Despite wage increases, Halifax transit workers are still leaving in large numbers. If transit were free for all, we could avoid unnecessary conflict, ensuring the safety of workers while also making transit a public good.
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 508 represents public transit workers in Halifax and their collective agreement expired over 420 days ago. They are currently negotiating…
Spring Magazine spoke with Alyssa Gerhardt, a Sociologist and PhD candidate at Dalhousie University about the rising cost of food. Gerhardt co-authored the 2021 Canada Food Price Report. Gerhardt highlights how capitalism, the climate crisis, and the rising cost of living are all interconnected.
The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) homeless shelter in Halifax will be closing its doors at the end of December according to Pam Glode Desrochers,…
Yesterday in the Nova Scotia legislature the newly-elected Progressive Conservative Premier Tim Houston stated that he will not raise the minimum wage to $15 an…
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin (ESM), local “girlboss” in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, has a well known history of racist, anti-worker, and anti-queer actions. So, you can imagine…
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, a now independent MLA, has become the voice of the reactionary right in Nova Scotia and she is using this platform to whip…
On April 18, 2020 when Nova Scotians were already reeling with COVID-19 lockdown measures they were hit again with something even deadlier: the worst mass…
Nina Newington lives on a small farm in Nova Scotia. She is a writer, a carpenter, and designs gardens. She hails from England, but has…
Across Canada people are struggling to make ends meet as rent increases, the cost of living rises and wages remain stagnant. The COVID-19 pandemic is…
It is no secret that Halifax is in a housing crisis, one which has led to increased instances of houselessness. But just how bad is…
Content Warning: Racism, Racist Remarks, Colonial Violence I want to start off by saying that I myself am a white settler. I have had the…
