[Image-1] Yesterday, city council approved a hotly-debated property tax deal with Irving Shipbuilding. It did not pass without criticism. The Irving shipyard had previously been paying $1.6 million a year on their waterfront facility. The new 25-year agreement (with a possible 10 year extension) drops Irving’s payment down to $563,000 with an annual one percent […]
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Halifax Shipyard a glass half full
[Image-1] Last week 23 people were laid off at the Irving-owned Halifax Shipyard. Seven were re-hired immediately after. This week several more were left without work—though again the company opened its doors shortly afterward. “Ship repair and ship construction is always like this,” says Cliff Pickrem. He’s president of Unifor Local 1, the union that […]
