Media Interviews
2025
May 1, 2025
- CBC, Frances Willick – New SMU education programs, faster B.Eds. aim to increase teacher supply
- YouTube, The Todd Veinotte Show – Talks with Peter Day, President of Nova Scotia Teachers Union
April 30, 2025
- CBC Radio Information Morning, Portia Clark – NSTU president weighs in on the province's updated school code of conduct
April 29, 2025
- CBC, Keith Doucette – Rise in school violence leads N.S. to update code of conduct
- CTV Atlantic, Jesse Thomas – Nova Scotia rolls out new code of conduct to make schools safer
April 24, 2025
- CBC, Tom Murphy – Nova Scotia Teachers Union reacts to Citadel High incident
- CTV Atlantic, Andrea Jerrett – Halifax teen charged for allegedly threatening to bring weapons to school; firearms seized
April 15, 2025
- CBC, Celina Aalders – Frustration mounts over continued delays to Nova Scotia's updated student code of conduct
March 26, 2025
- CBC, Anjuli Patil – South Shore education centre reverses decision that banned flying diverse flags
March 25, 2025
- CBC, Keith Doucette – N.S. education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags
- CBC Radio Maritime Noon, Bob Murphy – Flags cause a flap at some NS schools
- CTV Atlantic, Vanessa Wright – N.S. school board says decision to remove flags was ‘temporary’ amid backlash
March 24, 2025
- Global News, Lyndsay Armstrong – Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia’s South Shore
February 20, 2025
- YouTube, The Todd Voinotte Show – NSTU President discusses NS offering a 14-month bachelor of education to ease the province's teacher shortage
February 18, 2025
- The Coast, Lauren Phillips – Back in black to school
February 13, 2025
- CBC, Josh Hoffman – N.S. university offers 14-month bachelor of education to ease province's teacher shortage
February 12, 2025
- CTV Atlantic, Jesse Thomas – Halifax’s MSVU introduces fast-tracked Bachelor of Education program to meet teacher shortage
January 28, 2025
- The Signal, Emma Breton – Cell phone policy
January 24, 2025
- The Signal, Kaitlyn MacNeill – Perspectives on being NSTU president
2024
November 29, 2024
- YouTube, The Todd Voinotte Show – Talks with NSTU President, Peter Day on Provincial Election Results
October 22, 2024
- CKDU Radio, Mitchell Bailey – Cell phone ban in N.S. schools having positive effect: teacher's union president
October 21, 2024
- CTV Atlantic, Jonathan McInnis & Leigha Kaiser – Nova Scotia teachers, students adapting to new cellphone rules in schools
October 18, 2024
- CBC Radio Maritime Noon, Bob Murphy – The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union speaks about new staff being added to classrooms to help prevent violence in schools
October 17, 2024
- CBC, Guiliana Grillo de Lambarri – Nova Scotia to add 47 new staff to address violence in classrooms
- The Coast, Lauren Phillips – Province adding 47 staff to address violence in Nova Scotia’s 373 schools
September 23, 2024
- CBC, Gareth Hampshire – No phones, no problem: N.S. school cellphone ban getting positive reviews
September 16, 2024
- CBC Radio Information Morning, Portia Clark – NSTU president weighs in on new cell phone policy in schools
September 11, 2024
- CKBW Radio, Caitlin Snow – Teachers ‘optimistic’ with cellphone ban: union
September 6, 2024
- CBC, Danielle Edwards – Halifax school pulls teacher from retirement to fill slot in French immersion stream
September 5, 2024
- Global Morning, Paul Brothers – NSTU talks back to school
August 30, 2024
- CBC, Molly McNaughton – Demand for back-to-school supplies straining those trying to help
- Global News, Rebecca Lau & Skye Bryden-Blom – Back to school: Optimism abounds as new cellphone rules set to begin in N.S. classrooms
August 29, 2024
- CJHK Radio, Evan Taylor – SRCE lauded for free school supplies iniative
- Chronicle Herald, Nicole Sullivan – 'Step in the right direction': Praise for vape detectors in Cape Breton middle and high schools
- The Coast, Lauren Philips – Back to school will suffer from teacher shortage warns new teachers’ union president
August 28, 2024
- CBC Radio Information Morning, Portia Clark – New NSTU president talks about pressing issues facing our school system
- CBC Radio Information Morning, Steve Sutherland – New president of the NSTU, Peter Day of Sydney Mines
August 21, 2024
- CBC, Celina Aalders – More staff, training needed to improve inclusive education in N.S., say unions
July 2, 2024
- The Coast, Lauren Philips – New teachers contract signed, made public
June 23, 2024
