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GroundWire Aug 19 | Vancouver renovictions, Manitoba election, vigil for man shot by Montreal

GroundWire Production — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:24:42 +0000

GROUNDWIRE NEWS

This episode of GroundWire was produced at CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg on occupied Anishinabeg Akiin, homeland of the Mètis Nation and the historical territory of the Nehiyawak and the Nakota. Produced by Michael Welch and voiced by Susan Huebert.

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.

Working through the red tape

Miles Howe — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:51:24 +0000

Labour Market Impact Assessment disrupts future plans for visa holders

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Imagine your reality slowly untangling before your very eyes. Picture having no choice but to leave the confines of the home you so graciously built for the past two years. Though this would be a nightmare for many, it can quickly become a reality for foreign workers who are unable to renew their visas.

Negotiate, don't legislate. Union members rally at Liberal Annual General Meeting

Robert DeVet — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:15:26 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Hundreds of home support workers, nurses and sympathizers gathered in front of the Westin Hotel this morning.

Tory EI Reform Package Hits Seasonal, Casual Workers Hard

Editor — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:42:09 +0000

Local labour, grassroots groups demand reversal

Political leaders and civil society groups in Atlantic Canada are urging the Harper government to reconsider its controversial Employment Insurance reform package.

Film Festival Puts Solidarity on the Big Screen

bsichel — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:56:27 +0000

Labour Council presents the Canadian Labour International Film Festival

Long week on the shop floor? Why not relax this Saturday with some free films at the Canadian Labour International Film Festival.

Halifax-Dartmouth District Labour Council Endorsement for Municipal Election Leaves Some Districts Without a Labour Candidate

Miles Howe — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:42:49 +0000

Plan for fair wages, how to address sexism and racism, among HDDLC survey questions posed to candidates

K'jipuktuk (Halifax) - The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council (HDDLC) today released an endorsement of nine candidates for Halifax Regional Council. Of course, there are 16 council positions up for grabs, meaning those running in seven districts simply didn't make the HDDLC's grade.

"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.

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.

Elizabeth Fry Society Workers Ready, But Reluctant, to Strike

bsichel — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:47:15 +0000

Service providers for women have been in negotiations for months

HALIFAX - Four employees at the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia say they're ready for a strike.

Cole Harbour Place Workers Rally for Anti-Scab Legislation

bsichel — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 01:37:27 +0000

Cole Harbour Place workers held an information picket outside premier Darrell Dexter's constituency office on Cole Harbour Rd. Friday morning. The workers have been on strike for five weeks in protest against wages workers say are below the poverty line.

Westray Remembered

Jim Guild — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:54:22 +0000

Reflecting on the causes of a disaster

On the evening of May 9, 2012 several hundred people gathered under rainy skies at the Westray Memorial Park in New Glasgow to commemorate the explosion that killed 26 miners in 1992. Here are the words of local Presbyterian minister Rev. Glen Matheson, who supported many of the families of miners in the wake of the disaster.

No Accident: Westray 20 Years After

Miles Howe — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:49:05 +0000

Law to criminally prosecute corporations is in place, but two decades later Canada is no safer a place to work

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia – An early morning ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Westray mine disaster today paid respect to the 26 coal miners killed in the coal dust-sparked methane blast.

Who's Growing our Local Food?

bsichel — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:19:31 +0000

Halifax - A group called Puppets Et Cetera! drew a curious crowd to watch a giant puppet parade and performance along the Halifax waterfront Saturday.

Locked-Out Bus Drivers and Support Workers in N.B and P.E.I. Ask for Fair Contract

bsichel — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:01:41 +0000

Nova Scotia intercity buses have turned around at provincial border for five months

Fredericton - Glen Carr says the blame lies with Acadian Coach Lines, and not the workers, for the five month absence of intercity bus service in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.