Nova Scotia’s Liberal government has rammed through Bill 1 which will radically restructure healthcare bargaining in the province and unleash an enormous union-busting attack on healthcare workers. This follows on the heels of Bill 37, which was passed in April by the Liberals and stripped 40,000 healthcare workers of the right-to-strike. The Liberals have sold Continue readingNova Scotia’s Bill 1: Anti-Democratic & Union-Busting
Bill 37
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By David Bush In the dead of night on March 31 the Liberal government of Nova Scotia skulked into the provincial legislature and introduced essential service legislation, Bill 37, that stripped nearly 40 000 workers of their right to strike. The immediate context was a looming strike by nearly 2400 nurses in the Capital District Continue readingA Major Blow to the Right to Strike in Nova Scotia
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The Nova Scotia Liberals have passed Bill 37, cutting labour out from the knees, and attacking a healthcare workforce of mainly women in a province recently rocked by a string of incidents exposing how deeply sexism is rooted in our institutions and our daily lives. In the first video, nurses speak out about how Bill Continue readingWeekend Videos: Fighting Bill 37
By Chris Parsons A version of this article first appeared on his blog A Culture of Defeat The gendered dynamics of work and labour rights don’t exist in a vacuum. The context, including the regional context, also matters. And in Nova Scotia this has been a horrible year for sexism and gender-based violence in the public Continue readingOn Gender, Work and Bill 37
By Larry Haiven The following is the presentation Larry Haiven gave to Law Amendments Committee, Nova Scotia legislature, on Bill 37 “Essential Health and Community Services Act,” 1 April, 2014. Last July, the opposition Liberals challenged the NDP government’s strike ban against ambulance workers; if anything, this piece of legislation is even more cynical and Continue readingBill 37 – Cutting Nova Scotia’s Unions Off At The Knees