- The Coast, Julie Lawrence – Teachers need guidance in tackling school violence
June 13, 2024
- OHS Magazine – Two-thirds of educators in N.S. witness or experience violence in schools at least weekly: audit
June 12, 2024
- CBC, Jean Laroche – Staff not equipped to deal with rising violence in N.S. schools: auditor general
- The Coast, Lauren Phillips – School violence is up, reporting is weak, majority of teachers at ‘high risk’ of harm, finds audit
June 11, 2024
- Haligonia – Auditor General reveals seven-year surge in school violence, up from 17,000 to 26,000 incidents
June 6, 2024
- CKBW Radio, Jacob Moore – Cellphones banned during class for Nova Scotia students
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D’Entremont – Nova Scotia Teachers Union 'cautiously optimistic' about school cell phone ban
- Saltwire, Jen Taplin – N.S. to restrict use of student cellphones in classrooms
June 4, 2024
- Acadia Broadcasting, Jacob Moore – Junior high students in Cole Harbour can voice safety concerns with HRCE this week
- Global News, Paul Brothers – NSTU President-elect Peter Day
May 31, 2024
- CBC, Luke Ettinger – Cole Harbour students stage walkout over school violence concerns
May 23, 2024
- 98.9 X-FM – Public School Teachers Ratify Tentative Agreement with the Province
- 101.5 The Hawk, Steve MacArthur – Teachers vote in favour of new contract
- CBC, Anjuli Patil – Nova Scotia Teachers Union ratifies contract with province
- CityNews – NSTU members ratify new contract with the province
- Halifax Examiner, Suzanne Rent – ‘A growing city needs to grow everywhere’: Young people speak about ways Halifax’s housing crisis affects them
- Saltwire, Pam Sword – NSTU, province ratify new contract that gives teachers better school supports, higher pay
May 22, 2024
May 16, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk – NSTU needs run-off election to determine new president
- CityNews – Run-off election will be needed to find new NSTU boss
May 9, 2024
- Canadian Labour Congress – Unified labour front: Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union joins Canadian Labour Congress
May 7, 2024
- The Coast, Lauren Philipps – NS teachers council talks upcoming presidential election, new tentative agreement and bringing back school boards
May 2, 2024
- Halifax Examiner, Suzanne Rent & Jennifer Henderson – ‘Seek joy’: The lessons people leave online, even when they’re no longer with us
April 27, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Kevin Northup – Province, NSTU reach ‘tentative deal’ on new contract
- Saltwire, Xixi Jiang – Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement on a new contract
April 18, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Jacob Moore – NSTU and provincial government reach ‘principle agreement’
- CBC, Richard Cuthbertson – N.S. government, teachers' union reach 'agreement in principle'
- Global News, Mitchell Bailey – Nova Scotia teachers strike avoided as province, union reach agreement
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D'Entremont – Nova Scotia Teachers Union, province, reach agreement in principle
- Haligonia – An agreement in principle reached in teacher contract talks with province
- Saltwire, Andrew Rankin – Nova Scotia Tories backtrack on decision to not invite teachers union to meeting on school violence
April 15, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Caitlin Snow – Conciliation talks between province and NSTU begin
- 101.5 The Hawk, Caitlin Snow – NSTU members line Armdale Rotary in Halifax during conciliation talks
- CityNews, Mark Hodgins – Province, teachers union set to begin conciliated talks
- Saltwire, Xixi Jiang – Halifax teachers hold first rally following strike vote
April 12, 2024
- The Coast, Lauren Phillips – Nova Scotia teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike mandate
- Global News, Rebecca Lau – Nova Scotia teachers vote 98% in favour of strike mandate as bargaining continues
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D'Entremont – Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate
- Saltwire, Andrew Rankin – Nova Scotia teachers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike mandate
April 11, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Caitlin Snow – NSTU members vote 98% in favour of strike action
- CBC – N.S. teachers vote 98% in favour of strike action
- CTV, Keith Doucette & Jesse Thomas – Nova Scotia teachers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike mandate
- CityNews, Dan Ahlstrand – NSTU to hold strike vote
