Demand Safety in Our Public Schools

There were 27,000 violent incidents in public schools in Nova Scotia in the 2022-23 school year. This a 60% increase over the past six years. At the same rate, the number of violent incidents for the last school year can be estimated at over 30,000. School support staff tried to sound the alarm and share their data on this issue with the provincial government in 2022. They didn’t engage with us. Two years, and an estimated 50,000 violent incidents later, front line workers are stepping up to demand the government finally take action to end violence in schools. Join us in demanding the government keep students and staff safe in our public schools! Read more and sign our petition: cupe.ca/safe-schools

Fun Fact Friday: Nearly two thirds of HRM residents want a permanent rent cap

When discussions of rent control enter the mainstream media, the conversation almost always shifts to the negative impact these controls would have on the housing market or the quality of rental properties. This is untrue. Strong rent regulations, as demonstrated by the 2024 article from the CCPA, Arguments Against Rent Control Don’t Hold up to Scrutiny, have been proven to be an effective way to control rent prices without negatively impacting the housing market or the quality of rentals. Multiple National and Provincial level studies have been done on the effects of rent caps on the rental market—such as the number of new constructions, the quality of rental properties, and the number of available dwellings—and found there was no evidence of any negative effects unless the rent control action taken was a total rental price freeze. Rent control can take many forms depending on the issues the area is facing … Read more…