News release: Fight for $15 and Fairness! Halifax Event – National Day of Action
News release by the Halifax-Dartmouth & DIstrict Labour Council re today’s Fight for $15 & Fairness rally in front of the Central Library
Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council
Updated: Two Fight for $15 rallies in Halifax this week
UPDATED, now with even more rallies!!! I filed this story about a Wednesday rally at the Spring Garden Road Tim Hortons this Wednesday. Couple of hours later I received a news release issued by the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council.
Workers Action Centre, fight for decent work coming to Halifax
It’s early days, but labour activists in Halifax want to establish a Workers Action Centre in Halifax. Such a centre could make a big difference for non-unionized workers in precarious jobs. There’s not a whole lot of money, and the centre will start small, relying on borrowed office space and volunteers. But a modest start may actually work to its advantage.
Nova Scotia still plenty racist, say speakers at rally against racism
“This is a time people are afraid to talk about racism, afraid to talk about racial discrimination, afraid to utter the words systemic discrimination, but we should not be afraid of it. Because it is alive and well in 2016 in Nova Scotia.” A quick report on today’s anti-racism rally.