- CityNews, Keith Doucette – Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate as conciliation talks near
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D'Entremont – Nova Scotia teachers rally ahead of strike vote
April 10, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Jacob Moore – NSTU rallies to raise awareness of struggles facing schools
- 103.5 Hot Country, Caitlin Snow – NSTU holds ‘Our Kids Can’t Wait’ rally in Lower Sackville
- Global News, Rebecca Lau – N.S. teachers hold rally as union encourages members to vote ‘yes’ to strike mandate
April 8, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Kenin Northup – Talks scheduled next week as NSTU prepares strike vote
April 3 , 2024
- The Saftety Magazine, Shane Mercer – Bite bruise on teacher ‘not shocking’ amid rising school violence
March 28, 2024
- Global News, Rebecca Lau – ‘They’re not one-offs’: Injury to N.S. teacher shared to reflect school violence
March 27, 2024
- CKBW Radio, Evan Taylor – NSTU excluded from school violence discussion at legislature
- CBC, Michael Gorman – Teachers union not invited to government meeting on violence in schools
March 26, 2024
- Saltwire, Andrew Rankin – School violence: Union says Tories don’t want to hear from teachers
March 25, 2024
- The Coast, Lauren Phillips – 10,000 teachers will take strike vote April 11 as ‘wake-up call’ to province to reach a fair contract
March 22, 2024
- Global News, Paul Brothers – NSTU talks potential strike mandate
March 21, 2024
- CBC, Anjuli Patil – Nova Scotia Teachers Union to hold strike vote April 11
- CityNews, Dan Ashrands – N.S. Teachers Union to hold strike vote in April
- Haligonia – Close to 10,000 Nova Scotia teachers to vote on strike action amidst education crisis
- Halifax Examiner, Ytette D’Entremont – Nova Scotia Teachers Union holding strike vote next month
- Saltwire, Ian Fairclough – Nova Scotia teachers holding strike vote April 11
- Y95.5, Kevin Northup – NSTU: “Government needs to make education a priority” ahead of strike vote
March 20, 2024
- 101.5 The Hawk, Steve MacArthur – Teachers send notice to hold strike vote in April
- The Laker, Pat Healey – N.S. teachers, specialists to vote on strike action April 11, NSTU says
March 8, 2024
- Global News, Mitchell Bailey & Zack Power – ‘Bursting at the seams’: Halifax schools struggling with overcrowded classrooms
February 28, 2024
- Global News, Alex Cooke – Most N.S. teachers have considered quitting amid burnout, high workloads: union
- Global News – Most N.S. teachers have considered quitting over last five years; union
February 21, 2024
- CKBW Radio, Kevin Northup – Many teachers think their career is ‘unsustainable’ – NSTU
February 20, 2024
- CBC, Vernon Ramesar – Immigrant teachers in N.S. frustrated by lack of recognition of their training, experience
February 17, 2024
- CBC, Michael Gorman – Nova Scotia teachers walk off the job and make tracks for Province House
February 12, 2024
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D’Entremont – Nova Scotia Teachers Union says province ignoring root causes of teacher shortage crisis
February 11, 2024
- CBC, Taryn Grant – Mixed reviews for N.S. plan to lower entry requirements for teacher training
February 2, 2024
- Global News, Megan King – Nova Scotia students, officials weigh possibility of school cellphone bans
January 31, 2024
- CTV Atlantic, Ryan MacDonald – Maritimers debate on banning cell phones in classrooms
January 24, 2024
- CBC, Josh Hoffman – School staff struggle to fill gaps as more students show up hungry, advocates say
January 22, 2024
- CBC, Mike Gorman – Auditor general examines violence in Nova Scotia schools
2023
December 1, 2023
- CBC, Danielle Edwards – Education advocates disappointed in N.S. plan to improve school advisory councils
- CBC, Erin Pottie – Nova Scotia to offer new fast-tracked teacher training from Cape Breton University
November 30, 2023
- Global News, Rebecca Lau – N.S. hoping to graduate more teachers with new accelerated bachelor of education programs
- Global News, Paul Brothers – NSTU President recaps “Day of Action” for NS teachers
November 29, 2023
- Radio Canada, Rebecca Martel – Les enseignants de la N.-É. demandent plus de remplaçants pour le bien des élèves
November 12, 2023
- CBC, Nicola Seguin – Striking Dalhousie University workers ratify new contract
November 10, 2023
- CKBW Radio, Kevin Northup – NSTU survey sheds light on teacher shortage
October 25, 2023
- CBC, Michael Gorman – Education Department reviewing code of conduct amid concerns about violence in schools
