Wednesday, April 8 6:30PM – 8:30PM Halifax Central Library Facebook event For the past year, the Nova Scotia government has been trying to re-organize the structure of collective bargaining in acute health care in the province. This has created tumult on the industrial relations scene. Last October, with the agreement of the unions, the government […Read more]
Download PDF here. The Liberal government plans to continue its austerity agenda in the coming provincial budget. Austerity is the ruling class solution to the Great Recession of 2008. Instead of reining in the big banks and corporations, the ruling class seeks to blame working people for this economic crisis. It was finance capital, not […Read more]
Solidarity Halifax member Shay Enxuga reports on the ongoing Bill 1 saga for Rank & File.ca The Liberals’ election promise of restructuring healthcare in Nova Scotia has turned into a prolonged battle between the government and the province’s four healthcare unions. The drama began last April when the Liberals introduced essential service legislation, eliminating the […Read more]
People continue to scratch their heads over events regarding arbitrator James Dorsey and comments by Health Minister Leo Glavine. Prof. Larry Haiven, member of Solidarity Halifax, shares his thoughts on CBC Information Morning. > Listen to the interview here Note: Articles published by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the […Read more]
By Shay Enxuga, member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published at RankandFile.ca December 17, 2014, marked the end of a weeklong arbitration session in Nova Scotia, although the final outcome of Bill 1 – the Health Authorities – is still yet to be decided. The Stephen McNeil Liberals passed this controversial legislation on October 3, 2014, […Read more]