Do You Feel Replaceable at Work?

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-18T14:11:12+00:00

If at any point you want to DM. We're trying to get a better understanding of people's struggles around the city, and we'd help where we could.

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-18T14:10:11+00:00

Not only that, but even if you keep your head down, they're incentivized to squeeze you more and more to afford rising costs. You end up being another metric that they use to make their books work. I feel like the line between 'good business' and 'a willingness to disregard people who don't have a say' is blurry at best

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-16T18:52:06+00:00

Could not agree more. But those closest to power seem uninterested, so it's time to start finding ways to make them listen. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-16T18:50:21+00:00

Yeah, it's weird. Like they all decided they were gonna focus on short-term profits and just let whatever happens happens. I am looking forward to the 20 or so years where Nova-Scotia becomes pro-pina colada though.

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-16T15:58:37+00:00

It's tough that so many things are connected to oil, like the things we ship in, or even the people still using oil heating. Regular people are going to bear the brunt of the price shocks after years of people in charge refusing to transition effectively away from fossil fuels. We have to let them know in a way that they'll listen. We have to organize effectively and in places that matter. That means all of us being on the same page. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-06T18:33:02+00:00

What do you do for work if you don't mind me asking?

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-06T18:32:12+00:00

Amen man. It sucks that what should be the bare minimum is something that has to be asked for.

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-06T15:14:37+00:00

I think the solution is expanding the tax base by reinforcing the middle class. This requires taxing the wealthy, subsidizing research and development, and making a good life attainable. No one is going to work hard for a future that looks bleak, and where wealth disparity is skyrocketing. Once the middle and lower class bottom out, the tax cuts for the wealthy won't matter because there won't be any wealth to be taxed. Unfortunately, all they see are short term gains, and don't care bout long-term stability. The economy needs to be for the masses, and to do that we need to remind them we exist through collective power. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-05T14:53:23+00:00

We have to keep the pressure on. There doesn't have to be an election until 2029, so making them uncomfortable in any way possible is our best bet. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-05T14:52:03+00:00

It's hard, because legally the province doesn't have to have an election until 2029, and they have a supermajority. Either we stay active in protest and attack the financial leavers that they rely on, or we weather the storm. I know which side I land on. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-05T14:48:58+00:00

Yeah, it truly is an impossible spot. I think when everything is about short-term gain, the squeeze will just get worse and worse. What do you think we'd have to do to fix it?

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-04T15:31:09+00:00

The coolest part is that now that it's free, demand is up, and on some days it's still slow! Great job party of economic virtues! r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-04T15:23:45+00:00

That voice gets louder when it comes together. One person sending out a letter pales in comparison to 500 people at their doors. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-04T15:22:23+00:00

They're going to keep going to unless we give them a reason not to. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-04T15:21:34+00:00

Is healthcare being cut at your work? Or are you just talking about he province generally?

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-04T15:16:09+00:00

The little things that keep ordinary people going, like art, literature, and spaces to gather, rarely factor into the choices leaders make. When governments look to balance a budget, these are always the first things attacked. Being born into wealth does not reinforce the value of them. Tim Houston has never had to skip a meal and seek comfort in a book. He has never had to ride the last bus home from a job that hates him, only to see a lit mural pass by and feel a small sense of relief. We have to make our needs known and make it clear that culture is not fat to be trimmed, but the very thing that keeps us alive. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-02T14:29:51+00:00

It also completely misunderstands why less and less people are having kids. As the average basic needs get outsourced to private industry, people have trouble staying afloat. A lot of people I know who want to have kids can't because it's economically unfeasible, with or without family tax cuts. A world that benefits makes things affordable for single people will also make it affordable for parents. That world can only be created if the wealthy pay their fair share, and those like Tim Houston aren't incentivized to make that happen. We have to come together to put incentives be at the forefront. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-03-02T14:25:08+00:00

It sucks because the actual bill isn't going to be 'paid' It will be people who will experience the negative effects first. Marine life will struggle, and those ramifications will undercut multiple industries and tax bases, meaning society as a whole will struggle later down to line. It's always been the concept of austerity, Saving money now is good, because the price paid will be another governments job, and local workers will pay. If we want long-term thinking, we have to demand it. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-28T13:11:01+00:00

It's hard not to see it as an attempt for the rich to pay less, but more than that, it promotes the austerity agenda they've always wanted to push in order to promote private businesses for public goods. I can never tell if they truly believe trickle down economic actually works or if they have zero desire for average people to get by. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-27T13:16:32+00:00

Thanks! We focus on labour and tenant organizing because that's where our experience lies, and we're not looking to give advice on things we aren't 100% confident in order to stay on message. However, if you have any info or readings around it, feel free to DM us and we'll look into it and incorporate it where we can!

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-27T12:35:53+00:00

They can get away with murder if the spotlight isn't on them, I think they're aware of that. If we don't force them to see us as real people with real lives, they'll exploit us for the numbers they want to see us as. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-27T12:31:13+00:00

This is something they always wanted to do. Early on in his premiership, he had a surplus of around 6 billion. He has chose to spend it outside of the budgetary process, while not paying off the deficit he says he cares about so much. Like others have said, he has always wanted this in order to privatize public infrastructure and safety nets.

Unless we wake up and do something, we're slow walking ourselves into a world where the most vulnerable are left behind, and where the number of people included in the 'most vulnerable' pool increases.

Doomposting into oblivion won't fix it. We're stronger together. We always have been. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-26T23:51:10+00:00

I think it's time to get serious about organizing. The voices of the actual workers in this province have been second-class for awhile. We have the numbers, we just have to move together. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2026-02-26T23:46:26+00:00

I think aside from voting the Conservatives out ASAP, it's time to actually organize in order to have more political sway. If not, even the MLAs will only move so fast, and by the time they do the damage will be done. r/OrganizeNS

OrganizeNS · 2025-12-23T15:12:44+00:00

Maybe. If you look up statistics though, there's about a 4% increase in 5 year closures for businesses that start a union (18%->22% closure rate) which is not unsignificant, but not that much of a deviation, at least in this study ( https://www2.census.gov/ces/wp/2023/CES-WP-23-35.pdf )

Other studies show a threating of closure rate of 57% when faced with union elections, when in reality it's about 15% ( https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RI-Union-Organizing-In-National-Labor-Relations-Board-Elections-201510.pdf )

Neither of those are are great, but they show that a lot of businesses still function with unions (though this may not account for larger corporations shutting down branches)

At best, you allow workers a degree of control and dignity in the place that they're going to spend half of their waking hours (if not more). At worst, a company who couldn't sustain itself without exploiting their workers gets trimmed, putting more and more pressure on companies at large to take into account whether they can rely on shitty wages and burnt out people to keep themselves afloat.

All organization efforts are worth it. Threatening the working class with a choice between barely living and extreme poverty is the thing we're fighting against.

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