Who are the wealth creators? « it is the workers who create wealth, & their organized power that can bring capital accumulation to a grinding halt. » When things are bad, workers concessions needed; rewards never freely given. worthy read on Cape Breton construction strike by @tonytracy.ca #nspoli

“In an era of increasing corporate power, precarious employment, and attacks on collective bargaining rights, William Davis’s sacrifice resonates with contemporary struggles for workplace dignity and economic justice.” springmag.ca/standing-the... #DavisDay #canlab #ns

Today is the 100th anniversary of Davis Day✨ Today we to join in remembering William Davis, a coal miner tragically killed in 1925 during a strike for better working conditions and fair wages in New Waterford. His death ignited a crucial turning point in Nova Scotia’s labour movement.

Davis Day today marks 100 years since William Davis was killed by company police during a strike. We honour those who stood the gaff and sacrificed so much for labour and human rights. And we remain committed to better wages and worker protections, and ending scab labour in NS.

"...it's crucial to understand not just the tragic circumstances of Davis's death, but the broader militant tradition of Cape Breton's coal miners that continues to inspire today's labour organizers and union members in the region and across Canada." #DavisDay springmag.ca/standing-the...

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis HYBRID: In person *and* online on Zoom TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm AT RadStorm 2177 Gottingen Street Halifax, NS SIGN UP for HALIFAX EVENT: bit.ly/TariffsHalifax HYBRID on ZOOM: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis HYBRID: in person *and* online on Zoom TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm AT RadStorm 2177 Gottingen Street Halifax, NS REGISTER for HALIFAX EVENT: bit.ly/TariffsHalifax HYBRID on ZOOM: bit.ly/TariffsHalif... #canlab

Join us tonight at @j4wns.bsky.social's No One Left Behind event. @csaulnier.bsky.social will be talking about what government can do to protect workers amidst tariffs. EVENT INFO: Tonight, Apr. 22 at 6pm - Radstorm 2177 Gottingen St, Halifax NS #NSpoli

Next week April 22 6pm at Rad Storm or join online. Organizing a workers first agenda to address the tariff crisis Registration link below Presented by @j4wns.bsky.social

No One Left Behind: Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Join us to learn about Trump’s tariffs, their projected impacts & what actions we can take to ensure all workers have essential protections

New "Know Your Rights At Work" Program. Offered (presented by me!) through the Halifax Workers Action Centre. Hope you might promote it on your own channels. More presentations coming soon. More info and registration (walk ins welcome) on our website www.halifaxwac.ca/workplace-ju...

@tonytracy.ca I loved this! I think it was you that shared my interest. Glad it is coming back. Truly stirring. The wind, the speed... not my usual entertainment, as it attracts all our biggest overlords.

Like others here in Halifax, I am deeply saddened by news that longtime Halifax prisoner justice activist Harry Critchley died suddenly last week.  Harry committed his life to solidarity work with prisoners and victims of police violence. Harry Critchley, ¡Presente! SpringMag.ca/defunding-th...

Spring is deeply saddened by the news that Halifax prisoner justice activist Harry Critchley died suddenly last week. Harry committed his life to solidarity work with prisoners and victims of police violence. We were fortunate to interview him in 2021: springmag.ca/defunding-th...

12 Janitors at Alderney Gate are about to lose their jobs because the #HRM decided to go with a cheaper non-union contractor. Emergency rally taking place at Halifax city hall, tomorrow at 6:00pm. HRM needs to do the right thing and make sure these workers’ jobs and contract are upheld! #halifax

Thinking of travel to Cuba? I’d welcome folks to join the 65,000+ member “Cuba Travel Tips” Facebook group that Suzanne ( @esooze.bsky.social) & I launched & co-administer. It is entirely focused on *independent travel* in Cuba. 🇨🇺 *Not* on resorts, at all. www.facebook.com/share/g/1AC1... #Cuba

Suzanne (@esooze.bsky.social) and I were absolutely delighted to be able to catch up in person tonight over dinner & drinks with our dear friend Leanne, fresh back in Canada from her most recent weeks in Havana, and on a very brief whirlwind visit here to Halifax before she heads home to Ontario.

What a fabulous sunny Saturday afternoon, spent with amazing friends and comrades (new and old), doing petitioning on Halifax street corners today while chatting with folks about Nova Scotia’s Justice for Workers (@j4fns.bsky.social • Justice4WorkersNS.ca) campaigns! #NSpoli #canlab #1u #cdnpoli

As my friend and comrade Mark (@fwmarkc.bsky.social) has said elsewhere: “There are no excuses for the Labour Board to delay a union’s certification. It should be very simple, if a majority of the workers indicate they want to join a union, they should be legally certified to do so.” #canlab #SEIU

What a waste of a trip for these two. Who paid for this little excursion? It was you and me, the taxpayers. And why is NS Premier #TimHouston aligning himself with Ont. Premier #DougFord?? It’s not a good look. #nspoli #cdnpoli halifax.citynews.ca/2025/02/21/p...?

