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February 13, 2012
It’s anyone’s guess on when Metro Transit and the union representing over 700 striking transit workers might sit down and talk again.
Transit, water workers rally downtown
February 13, 2012
At eight feet tall, the effigy of Mayor Peter Kelly is hardly life-sized. But its creator, Sebastien Labelle, said it suits him perfectly.
Selective support for collective bargaining
February 13, 2012
Jamie Baillie is a champion of free collective bargaining, but he also thinks collective bargaining is a crock and wants the premier to legislate them back to work.
February 10, 2012
With no visible end to the transit strike in sight, some HRM commuters are changing their ways — for good.
Silence at the negotiating table
February 10, 2012
Talks are off and none are planned as the transit strike continues into its second week.
Council sticking to latest transit offer
February 10, 2012
Mayor Peter Kelly says the contentious issue of rostering was only taken off the table in a last-ditch effort to avert the Metro Transit strike.
Striking transit couple are one of about two dozen on the picket line
February 10, 2012
Bus drivers Roger Whidden and Crystal Rudolph met on the job a few years ago and now walk together on the picket line.
Premier still won’t intervene in strike
February 10, 2012
The transit strike is now a week old, but Premier Darrell Dexter’s opinion on the possibility of provincial intervention hasn’t changed.
Would-be candidates get off the mark early
February 09, 2012
Although a number of people have been tooting the candidacy horn, they’re technically not official candidates of the upcoming municipal election until September.
Mason in it to win it in HRM council run
February 09, 2012
Waye Mason says it’s time for some new faces at city hall.
Public support should play into transit resolution: Prof
February 09, 2012
Public opinion will be a big factor in how the Metro Transit strike gets resolved, according to a Saint Mary’s University researcher.
Talks break down in transit strike as impasse hits Day 8
February 09, 2012
The transit strike continues with no end in sight.
Program refuses to give up on suspended kids
February 09, 2012
It could be the hot chocolate, the granola bars or the casual atmosphere, but Holly LaPointe says there’s something about the Alternative Suspension program that sets teenagers on the right path.
Late-night negotiations on-going in Halifax transit strike
February 08, 2012
Talks were continuing late last night between Metro Transit and the union as the strike impasse was set to head into Day 8.
Cab borders cracked wide open during transit strike
February 08, 2012
Cab boundaries in HRM will be temporarily erased for the duration of the transit strike.
HRM staff working on options for citizens during transit stoppage
February 08, 2012
Halifax regional council discussed a number of possible measures on Tuesday to help citizens out during the transit strike.
‘Agenda forecasting’ nothing new: Butts
February 08, 2012
An “agenda-forecasting” system kept from the eyes of Halifax regional councillors would see politically sensitive staff reports flagged and screened through the office of HRM’s senior bureaucrat.
Boyd bows out of mayoral race
February 07, 2012
David Boyd has dropped out of the race for mayor, throwing his support behind Mike Savage.
Newest mayoral candidate declines to ‘jump’ on transit strike
February 07, 2012
Mike Savage declined to comment on the municipality’s handling of the transit strike on Monday.
Savage’s support coming from all political stripes
February 07, 2012
If Mike Savage is campaigning on change, you’d never know it from the list of established supporters.
‘We must do better’: Savage
February 06, 2012
Mike Savage says it’s time for a change in leadership at Halifax City Hall.
City cabbies may park their ride, too, as transit strike hits Day 6
February 06, 2012
Several cabbies in the Halifax zone are threatening to stay home on a little strike of their own if Halifax regional council eases the district rules.
Epstein not throwing hat in mayoral ring
February 06, 2012
Howard Epstein won’t be running for mayor of HRM.
Grits want NDP to intervene in strike impasse
February 06, 2012
Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is calling on the premier’s office to offer whatever resources or support it can to bring Metro Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union back to the table.
Council seeking ways to relieve transit pain
February 06, 2012
Halifax regional council’s regular Tuesday meeting is back on, and councillors will be examining ideas on easing the strain of the transit strike.
Leadership necessary for transit
February 06, 2012
Whatever else one can say about the rights-wrongs of the current Metro Transit strike, it is clear HRM negotiators were never interested in negotiating with its 760 bus drivers, ferry operators and support staff.
Mayoral vote split could help Kelly, professor says
February 03, 2012
Mayor Peter Kelly could be the beneficiary of a divided opposition in October’s mayoral race, according to a Dalhousie University political science professor.
Transit staff man their strike stations
February 03, 2012
Matt Pottie started working at Metro Transit just over two weeks ago, but the rookie was waving the union flag proudly at the Dartmouth Bus Terminal on Thursday morning.
Transit strike settles into a stalemate
February 03, 2012
It’s a stalemate as both sides of the transit strike continue to butt heads.
St. Pat’s school to be sold
February 01, 2012
A last-ditch effort to put off the sale of St. Patrick’s-Alexandra school was quashed at Halifax regional council on Tuesday.
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