union

Scabby Covered Bridge Potato Chips

Miles Howe — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:44:13 +0000

Interview with union representative Carl Flanagan, on the ongoing Covered Bridge Chips strike

Hartland, New Brunswick -- On January 5th, Unionized Workers at Covered Bridge Potato Chips, in Hartland, New Brunswick, walked out on the job. Since then, it's been a very public back and forth between ownership and management and union organizers.

The Tide: Offshore oil and gas and Nova Scotia's fracking review

Erica Butler — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:07:31 +0000

Episode 2 of the HMC podcast

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On this episode of the Tide, we hear about:

February in Review

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:13:42 +0000

Mills, migration and mayoral races

It’s Still Muddy in the Woods

Hold Up. There's No Hold Up

Miles Howe — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:27:11 +0000

10 minutes max, says ATU prez Ken Wilson, as union offers to have management-driven Access-A-Buses leave on time

HALIFAX - It would appear that many Haligonians have fallen for the Chronicle Herald's headline “Union Vows to Hold Up Access-A-Buses.” The headline does tug at the heartstrings: the notion of cruel union types keeping transit from those who need it most incites anger

November in Review

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:07:35 +0000

Took a lickin’ but we kept on tickin’

All eyes and ears were turned onto Occupy Nova Scotia this month. This initiative combined inventive political ideas, a resolute democratic spirit and high drama. ‘What means will officialdom eventually employ to decamp this in-your-face progressive site?’, seemed to be the question hanging in the air.

The Sound of Student Power

JustinL — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:17:54 +0000

Student, union leaders speak at the student day of action

Audio from the student day of action, February 2nd

Speakers (in order of appearance in the clip) :

Farmer's Lockout; Sour Milk?

JustinL — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:19:22 +0000

Members of CEP local 40N say they were locked out, their employer says they're on strike. Which is it?

“We achieved a tentative agreement in the wee hours of the morning.” Said Kim Power, national representative for the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, the union that represents Farmer’s dairy employees.

The previous day, the tone was much different.

Keep our News Local!

Glen Canning — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:52:59 +0000

Subhead:

Paper cuts hurt. Save local news. Plus live music!

Sat Mar 14

city:

Halifax

Address:

Grand Parade outside Halifax City Hall

Cost:

Free

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Link:

http://www.htunion.ca/

Members of the Halifax Typographical Union Local 30130 will be protesting cuts at the Halifax Herald Ltd. and threats to unionized jobs.