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Lights Out

Miles Howe — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:44:04 +0000

Businesspeople left feeling powerless in Grand Bahama

Freeport, Grand Bahama – Over-reliance on the tourist trade, and the fickleness in tastes that that entails, is not necessarily the recipe for a balanced and stable economy.

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"You Don't Treat People Like Animals, Especially When You Come Into a Foreign Country"

Miles Howe — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:59:04 +0000

CEWU president fears that Emera will kill the union in Grand Bahama by November 2012

FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA – The Commonwealth Electrical Workers Union (CEWU), representing an ever-dwindling membership at Emera's Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC), is in the process of being systematically busted by Emera, the Nova Scotia-based company, says the union.

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Workers, Employer Settle in Elizabeth Fry Society Strike

bsichel — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:17:27 +0000

Union says collective agreement brings workers in line with public sector

The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) says that the four striking workers from the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia have reached a collective agreement with the society's board of directors.

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Elizabeth Fry Workers Say Strike is Case of "Lead by Example"

bsichel — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:52:10 +0000

Advocates for women say they need to stand up for their own rights

Halifax - Despite the beautiful sunny day on the Halifax waterfront, Heather McKenzie says she’d much rather be at work than walking the picket line.

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When Pomp Meets Circumstance

Miles Howe — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:35:02 +0000

HALIFAX - Worlds seemed to collide today outside the Nova Scotia Legislature as the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) local 22, the IWK Health Care Workers, staged a protest over recent cuts to youth-care workers, at the same time as the Lieutenant-Governor was set to deliver a speech from the throne.

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