Hundreds of folks gathered in #Halifax last Thursday to celebrate the life of @NS_Advocate journalist & publisher Robert Devet (robert devet). For those who missed Thursday’s REMEMBERING ROBERT DEVET event, VIDEO:: youtu.be/mxSF4iq6VdI #NSpoli #HFXpoli #canlab #cdnMedia #1u

Today’s announcement that rent caps for residential tenancies will be extended until December 2023 is a great victory for community organizations such as NSACORN and others who have campaigned on this issue, and a tribute to the work of Gary Burrill & the Nova Scotia NDP caucus. #NSpoli

Beyond rent control, it is essential that Nova Scotia’s provincial government heavily invest in non-market affordable housing — actual “bricks and mortar” buildings. A continuum of types of affordable housing are needed, from housing cooperatives to supported housing. #NSpoli

A staggering 750,000 workers in Canada are still reliant on the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) to make ends meet — and it’s set to run out this Saturday Oct. 23, 2021. Government needs to extend emergency COVID-19 benefits now. CanadianLabour.ca/campaigns/emer… #canlab #1u #CRB #cdnpoli

Great annual general meeting (AGM) of the Halifax Workers Action Centre (HalifaxWorkersAction.ca) tonight at Bus Stop Theatre! WAC is committed to improving lives & working conditions of low-waged & marginalized workers Consider joining: HalifaxWorkersAction.ca/Become-A-Member #NSpoli #canlab

Congratulations to Mi’kmaq communities, their allies, and residents of the surrounding area on their longtime (now successful) campaign to resist the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project. StopAltonGas.Wordpress.com #NSpoli #1752Treaty #FN #AltonGas #IndigenousSovereignty #cdnpoli #p2

Controversial Alton natural gas project to be decommissioned — tremendous victory for Mi’kmaq communities, their allies, and others who have opposed the environmentally-devastating effects of this project for many years. saltwire.com/atlantic-canad… #NSpoli #AltonGas #StopAltonGas

Nova Scotia needs 10 paid sick days for all workers! Help demand our federal and provincial governments immediately legislate #10Days of #PaidSickDays! Join today's Phone Zap at 5:30pm Atlantic time (4:30pm EST)! ☎️⚡️ Register now: Justice4Workers.org/phone_zap_for_… #NSpoli #canlab #1u

Join us in demanding the federal and provincial governments act immediately to enact #10Days of permanent #PaidSickDays (plus 14 during public health emergencies) for all workers! Join today's Phone Zap! ☎️⚡️ Register now: Justice4Workers.org/phone_zap_for_… #canlab #1u #cdnpoli #NSpoli

The Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), which more than 800,000 Canadians rely on to pay rent, or put food on the table, is set to expire TOMORROW (Saturday Oct. 23rd). Call on Justin Trudeau to extend the CRB! CanadianLabour.ca/campaigns/emer… #canlab #1u #cdnpoli #CRB #COVIDCanada #COVID19

COVID isn’t over. The recovery hasn’t happened. Don't let the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) expire TOMORROW (Saturday October 23rd)! 📢 Tell Justin Trudeau to extend CRB Benefits throughout the #COVID19 pandemic. Justice4Workers.org/email_zap_ei_c… #canlab #1u #cdnpoli #CRB #COVIDCanada

Mi’kmaq grandmothers and water protectors celebrate Alton Gas decommissioning after eight years of resistance led by grassroots Mi’kmaw grandmothers & water protectors to defend Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River from #AltonGas: StopAltonGas.wordpress.com/2021/10/22/pre… #NSpoli #StopAltonGas #FN

The songs of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) “live on wherever working people stand up for their rights, dreaming and scheming and struggling for something better than what was handed to them”, says Tom Morello (Tom Morello). NYTimes.com/interactive/20… #canlab #IWW #1u

.Tim Houston says min wage jobs aren’t real. That's a surprise to all the frontline workers who risked their lives through the pandemic. The current min wage in NS is $12.95 – $10 below a living wage for Halifax. Maybe the Premier should try living on $1700 a month #nslab

Wet'suwet'en solidarity action in HALIFAX, NOV 21, 2pm facebook.com/events/s/solid… #AllOutForWedzinKwa #ShutDownCanada