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I am a retired union leader & family guy with my own opinions and thoughts. Living on Turtle Island. Producing a blog called Views of a Labour Guy in Nova Scotia.
The Houston government budget cuts the Caregivers Benefit by $2.5M, and dementia supports by $450K. Where is Tom Taggart? What is he doing to protect seniors in this riding? #NovaScotia #NSPoli #ColchesterNorth #SeniorsCare #Caregivers #DementiaCare #RuralNovaScotia #CDNEcon #AgingWithDignity
Court win for workers & unions today. Bill 148 violated Charter rights just like unions said from day 1. Houston promised repeal, then defended it with public money. Liberals and PCs chose politics over bargaining rights. Workers stood up & won. #nspoli #cdnpoli #novascotia
Accountability is not optional. This government promised to be the most transparent & accountable. Now they want political assistants answering questions instead of ministers. Nova Scotians elected ministers to answer for their decisions. #NovaScotia
Thames Water has polluted for 80,000 hours in just the first six weeks of 2026. 75% more than this time last year.
It’s time to kick out these profiteers that are lining their pockets at our expense, and bring water back into public hands💧
Mr. Premier: Don’t wag your finger at NS Power, then hide behind the Energy Board. Time to make a decision. If you ran as a fighter, lead like one. We need action not speeches. Which side are you on, the monopoly or the people paying the bills. #nsleg #NovaScotia #nspoli
Cuba is in a real humanitarian crisis. Families need food, medicine, and basic supplies. As Canadians, we can show solidarity and help. But Cuba can’t do this alone. Other countries must step up too. People come before politics. 🇨🇦🤝🇨🇺 #Solidarity #HumanitarianAid #CubaNeedsHelp
Workers pay tax on every dollar they make. The rich use loopholes to avoid paying tax. We hear governments say there’s “no money” cut jobs and services. That’s not a choice it's a decision. Tax the rich, stop the cuts. #TaxFairness #WorkersFirst #StopTheCuts #PublicServices
Canada’s public health care is under attack. Join the fight to stop privatization and defend the Canada Health Act. Learn more and take action at healthcoalition.ca
#cdnpoli #CdnHealth #CanLab #StopPrivatization #PublicHealthCare #novascotia
Here we go again. The top 100 CEOs made an average of $16.2 million in 2024, the highest ever. Thats 248 times more than the average Canadian worker earns. #NovaScotia #workers #nspoli #PayGap #CorporateGreed #EconomicInequality @canadianlabour.bsky.social
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Please share this,& help create a buzz. Flu season is back in NS. ERs are packed, hospitalizations are rising, and masking is back. Workers are told to stay home sick, but many have no paid sick days and cannot afford to stay home. We need legislated paid sick days now. #PaidSickDaysNow #nspoli
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Canada’s Federations of Labour Issue Joint Statement in Solidarity with Alberta Teachers, Condemning Alberta’s Use of Notwithstanding Clause: nslabour.ca/canadas-fede... #NovaScotia #workers @CanadianLabour #nspoli #canpoli
NS Federation of Labour 53rd Convention starts on Sunday, October 26 in Halifax nslabour.ca/ns-federatio... #novascotia @canadianlabour.bsky.social #unions
Overcrowded schools. No clear plan. The NDP’s @PaulWozney is right — Nova Scotians deserve an open, evidence-based process for building new schools. Families shouldn’t have to wait while gov’t plays catch-up. #nspoli #Education #NSNDP #PublicEducation
@unionguyns.bsky.social Danny Cavanagh, President, #NovaScotia Federation of Labour, will speak on the value and strength gained from building #solidarity across full-time/part-time divides, and reinforce that academic #precarity is part of a larger systemic issue.
#cdnpse #canlab
Read what we said - Stop blaming workers for the mess created by corporate greed. It’s time to hold CEOs and big business accountable, not the people who keep this country running. #Workers #Unions #NovaScotia #CorporateGreed #PeopleBeforeProfit nslabour.ca/stop-blaming...
No one should have to choose between their health and their paycheque. Nova Scotia workers deserve 10 paid sick days now. It’s good for workers, families, and public health.
Workers before profits.
#NovaScotia #workers #PaidSickDays #NSPoli #WorkersRights #Unions #PeopleBeforeProfit
Nova Scotia needs to sign onto the National Pharmacare plan now. No one should skip their meds because they can’t afford them. It’s time for #PharmacareForAll. #NationalPharmacare #NovaScotia #Unions #Workers #PeopleBeforeProfit #HealthcareForAll #CanLab #nspoli
Canada Post doesn’t have a worker problem, it has a management problem.
Executives take home over $317 million a year while frontline postal workers are blamed for losses. We stand with CUPW members fighting to protect this 158-year old public service. #CUPW #novascotia #workers
The federal gov’t is willing to dismantle a public service, but refuses to tackle Canada Post’s bad management. While execs pocket bonuses, communities lose home delivery and are forced into community mailboxes. #CUPW
Canada Post isn’t broken because of workers; it’s broken because of runaway management. Instead of holding executives accountable, Ottawa looks the other way while service is cut and jobs are lost. #CUPW #canlab @cupw @CanadianLabour #workers #novascotia
The govt keeps blaming workers for Canada Post’s crisis instead of holding management to account. Mismanagement, failed projects & bloated executive bonuses are the problem, not postal workers who keep the mail moving. #cdnpoli #CUPW #canlab #novascotia #strike #workers
Please join us for an online Special Membership Meeting on Thursday September 4 at 6 p.m., to discuss and vote on important budgetary items related to mobilizing the public, stakeholders and members as we face off with increasingly hostile employers.
