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Willie Astles

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Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · 5d

Statistically teams that go down 2-0 how about a 1/6 chance of coming back to win the series. Those aren't terrible odds it's very doable. Let's Go Blue Jays!

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · 13d

Public Servants are going to be leaving the BCNDP after this strike. Eby doing everything he can to loose the next election.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social and @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social. I see youve issued more lies about what BCGEU is asking for. Where did you get that $1.9bn number? Out of a hat? How does a 4.5% increase for 35,000 employees equal $1.9bn? How much money do you think we all make?

#bcgeu #solidarity #strike

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social and @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social. The ratio of excluded management positions to union workers has crept up to 1-to-3. If we reduce it down to a more reasonable 1-to-4 ratio we would save $275m/yr. The current BCGEU proposal only ads $91m/yr. 🤯

#bcgeu #solidarity #strike

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 6

@davidebybc.bsky.social If the BCPS eliminated the all ADM positions across the board we could save $17m/year. Not to mention the boost in productivity from leadership teams nat having to sit in ADM meeting that accomplish nothingm #bcgeu #solidarity #publicservants

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social! Ive got another cost saving measure. In the public service we have these people called "Assistant Deputy Ministers". Im not sure if you know this but they dont actually do anything beside send out emails that everyone deletes pretty much immediately. #bcgeu #solidarity

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 5

#bcpoli #EbytheConservitive #solidarity #bcgeu #BCGEU

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social, what’s it like to never worry about you and your kids being evicted? Or to never have to fight tooth and nail just to earn a fair wage? Must be nice making decisions about working families from such a safe perch. #bcpoli #bcgeu #publicservants #strike #unions

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social

I fixed the budget problems!! Please review my mosest proposal.

We have so much wealth in this province. sone of that wealth can go to helping servants who have to work 2 jobs to feed their kids.

#EbytheConservitive #BCGEU #Strike #Unions

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 5

@davidebybc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social when did you guys stop being the party of the working class? Are public servants worth less this year than they were last year? Or can you not hear me over your $340k salary or your net worth?

#BCGEU #EbytheConservitive #BCGEUstrike

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hey @davidebybc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social Thanks for lying today about the previous cntrct. No, they didn't do well it was a pay cut. Why was it okay to give MLAs a giant increases for no reason in 2024? Average BCGEU worker can't afford a bac appt? When did the NDP turn conservative?

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Aug 10

As a Canadian I read that comment about 40 times before I gave up. You drive BELOW the speed limit in the snow. Please tell me this person doesn't spped on purpose in slippery conditions.....

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · May 27

A wet blanket would be a better leader than PP.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · May 14

... People don't like modern diagnosis because it means they have to grapple with the reality that they were likely cruel to people who were struggling with a disability.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · May 14

Both me and one of my parents are undiagnosed adults. There's a lot of pain and misery that goes along with being undiagnosed. A lifetime of confusion and overstimulated exhaustion that you have to hide just to marginally fit in...

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 29

"PP is getting a majority anyway."

Aged like milk

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 28

But if he loses his riding he's hooped. I'm not a praying man but....

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 26

All within the margin of error though. And the CPC needs a majority to govern. See the 1925 Canadian election.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 26

They don't "decide", it's based on their polling. Mainstreet has weird methodology. They massively overestimated the BCCons in the BC election despite every other pollster predicted an NDP win. And the NDP won.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 26

There's no path to majority for the Cons right now. At best they get a plurality. But the other parties will never let the CPC govern. We'll have an almost perfect repeat of the 1925 election.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 14

Same thing happened in BC last year. Mainstreet kept showing a clear Conservative win despite all other pollsters showing a slight NDP advantage. In the end Mainstreet was way off and the others were spot on.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Apr 1

The 2024 poll aggregators never had Kamala this far ahead. The CPC currently has a 0% chance at a majority which is what they need to form government. Also, GenZ leans conservative in Canada.

But having said that a lot can happen in 4 weeks.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Mar 26

It never looked like Kamala had it in the bag. Polls were very 50/50 leading into the election. We're looking at a much different situation here.

Still, get out and vote.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Mar 19

"High taxes" at 3% spells doom for the conservatives.

Willie Astles @bcwilliam.bsky.social · Mar 18

This is it. Left wing voters know that a centrist government is better than a right-wing populist one. I'm a consistent NDP voter and I would absolutely vote LPC if it would help stop a CPC candidate. Unfortunately I live in a deep-blue riding 😞