Three hundred janitors employed by GDI Integrated Facility Services in the Halifax area could walk off the job next Monday if ongoing …
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Nova Scotia lifts stop-work order at Halifax Walmart where teen’s body found in oven
Nova Scotia’s labour department has lifted a stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart where a young woman was found dead in a …
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Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother
By Michael Tutton A Sikh organization says the body of a 19-year-old employee was found in a Walmart bakery oven on Saturday by …
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Police investigating after Walmart worker, 19, found dead at Halifax store
Police in Halifax are investigating after a 19-year-old woman died at a Walmart store in the city’s west end. Officers were called …
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Labour board sides with Dalhousie University in appeal over OHS compliance orders
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has sided with Dalhousie University, overturning two compliance orders issued by an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) …
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Halifax library workers accept deal to end strike, branches to re-open Thursday
Members of the union representing workers with Halifax Public Libraries have accepted a new collective agreement, ending a nearly month-long strike and …
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Striking staff at Halifax public libraries say current wages aren’t enough to live on
More than 300 unionized workers at 14 public libraries across the Halifax region have walked off the job to demand better wages. …
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Halifax ‘living wage’ estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living
A new report is calling on provincial governments in Atlantic Canada to do more to bridge a gap between what people earn …
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CUPE school support workers in Nova Scotia criticize exclusion from violence in schools discussion
By Lauren Phillips, The Coast Stop me when you disagree: Workplace violence is not appropriate. Disproportionate workplace violence is not appropriate. Those being disproportionately harmed should be …
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Workers at Java Blend Coffee Roasters in Halifax have successfully unionized, marking the end of a prolonged dispute, according to SEIU Local …