Photo view: Halifax Labour Day 2016
Just a very quick photo view of the Halifax Labour Day parade. Credit to Simon de Vet.
Labour
Op-ed: This Labour Day, who do we compare ourselves to?
Judy Haiven on austerity in Nova Scotia and why we should take look at workers’ conditions in Western Europe, rather than always look southward.
Labour Day weekend video: Standin’ the gaff
This Labour Day weekend video features singer/songwriter Ernest Laidlaw performing his original tune “Standin’ the Gaff”, about the bloody miners’ strike in 1925 Cape Breton. It’s really good.
“I will never say we’re done.” An interview with Jason MacLean, NSGEU President
An interview with NSGEU president Jason MacLean, about racism, working while black, privilege, and unions.
Racism at City Hall, an update
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – As we reported in late July, a third party review found widespread anti-black racism at Halifax’ Parks…
I can’t see this injustice continue. An interview with Lynn Jones
Tireless activist Lynn Jones talks about racism in Nova Scotia, her times in the union and the CLC, the 122 day occupation of the employment centre on Gottingen Street, and much more.
The panel is political. Ad Astra Comix visits Halifax
Ad Astra Comix, the Canadian publisher of comics with social justice themes, is traveling across North America to foster a community of political comics artists, writers and readers. On Thursday they visit Halifax.
Review finds widespread racism at HRM Municipal Operations division
HRM’s Municipal Operations unit is a bad place to work, especially if you’re Black, queer or a woman, says an independent consultant who reviewed the workplace for diversity and inclusion. African Nova Scotians experience harassment and racism, homophobia is a problem, and only 4 percent of the full time workforce are women. Ongoing cutbacks are part of the problem.
A Postal Service for the 21st Century
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, probably more than any other Canadian union, has asked how its workers can become more socially responsible, greener and more accountable to the citizens who ultimately own Canada Post. I went to an event that the Friends of Public Services and CUPW organized to talk about some of the options.
African Nova Scotians squeezed out because of Careers Nova Scotia redesign, critics charge
The recent government’s redesign of employment services was bad for African Nova Scotian communities, says Charla Williams, who has worked in the field for a lifetime. Some organizations are now no longer active, others lost their independence, all to the detriment of a community that desperately needs these supports.