Backpack: Lotuff. Lapel pin: @soc4pal.bsky.social . Children: custom creation. #AcademicFashion #ConferenceLife #BoycottASA #GenderPerformance #Masculinities 4/

13 Aug

Photo credit: Anne Quismorio This concludes the Alt-ASA 2026 Edition of the Academic Conference Fashion Report. It’s been far from the usual academic conference for sure, but such a fulfilling way. Stay tuned for the next edition of the report at SSHA 2026 in Atlanta! 5/end

But with the labor section programming out of the way, I took some time to meet with mentors, co-authors, and editors on this last day in New York. 2/

13 Aug

To get from conferencing to the airport and back home on a transcontinental flight, I opted for the Birkensuit: a relaxed linen suit with sandals meant for walking. 3/

Academic Conference Fashion Report, Alt-ASA 2026 Edition, Day 3: Today was day 1 of the alternative conference organized by @soc4pal around the theme of “Resisting Authoritarianism: Global Solidarity and Democratic Futures.” 1/

Linen herringbone suit, button-down collar shirt, and suede tassel loafers: J. Crew . Pocket square: MarZThomson. Backpack: Lotuff. Lapel pin: @soc4pal.bsky.social #AcademicFashion #ConferenceLife #BoycottASA #GenderPerformance #Masculinities Photo credit: Jen Schradie 8/

P.S. The QR code in the pics should direct you to the petition for an ASA bylaws reform that would prevent leadership from denying members the right to vote on key decisions in the future. 9/end

And we capped off the day with a joint reception for the Sections on Labor and Labor Movements, Marxist Sociology, and the Political Economy of the World System, where we honoured our award winners and celebrated together. 6/

To get through such an action-packed day, I went for a Mediterranean vibe in a sand linen herringbone suit with suede tassel loafers. 7/

Sessions were packed, and the main hall turned into a commons for the day, a place to meet, mentor, exchange ideas. It was the best of what sociology can be. 4/

A personal highlight of the day for me was the session on @prof-deleon.bsky.social ‘s new book, “Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity,” featuring commentary from Kim Voss, @saigrundy.bsky.social , and Tristan Ivory. 5/

As acting chair of the ASA Section on Labor and Labor Movements, I consulted with our section council and polled the membership, and the overwhelming majority position was to move our section activities off-site this year. 2/

It was wonderful for everyone to be able to gather in this alternative space that was much more true to this year’s ASA theme of “Disrupting the Status Quo” than the official meeting. 3/

11 Aug

Academic Conference Fashion Report, Alt-ASA 2026 Edition, Day 2: Today was full of meetings with editors, co-authors, and former students, followed by a trip up to the Midtown Hilton to join a few hundred of my fellow sociologists to protest ASA leadership’s violation of democratic process 1/

With a lot of walking outside in the muggy New York summer heat, again breathable fabrics like seersucker were key to a sharp yet relaxed look. 4/

11 Aug

Japanese seersucker suit: Buck Mason. Poplin button-down collar shirt: J. Crew. Driving loafers: Tod’s. Lapel pin and sign: @soc4pal.bsky.social #AcademicFashion #ConferenceLife #BoycottASA #GenderPerformance #Masculinities

by refusing to put a duly-submitted resolution on the boycott of Israeli academic institutions (*not* individuals) to a membership vote. 2/