By Solidarity Halifax member Ben Sichel, originally published at no need to raise your hand. Have you heard of Teach For Canada? It’s a new project spearheaded by Nova Scotian Kyle Hill, a Rhodes scholar and business consultant; and Vancouver-born Adam Goldenberg, former speechwriter for Michael Ignatieff and fellow at Yale law school. Hill and Goldenberg want to … [Read More]
By Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published on rabble.ca This is no ordinary conservative attack. This is a devastating attack on the most militant union in the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has long been a leader in the labour … [Read More]
Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council talks to Rick Howe about Canada Post cuts on 95.7 FM. Kyle is a member of Solidarity Halifax. >>Listen to the interview here [place marker at 29:11] Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.
In 2011, a Solidarity Halifax working group had formed to support postal workers during the Canada Post lock out. Materials are still available – and sadly relevant – here: Download and spread the posters widely!
Our Times Magazine‘s latest issue features an article, written by Sima Sahar Zerehi, about Solidarity Halifax’s A People’s History of Nova Scotia conference held last October, Read the article here: TELLING OUR OWN STORIES: A People’s History of Nova Scotia Missed the conference? Photos and Videos of the conference are available!
By Judy Haiven, Associate Professor in the Management Department of the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax. She is also the chair of the Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and a member of Solidarity Halifax. Originally published in the Halifax Media Co-op. Six to eight thousand people … [Read More]
Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council president Kyle Buott delivered a speech to the provincial Law Amendments Committee in defense of First Contract Arbitration legislation and against the Liberal government’s attempt to make it inaccessible to workers. Kyle is a member of Solidary Halifax. What is this bill about? The Minister of Labour says that … [Read More]
Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council president Kyle Buott calls out Liberal changes to first contract arbitration for newly unionized workplaces as an attack against the working class and defends unionization as the way toward a healthy economy. Kyle is a member of Solidary Halifax. >>Hear Kyle’s interview on CBC Information Morning Note: Statements by … [Read More]
Sébastien Labelle, El Jones and Chris Frazer have each issued statements in response to the photo released on Twitter of Liberal MLA Joachim Stroink posing with a person in blackface. Sébastien Labelle is a member of Solidarity Halifax. El Jones, Halifax poet laureate, and Chris Frazer, associate professor of history at StFX, were both guest … [Read More]
This speech was delivered on November 28th, 2013 outside the Nova Scotia Legislative assembly by John Hutton, student representative to the Dalhousie Board of Governors and member of Solidarity Halifax . Students from Dalhousie and around Halifax were present as the first day of the first session of the new government began, presenting a petition … [Read More]