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Description: A series of industrial disputes has made Halifax “emblematic of a much larger year of labour unrest” across the country, the Globe and Mail’s Jane Taber writes.

Source: The Globe and Mail

Date: 03/06/2012

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/halifax-labour-woes-a-symbol-for-a-nation/article2360939/

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Questions for discussion:

  • In what sector are these disputes occurring?
  • Why do you think the writer of this article believes that “this friction between unions and provincial and municipal governments will pose a challenge for the Harper government”?
  • Do you agree?
  • What explanations are offered in this article for these tensions?
  • Which explanations make the most sense to you?

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