With low-wage and precarious work on the rise, many workers in Halifax are struggling to maintain decent employment while sustaining themselves and their families. For those without adequate wages and legal protection, addressing workplace inequality can be exhausting, risky and costly with little reward. During university, I monkey-barred from job to job and, while each […]
workers rights
Posted inNews + Opinion
Unbreakable Joan Jessome
Let’s start with a question: Is Joan Jessome the most hated woman in Nova Scotia? Google “Joan Jessome” and “hated,” and you’ll get 5,630 hits in less than a Google second. The top three results are news stories following the December 11, 2015, announcement she would be retiring as president of the Nova Scotia Government […]
Posted inLove the Way We Bitch/Love
I hope others start noticing too
I wish all of the other regulars that come to your place for a bite to eat would realize that you treat your employees like shit!! Your waitresses (who are always fantastic) never stay for more than a month or so, and once I paid attention to how they are treated, I stopped eating there. […]