HRCE Strike

• Halifax school support staff say strike may be done, but fight is not over

  A parent who joined them on the picket lines says she'll also carry on the fight for them and the students who could not go to class.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2023
  
• ‘We’re still here’: 4 weeks into Halifax school support workers strike and no end in sight

  More than 1,800 school support workers in Halifax went on strike on May 10. While schools remain open, EPAs and other workers are off the job, and pre-primary programs are paused.

  Education

  Jun 6, 2023
  
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• Halifax-area parents scrambling for child care as education strike continues

  Some parents are worried about cancelled pre-primary classes in the Halifax area as the education worker strike enters its third week.

  Education

  May 24, 2023
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• Halifax-area students skip class in support of striking school workers

  Supporters say school is not the same as long as the 1,800 staff members are on strike including Educational Program Assistants (EPAs), support workers, and pre-primary teachers.

  Education

  May 19, 2023
• Nova Scotia parents, striking school support workers stage rally in Halifax

  They filled the square outside City Hall to call for better wages for school support staff and to get all students back into the classroom.

  Education

  May 18, 2023
• Striking Halifax-area school support workers seek answers from premier

  Striking Halifax educational support workers sought out Premier Tim Houston Monday who was visiting a Lower Sackville cafe. They called on him to 'show respect' for their plight.

  Education

  May 16, 2023
• ‘You are excellent today’: Striking Halifax-area school support workers mark Black Excellence Day

  'I think it's a travesty that we're out here instead of celebrating with our students — and it's pretty bad when our students are coming out here to celebrate with us.'

  Education

  May 15, 2023
• Students at N.S. school stage walkout to support striking workers

  More than 1,800 members are on strike after negotiations broke down between their union and the province. The union says the main sticking point is wages.

  Education

  May 11, 2023
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• Parents, students call for better wages for striking Halifax school support workers

  More than 1,800 school support workers in the Halifax area are on strike. Some students and parents are speaking out and calling on government to offer them better wages.

  Education

  May 10, 2023