Published by the Chronicle Herald. An Open Letter to Premier Stephen McNeil: COVID-19 has exposed many inequities in our communities. One of these is the privilege that some workers have had in their ability to remain at home unexposed to the virus. Meanwhile, others — many of them low- and minimum-wage workers — have had…
Today the government of Nova Scotia announced that it would be raising the minimum wage on April 1st by $1 an hour bringing it up to $12.55 per hour. This is the most substantial increase to Nova Scotia’s minimum wage since 2010, and it is no coincidence that it comes on the heels of two…
Today, the Fight for $15 & Fairness Halifax is celebrating a victory: the Nova Scotia government has announced an increase to the minimum wage of $1 an hour, which would be the most substantial increase to Nova Scotia’s minimum wage since 2010. The government is also eliminating the inexperienced minimum wage, which we has also…
Happy International Women’s Day! The Halifax Chapter of Fight for 15 knows that women are some of the hardest workers out there. Women often work double time, working under formal employment as well as performing unpaid labour at home. It’s not a coincidence that jobs that have been traditionally considered ‘women’s work’ are underpaid. Women…
The provincial government has announced that Nova Scotia’s minimum wage for experienced workers will increase by fifty-five cents to $11.55 per hour on April 1st, 2019. That increase is not nearly enough, but it shows that the campaign for a $15 minimum wage is getting results in Nova Scotia, like it has across Canada and…
The Minimum Wage Committee just released their report, recommending a minimum wage hike of $0.55 scheduled for April, 2019. While this is at least $0.35 higher than any minimum wage hike for the past six years (which should be celebrated), it still falls dramatically short of a living wage and – even according to the…
The Fight for $15 & Fairness Halifax held their first public action on Oct. 2, to bring attention to the fact that – as of October – Nova Scotia was the province with the lowest minimum wage in the country. October 1st also marked the moment that Alberta became the first province in Canada…
MEDIA ADVISORY Nova Scotians rally for $15 minimum wage WHEN: Tuesday Oct. 2, 12pm – 1pm WHERE: Rally at Killam Library, 6225 University Ave. Halifax WHAT: Rally and March for $15 & Fairness SPEAKERS: Aidan McNally, Lynn Jones, Rana Zaman, Taylor Maclean, and more VISUALS: Over a hundred people, protest signs, big lead banner As Nova Scotia becomes the province…
By Educators for Social Justice Educators see the effects of poverty first hand. Every day, we teach students from homes which lack the basic necessities for a healthy, dignified life. The effects of poverty are many and varied: a lack of nutritious food; decreased access to health care services such as dental care or prescription…
“In spite of some predictions to the contrary, Ontario’s sharp minimum-wage increase hasn’t killed its labor market,” reported Bloomberg this month. In fact, quite the opposite is true: the minimum wage hike in this case has corresponded with a booming economy. “Business owners and economists fretted the 21 percent wage hike, which took effect Jan. 1, would…
