Originally published in the NS Advocate. KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – In Nova Scotia, your boss can demand proof that you’re sick, even if it’s just a short term illness. Those requests make life miserable for workers and put stress on an already overburdened medical system. For many short-term sicknesses, a trip to the doctor is really…
Originally published in Our Times Magazine. BY MELISSA KEITH When workers battle back against unfairness on the job, action speaks louder than words. Katrin MacPhee is a lawyer at Pink Larkin in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She’s one of a “healthy base of volunteers” who helped establish the Halifax Workers’ Action Centre, becoming involved through membership in Solidarity Halifax, a…
Originally published in the NS Advocate. By Lisa Cameron KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Earlier this year baristas employed by the Smiling Goat learned the hard way how vulnerable they are. This summer employees of a coffee shop in Bedford received a similar grim reminder. To the surprise of both its customers and its employees, The Nook…
Originally published on Rank and File. By Lisa Cameron In August, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released their report “A Rising Tide to Lift All Boats”, making several recommendations to improve existing employment legislation in Nova Scotia. This 2019 report is a follow-up to the 2012 CCPA report, and provides and updated and…
Originally published in the Chronicle Herald. by Jason Edwards Re: the Aug. 17 opinion piece, “Walk a mile in an employer’s shoes,” by Andy MacGregor, a self-described “second-generation business owner.” Mr. MacGregor’s piece is intended to undermine the recent report produced for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives by Acadia sociologist Rebecca Casey. The report compares…
Originally published in The Coast. By Lisa Cameron Lisa Cameron is a labour activist and organizing member of the Halifax Workers’ Action Centre. With low-wage and precarious work on the rise, many workers in Halifax are struggling to maintain decent employment while sustaining themselves and their families. For those without adequate wages and legal protection, addressing…
Hugh details what went down when the NCA goons tried to speak in Parade Square on the weekend. We then talk to Jason Edwards and Lisa Cameron from the Halifax Workers Action Centre. They give us some general info about the centre and then answer questions submitted by our listeners. Good episode TBH. Listen HERE.
Originally published on the NS Advocate. By Robert Devet People who get paid the least and work in the most unstable jobs are often the people most vulnerable to abuse by their bosses. And without a union or money to get legal help, these workers usually have nowhere to go. In Halifax at least that…
Originally published in the NS Advocate. KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Efforts are well underway to establish a Workers Action Centre in Halifax, something that could make a big difference for low wage workers who do not enjoy the protection of a union. Workers Action Centres educate workers about their rights, and support workers who are being…
