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]
Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel joins Paul Bennet on CBC Radio One’s Maritime Connection to discuss student achievement and education reform. Ben Sichel is a high school teacher in Dartmouth and an education blogger. Paul Bennet is the lead consultant at School House Consulting and a professor of education at Saint Mary’s University. >Listen to […Read more]
Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel argues the province’s plan to revamp education ignores the biggest problem: poverty. Originally published at The Chronicle Herald. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. Beyond some of the more headline-grabbing elements of Karen […Read more]
Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel warns against quick fixes for our education system. Originally published at No Need to Raise Your Hand. Ben is a teacher in Dartmouth and author of the P-12 education section for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Provincial Budget. With recent standardized assessment scores from Nova Scotian schools causing […Read more]