The recent strike by the Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council and its affiliate unions was a direct continuation of the militant trade…
Photo: Nova Scotia Federation of Labour A tentative agreement was reached in the early morning of Monday July 21, 2025 between the affiliate unions of…
In early July 2025, the Nova Scotia government abruptly terminated its contract with Out of the Cold (OOTC), a non-profit that had been operating two…
One hundred years ago, on June 11, 1925, company police gunned down William “Bill” Davis, a 37-year-old unionized coal miner and father of nine, in…
I have been teaching at Saint Mary’s University as a part-time instructor for nearly a year and a half now. Despite this part-time status, my…
Headlines about low voter turnout have become commonplace across the country in recent years. Even as the political stakes are higher, people seem understandably checked…
The fall sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature provided yet another piece of evidence that Tim Houston’s Conservatives are willing to change the law to…
Workers at Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) have been on strike since August 26. Librarians, library technicians/assistants, and administrative, technical and maintenance staff at HPL, represented…
After a months-long fight with their employer, workers at Java Blend announced last month that they have been successful in their bid to form a…
August 18, 2021, has become synonymous with the willingness and ability of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to mobilize large-scale, violent evictions of houseless encampments….
Pete’s workers show us the power we have as workers to take on the boss and win.
Wildfires are burning in several areas of Nova Scotia. A fire near the Halifax-area suburbs of Tantallon, Hammonds Plains, and the historic African Nova Scotian…
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