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!
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]
By Judy Haiven, associate professor in the Management Dept. at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University and member of Solidarity Halifax. This piece was originally published on the Halifax Media Co-op. The tragic suicide by a worker with 38 years’ seniority at Halifax Shipyard on Wednesday, sparked a walk out of more than 300 … [Read More]
Larry Haiven with the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives, Professor of Management at Saint Mary’s University, and Solidarity Halifax member, talks to CBC Information Morning about proposals to privatize Employment Insurance and the defense of social services. >>LISTEN HERE Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.
Public ownership of Nova Scotia power is the only option to fight a greedy corporation.
A moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A with thinkers, activists and political figures focused on contemporary problems faced by the Left in its struggles to construct a politics adequate to the self-emancipation of the working class. Hosted by the Platypus Affiliated Society. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – October 2, 2013 Panelists: George Caffentzis … [Read More]