Solidarity Halifax is proud to have collaborated with Ujamaa and the Kwacha House Cafe in the creation of Working While Black in Nova Scotia. The project aims to publish anonymous stories of anti-black racism in the workplace in Nova Scotia. Publishing these stories allows workers in the Black community to know that they are not […Read more]
A new coalition is working to raise the minimum wage in Nova Scotia to $15/hour!Coalition members include: ACORN Nova Scotia, the Canadian Federation of Students, the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council and Solidarity Halifax. Solidarity Halifax and ACORN member Evan Coole is interviewed by CTV: >Click here to watch the video […Read more]
Nova Scotia needs a raise! Right now, minimum wage is not enough to pay for the rising costs of rent, food, transportation, and the other necessities of life. A living wage is the rate of pay required for workers to afford a decent quality of life. Here in Halifax, we feel that $15/hour would be […Read more]
Social worker and Solidarity Halifax member Jackie Barkley shares her viewpoint on the Education Department’s dealings with the Council on African Canadian Education (CACE). >>Listen to her CBC commentary here Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.
By Judy Haiven, professor in the Management department of the Sobey School of Business – Saint Mary’s University. She is chair of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at the Halifax Media Coop. I cringed when I heard Michael Enright’s introduction to the Sunday Edition today (CBC-Radio […Read more]