Judy Haiven is a co-founder of Equity Watch and steering committee member. She is a specialist in industrial relations, and was a professor at the school of Management at SMU in Halifax. She has a blog that she frequently writes in on a variety of topics called “Another Ruined Dinner Party” you will find some of her writings down below.

How deaths get buried in NS workplaces. Read here.
I ask myself, why am I so angry? Read here.
“Everyone deserves a home with a closed door”- except for those bedding down at the forum. Read here.
Heritage Day is a paid holiday, but will get a day off with pay? Read here.
My encounter with Justice Rosalie Abella and my dismay with her. Read here.
In NS, Xmas is a paid holiday, but Boxing Day is not. Will you be paid? Read here.
Thanksgiving: Another punishing holiday thanks to the NS government. Read here
Do you have to work on Truth and Reconciliation day? Read here
Remembering Jen. Read here
Labour Day: what have unions done for us? What could they do? Read here
Grocery workers strike: the start of something bigger. Read here
Dr. Lynn Jones awarded the Order of Canada and the media’s lacklustre response. Read here
July 1, 2023- will you get paid for the holiday? Read here
The NS government is saving $10 million on the backs of our disabled children. Read here
Education support workers fight to help kids and earn a living wage. Read here
Rap sheet for the RCMP. Read here
Will you get paid for the holiday on Good Friday. Read here.
Will you get a paid holiday on Heritage Day? Read here
In NS Xmas is a paid holiday but Boxing Day is not. Read here.
33 years since the Montreal Massacre. Read here.
“Boysplaining” it starts early. Read the story here
Hockey Canada: dropping the puck on rape culture Read the story here
If TRC day is important, let’s do it right. Read the story here.
Why Sept. 19 is not a holiday for most of us. Read the story here.
Labour Day 2022: at $13.35 an hour, minimum wage in NS is lower than in PEI. Read the story here.
Save our trees-tell the Halifax Regional Councillors that we need our trees and our bike lanes. Read the story here.
Natal day August 1st, for most of us it’s not a paid holiday. Read the story here.
Government response to “This should be housing.” Read the story here.
Police killings of Indigenous people, mock reconciliation. Read the story here.
In NS-Victoria Day is not a paid holiday. Read the story here.
What is a woman’s life worth, a tale of two inquiries. Read the story here.
23,000 new homes to be built in HRM but not one “affordable” unit. Read the story here.