Press release: ACORN holding art build to demand government stop COVID-19 evictions
Press release: Low- and moderate-income tenants are fighting back against the recent wave of eviction notices by demanding the Province step in.
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Media release: Independent Jewish Voices and Canadians, Arabs and Jews for a Just Peace condemn police disruption of May 15 pro-Palestine car rally
Press release: Halifax Police chief Dan Kinsella owes an apology to the pro-Palestine drivers and their passengers at the Free Palestine COVID Safe Car Rally
Media advisory: Halifax Board of Police Commissioners Committee to Define Defunding the Police circulates public engagement questionnaire and details for community consultations
Details about an online questionnaire and online community consultation on the prospect of defunding the police.
Press release: Nakba Catastrophe: 73 years of Palestinian resistance
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, today, on Saturday, May 15th, we are providing the community with the answer to that question and the historical context of the Nakba. This will be done so with a panel discussion of 6 individuals, whom all have fought vehemently for Palestinian rights in Canada. The discussion will be moderated by Rana Zaman.
Press release: Environmental groups request federal impact assessment for Goldboro LNG
Press release: ight prominent environmental groups from across the country are urging federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to ensure that Pieridae Energy’s proposed Goldboro Liquefied Natural Gas export facility project (Goldboro LNG) undergoes a comprehensive, up-to-date federal impact assessment.
Media release: Paid sick days reimbursement plan is inadequate
Media release: The Halifax Workers Action Centre (“Halifax-WAC”) says the Liberal Government’s plan to provide a reimbursement to employers for providing paid sickness leave to employees is a move in the right direction, but the plan falls far short of what Nova Scotia workers need.
Press release: NS Federation of Labour reacts to 4 paid sick days for Nova Scotia workers
Press release: Nova Scotia Federation of Labour President Danny Cavanagh is pleased with today’s announcement from the provincial government that workers will be able to get 4 paid sick days.
Media release: Parents deserve transparency about cuts to local schools
Media release: Parents and school communities deserve to be consulted on staffing changes at local schools and shouldn’t learn about deep teacher cuts through social media, says NSTU President Paul Wozney.
Media release: Cuts to teaching positions at local schools come at worst possible time: NSTU
After two years of pandemic learning, the HRCE should be augmenting student support wherever possible, not making cuts to teaching positions at specific schools,” says NSTU President Paul Wozney.
Media release: Home care workers being denied appropriate PPE
Media release: Many of Nova Scotia’s home care workers are being denied appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as the third wave of COVID-19 rages throughout the province.