By Alice Kessler-Harris In the wake of the #MeToo uprising, I picked up a small and dusty mass-market paperback from my bookshelves. Published forty years ago, Lin Farley’s Sexual Shakedown documented women’s pervasive experiences of sexual intimidation and outright abuse on the job. Crucially, she insisted that until we understand the systemic role that verbal Continue readingThe long history of workplace sexual harassment
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By Camille Colatosti and Elissa Karg It’s hard enough to confront workplace sexual harassment when it’s coming from management. But what about harassment between co-workers? It’s a more difficult issue—but one that has to be addressed if the union is worth its salt. The most important step is confronting co-worker harassment head-on, even if some argue Continue readingStopping sexual harassment in the workplace
By Robert Devet It’s been a long and difficult battle for justice for former HRM firefighter Liane Tessier, but this coming Monday the City of Halifax and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency will finally issue an apology. As well, Tessier will receive a settlement of an undisclosed amount. Tessier was an ambitious volunteer firefighter who Continue reading#MeToo Halifax firefighter vindicated