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Tim Houston Says Safety Comes First. Here’s Why I Don’t Buy It. Read and subscribe for more Nova Scotia politics and public-interest analysis right here because our opinions matter. #NovaScotia #workers #nspoli open.substack.com/pub/dannycav...
Take a read and subscribe to my common-sense thoughts and opinions on things that matter to people. #novascotia #workers #people #canadians
If spending is the issue, corporate handouts should be too. Chambers call for restraint but stay quiet on grants & tax breaks for businesses. You can’t cut public services and ignore corporate giveaways. That’s a double standard. #WorkersFirst #CorporateWelfare #TaxFairness #PublicServices #NS
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HRM's funding for 75 Library Support Specialists, one in every HRCE school, runs out on March 31. Council hasn't promised to renew it. Find your councillor at halifax.ca/councillors and send a quick email today. #SchoolLibrariesNS #HRMBudget
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