The Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council is calling on the Province of Nova Scotia to conduct a public inquiry into workplace deaths and health and safety issues on the job in the 21st century. May 9, 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Westray mining disaster, where 26 miners were killed in an underground methane explosion. Despite the lessons of Westray, workers continue to be killed and injured on[...More]

The Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council condemns Mayor Peter Kelly and Halifax Regional Council’s handling of the transit strike and their continued inaction in finding a resolution to this dispute. The people of Halifax need and deserve public transit services, and Halifax Regional Council should immediately accept the Amalgamated Transit Union’s offer to allow outstanding disputed issues to be resolved through neutral, third-party arbitration by an impartial arbitrator to end[...More]

There will be a support rally for the Halifax Transit Workers (ATU Local 508) at 5:00pm on THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2nd at the Halifax Grand Parade Square (Halifax City Hall). Early on Thursday morning / Wednesday night, transit workers were forced on strike  by the Halifax Regional Municipalities' continued demand for a large number of very serious concessions to their Collective Agreement. Community members, students, union members and others need to[...More]

CBC Information Morning in Nova Scotia hosted a debate held this morning (Tuesday May 15th, 2012) between Kyle Buott, President of the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council and Leanne Hachey, Vice President Atlantic for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business on the issue of Nova Scotia Power increases and the issue of privatization of the power generation and distribution system in Nova Scotia. Audio of this mornings public power debate. This debate is an informative, direct and important discussion in the[...More]

Singers from Solidari-Glee - (the "we lead songs, we don't perform" group that is part of the Cultural program of the Halifax and Dartmouth District Labour Council) got together to work on a song about the N.S. Power rate increases. Emera is the parent company. The words were originally crafted by Waye Mason and amended by the members of SolidariGlee - we encourage you to take up the song! Power is for the people and[...More]

*Adopted unanimously, May 9, 2012* Resolution Against Nova Scotia Power Rate Increases The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council will publicly oppose Nova Scotia Power’s proposed power rate increases, which are designed to fund corporate investors profits. Because, Nova Scotia Power has had six rate increases (ranging from 3.3% to 9.4%[1]) in the last ten years and workers, their families, and our communities are feeling the squeeze. Because, Nova Scotia Power is dragging its feet on developing new green technology and creating green jobs. Because, electricity[...More]