The news that the national board of the Canadian Public Employees Union has called on its vice-president, Fred Hahn, to step down, after posting an antisemitic video, feels like a tipping point.

The union said in a release that it has lost confidence in Hahn, who is also president of its political wing, CUPE Ontario, for posting a digitally manipulated video that showed a Jewish Olympic athlete leaping off a diving board and turning into a bomb.

Fred Hahn’s disavowal by his own employer suggests the tide has well and truly turned.{ai:summary}<p>The Canadian Public Employees Union turned on its own vice-president, Fred Hahn, after he shared a grotesque antisemitic video. The union declared their loss of confidence, signaling a pivotal moment in their stance against hatred within their ranks.  </p><p>In a world rife with division, this scandal shines a harsh light on the need for accountability. The diving board turned bomb was just a reflection of deeper issues. #society</p>

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