Nova Scotia Federation of Labour
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The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL) is the Nova Scotia
provincial trade union
federation of the Canadian Labour Congress
.
It was founded in 1956, and has a membership of 70,000. Its conventions are held every two years, normally in October. There is also an off year conference between conventions.
The majority of labour union in the province are affiliated to the NSFL with some notable exceptions including the Nova Scotia Teachers Union
and the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees. Also, several building trade unions are not affiliated to the NSFL, instead they are affiliated to the Mainland Building Trades Council.
The NSFL campaigns on a variety of issues most recently including the Right-to-Strike, defending and expanding Medicare, the manufacturing crises, creating quality, public early childhood education, supporting Buy Local campaigns and working with the Canadian Federation of Students to reduce tuition fees.
The NSFL also backs the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
during provincial elections.
Its current President is Rick Clarke and the Executive Vice President is Joan Jessome.
^ Paul MacEwan, Miners and Steelworkers: Labour in Cape Breton (1976
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
provincial trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
federation of the Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.- Formation :...
.
It was founded in 1956, and has a membership of 70,000. Its conventions are held every two years, normally in October. There is also an off year conference between conventions.
The majority of labour union in the province are affiliated to the NSFL with some notable exceptions including the Nova Scotia Teachers Union
Nova Scotia Teachers Union
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union was organized in 1895-96 to unify and elevate the teaching profession in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. As the unified voice for the advocacy and support of all its members, the NSTU promotes and advances the teaching profession and quality public education...
and the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees. Also, several building trade unions are not affiliated to the NSFL, instead they are affiliated to the Mainland Building Trades Council.
The NSFL campaigns on a variety of issues most recently including the Right-to-Strike, defending and expanding Medicare, the manufacturing crises, creating quality, public early childhood education, supporting Buy Local campaigns and working with the Canadian Federation of Students to reduce tuition fees.
The NSFL also backs the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...
during provincial elections.
Its current President is Rick Clarke and the Executive Vice President is Joan Jessome.
Further reading
- David Frank, J. B. McLachlan: A Biography: The Story of a Legendary Labour Leader and the Cape Breton Coal Miners (1999)
- Ian McKay, "'By Wisdom, Wile or War:' The Provincial Workmen's Association and the Struggle for Working-Class Independence in Nova Scotia, 1879-97," Labour/Le Travail, (Fall 1986), 18:13-62 online
^ Paul MacEwan, Miners and Steelworkers: Labour in Cape Breton (1976