http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/15040/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/taking-workers-cleaners/33326 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Airport cleaners speak out about poor working conditions </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/11071607_324723007717627_3463441570866338739_n.jpg" alt="" title="Halifax Airport cleaners, members of Teamsters Canada believe that they deserve a living wage and full benefits. We talk to two of these workers. Photo Trevor Beckerson, Facebook " width="450" height="309" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><i>Note: we did not use the real names of workers interviewed for this story.</i></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/taking-workers-cleaners/33326" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/taking-workers-cleaners/33326#comments Robert Devet Labour cleaners Eurest Services Halifax Airport Halifax International Airport Authority Halifax Stanfield International Airport Teamsters Canada Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:02:30 +0000 Robert DeVet 33326 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/get-paid-thursday-food-bank-friday/33294 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Airport Authority profits from cleaners&#039; low wages, says Union </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/11010300_324722874384307_5621824878493301839_n.jpg" alt="" title="Earlier this month the Eurest cleaners, members of Teamsters Canada, together with other airport workers rallied at the airport to tell the Airport Authority to step up. Now they want your help. Photo Trevor Beckerson, Facebook" width="450" height="272" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><i>Words that we hope describe our airport are: happy, helpful, courteous, caring and kind. This is &ldquo;The Stanfield Way&rdquo; of doing business. Halifax Stanfield International Airport <a href="http://hiaa.ca/airport-authority/the-stanfield-way/" rel="nofollow">website</a></i></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/get-paid-thursday-food-bank-friday/33294" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/get-paid-thursday-food-bank-friday/33294#comments Robert Devet Labour Transportation Airport Authority HIAA living wage Teamsters Canada Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:43:26 +0000 Robert DeVet 33294 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca