PSA: Navigating the Canada Emergency Response Benefit: Information for workers
The Halifax Workers Action Centre created this guide to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
Labour
Media release: Labour Federation worried about gaps in relief programs
Media release; Nova Scotia Federation of Labour President Danny Cavanagh says there are still too many gaps in emergency relief programs to keep food on the table and pay the bills for many workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Letter: Shoulder it, dear city, shoulder it
Letter: “In a demonstration of next-level tone deafness, Matt Whitman, a Halifax city councillor is calling for lay-offs.”
Judy Haiven: Dissenting journalists in ever shorter supply in Halifax
This week the Herald demoted Scott Taylor’s column about all things military from appearing in print in the newspaper, to being only online. It’s part of a trend, writes Judy Haiven.
Media release: NS health care workers need assurances on safety equipment
Five unions representing health care workers providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic are calling on government and employers to sign onto a safety protocol that would ensure these frontline workers feel protected and supported during this unprecedented time.
Media release: Halifax Workers’ Action Centre – Urgent health and emergency protections needed
In light of COVID-19, the Halifax Workers’ Action Centre (Halifax-WAC) is calling on the Provincial Government to take urgent and comprehensive action to protect vulnerable workers.
Judy Haiven: Mall madness
Judy Haiven: Some retail workers are begging that large malls in Halifax be closed, but mall operators insist the malls must stay open.
Danny Cavanagh: Protecting all workers during the pandemic and beyond
Danny Cavanagh, president of the NS Federation of Labour, lists a series of demands and recommendations based on feedback from workers from across the province. Danny tackles workers safety, job security, paid sick leave, migrant workers, EI, and more. It’s a good list!
Toni MacAfee: Delivering the mail through a pandemic
These are difficult times for many workers, and the people delivering the mail are no exception. “It would seem not all management are taking this pandemic as seriously as our membership, which often leaves our members with no choice but to refuse unsafe working conditions. There have been many occasions that individual managers and supervisors have made the wrong call,” writes Toni MacAfee.
Judy Haiven: Why healthcare workers deserve a raise
Judy Haiven reflects on the dangers faced by healthcare workers in the days of the pandemic.”In these times of crisis and uncertainty and fear, do the wages of any of the heroes make up for the dangers they face?”