A real-life example of why the work of the auditor general matters to everyday Nova Scotians, and why they’re worried about what Premier Tim Houston is proposing to do to her office. #nspoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Crystal Ellingsen and Jennifer Brady thought their battle with the government of Nova Scotia ended last year, but now they're raising their voices once again to continue the fight. #nspoli via Taryn Grant www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#nspoli pals, Nova Scotia’s Law Amendments committee considers the House of Assembly Act on monday nslegislature.ca/legislative-.... Info on submissions (while this committee still exists) : nslegislature.ca/get-involved... #halisky

On this day in 1944, female workers at McKenzie Seeds in Brandon, MB went on strike for increased pay and improved working conditions. Prior to 1944, female workers were paid 19-25 cents per hour while male workers were paid 25-30 cents per hour. #canlab #cdnpoli #mbpoli #canadasky

"Canada lost as a result of the free trade agreements with the U.S. “Our manufacturing sector was obliterated,” said Stuart Trew, a senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher. #canlab www.readthemaple.com/time-to-thin...

On this day in 1992, 100 striking employees at the Trenton Works Lavalin Inc. rail-car plant in Nova Scotia ignored a provincial order to return to work. The workers had walked out 3 days earlier to protest unfair work practices. #canlab #cdnpoli #nspoli #canadasky

On this day in 1945, the Family Allowance began as Canada's first universal welfare program. At the time, monthly payments were awarded without reference to a family's income or assets based on the idea that all Canadian children were worthy of public support. #canlab #cdnpoli #canadasky

“[…] the labour movement across #Canada needs to begin planning for broader political struggle and social mobilization rather than exclusively relying on bureaucratized back-and-forth of negotiations, mediations, and arbitration.“ #canlab

Amazon Canada #labour #union #CanLab #CdnPoli

Poilievre’s lead collapsing as he fumbles the Trump threat. While Carney slags Trump as a “bully,” Poilievre hails US president as “warrior.” #cdnpoli #onpoli #canlab www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

A great show of #Solidarity in #Halifax today as 100 rally for shelter workers at the Nova Scotia Labour Board to protest certification delay! 💪 #CounttheBallots ! Delays disempower workers and helps the bosses, but we’re not giving up. #WhenWeFightWeWin ✊ seiulocal2.ca/100-rally-fo...

If you missed tonight’s town hall with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social on resisting the shock and awe politics of the far right and their billionaire enthusiasts, you can watch the video here:

LIVE NOW! Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on resisting the shock and awe politics of the far right and their billionaire enthusiasts. Stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyLi...

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit. SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

"This is a time to choose sides: between deeper class unity and solidarity, or shortsighted conciliation with Trumpist power brokers." @lfelizleon.bsky.social for @nplusonemag.com: www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

This is a time for the labor movement to choose sides: between deeper class unity and solidarity, or shortsighted conciliation with Trumpist power brokers. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Talk to union members about how to organize with your fellow union members to recommit to your union, and to change the culture into one where leaders respect and serve the members. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7.30 p.m. ET Sign up here: labornotes.org/events/2025/...

Fabulous Spring Socialist Network (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) public meeting here in Halifax / Kjipuktuk last night on “Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump”, with speaker James Clark, a Spring member based in Toronto. FULL VIDEO: share.icloud.com/photos/05eSp... #canlab #1u

7pm TONIGHT in HALIFAX: “Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump” A Spring Socialist Network (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) Public Meeting with speaker James Clark. TONIGHT (Friday, January 31st) 7pm to 9pm University of King’s College New Academic Building, Seminar Room Halifax, NS

Spring’s Red October 2024 talks are now on YouTube! Last October, Spring hosted a three-day conference in downtown Toronto featuring dozens of excellent talks on socialist ideas in action. You can now experience the razor sharp socialist analysis you were missing! youtube.com/channel/UCEZ...

“Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump” A Spring Socialist Network (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) Public Meeting in Halifax with speaker James Clark. TOMORROW (Friday, January 31st) 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. University of King’s College New Academic Building, Seminar Room Halifax, NS

Nova Scotia’s Minimum Wage increase for 2025: Still Not Enough. Increases “hardly begin to bridge the gap between the minimum wage and the living wage”. Great work by @csaulnier.bsky.social from @policyalternatives.bsky.social! www.PolicyAlternatives.ca/news-researc... #NSpoli #canlab #1u #wages

Nova Scotia’s Minimum Wage to increase by $1.30/hour in 2025. There will be two N.S. minimum wage increases in 2025: to $15.70 on April 1st and then to $16.50 on October 1st. Minimum wage workers will see an annual pay raise of up to $2,535. news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/01/2... #NSpoli #canlab #1u

For these times, our man Gramsci. Having being imprisoned for 11 years by Mussolini’s fascists, he certainly was no stranger to its horrors.

Secondary prediction: the church uptake among US socialists** won’t be as dramatic because those who are/were open to churchgoing are more likely to already be involved.

Prediction! Inspired partly by Rev Budde’s sermon (or at least then viral video clips of it) more US liberals will be inspired to engage with progressive/affirming churches.

Postal workers are fighting the gigification of a vital public service: Strikes by postal workers have paved the way for Canadians to enjoy maternity leave and job security. Now, they are fighting the casualization that threatens so many workers. #CUPW #CanadaPost #canlab #1u #SupportCUPW #cdnpoli