National Union: Halifax

Halifax: In recent months, employees at one cafe joined a union and workers at two others have launched efforts to do the same, according to CBC. "In terms of the coffee shop industry, Halifax has been a bit of an anomaly." Coffee shop workers in Halifax are leading a push to unionize in what could serve as a model for baristas elsewhere in Canada, one national union says. "We're seeing a real phenomenon in Halifax of coffee shop workers coming together and organizing," said Tony Tracy, Atlantic representative for the Canadian Labour Congress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.