October 25, 2023
- Global News, Paul Brothers – NSTU president talks violence in schools
September 5, 2023
- CKBW Radio, Evan Taylor – NS Teachers Union still concerned about overcrowding and substitute shortages heading into school year
August 31, 2023
- Chronicle Herald, Frank King – Finding substitute teachers a challenge for N.S. schools, NSTU president says
- CTV, Paul Hollingsworth – Overcrowding at Bedford high school causing frustration as school year approaches
August 29, 2023
- Global News, Eilish Bonang – A Sit Down with the NSTU
August 25, 2023
- CTV, Ryan MacDonald – Maritimers debate Quebec ban on cell phones in schools
August 23, 2023
- Saltwire, Mathieu Hebert – Back to school: Modular classrooms are here to stay, says HRCE
August 22, 2023
- CBC, Aly Thompson – After years of sinking enrolment, N.S. suddenly faces a new problem: Too many students
- CBC, Shaina Luck – Nova Scotia classrooms ballooning amid record population growth
- iPolitics, Kevin Dougherty – Provinces grapple with teacher and support staff shortage as September looms
June 28, 2023
- Global News, Callum Smith – Teachers in N.S. say they are stretched too thin, one parent ‘nervous’ for future
June 14, 2023
June 6, 2023
- Global News, Rebecca Lau – ‘We’re still here’: 4 weeks into Halifax school support workers strike and no end in sight
May 26, 2023
- Global News, Skye Bryden-Blom – ‘You’re being shunned:’ N.S. family worries about students who cannot attend school as strike continues
May 18, 2023
- CBC, Frances Willick – Halifax-area schools set to hire replacement workers during strike
- Global News, Skye Bryden-Blom – Nova Scotia parents, striking school support workers stage rally in Halifax
May 17, 2023
- Francopresse, Marine Ernoult – L’enseignement de l’identité de genre provoque des remous en Nouvelle-Écosse
- CBC via Facebook, Amy Smith – NSTU President, Ryan Lutes discusses the need for CUPE school support workers to receive a fair contract
May 15, 2023
- CBC, Andrew Lam – Strong relationships, educators can help prevent hateful acts by youth, says expert
May 12, 2023
- CBC, Josefa Cameron – High school students, teachers come out to support striking support staff in Halifax area
- Saltwire – More work needed to reduce violence in schools
May 2, 2023
- CBC, Preston Mulligan – Halifax-area schools prepare for enrolment spike
May 1, 2023
- Saltwire, Sheldon MacLeod – My frightening first-hand view of school violence
April 27, 2023
- 101.5 The Hawk, Caitlin Snow – Nova Scotian teachers feel violence in schools is getting worse: survey
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D’Entremont – NSTU survey finds violence on the rise in Nova Scotia schools
April 3, 2023
- Global News, Eilish Bonang – Teachers Union Calling for Safety and Support
March 29, 2023
- Global News, Karla Renic – ‘Spread too thin:’ Counsellor calls for his position to be in every N.S. school
March 25, 2023
- Global News, Alex Cooke – ‘One of the most dangerous jobs’: Former education worker on violence in N.S. schools
March 23, 2023
- Saltwire, Sheldon MacLeod – Addressing violence in Nova Scotia schools
March 22, 2023
- CBC, Josh Hoffman – Halifax police called to schools hundreds of times due to violence since 2018
- CTV, Bruce Frisko & Alex MacIsaac – Nova Scotia Teachers' Union calls for government action on school violence
- Global News, Skye Bryden-Blom & Alex Cooke – Halifax student calls for more mental health supports in wake of high school stabbing
- The Globe and Mail, Michael MacDonald – Head of Nova Scotia’s teachers union calls on government to draft safety strategy
March 21, 2023
- CTV, Natalie Lombard & Amanda Debison – Bedford high school needs support, 'time to heal' following stabbing: NSTU president
- Global News, Karla Renić – Youth, 15, charged with attempted murder in Bedford, N.S. school stabbing
February 19, 2023
- CityNews, Adam Inniss – Students falling test scores indicate need for more teachers, says union
Februrary 17, 2023
- Act for Education – Op-ed by Ryan Lutes: It’s time to address Nova Scotia’s teacher shortage
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D’Entremont – Teacher shortage creating ‘unprecedented strain,’ union says
February 15, 2023
- CBC, Michael Gorman – Education Department boosts resources as student assessments dip
- CTV, Jonathan MacInnis – Nova Scotia must reverse downward student test-score spiral: Education expert
2022
December 7, 2022
- CBC, Brittany Wentzell – School councils were supposed to play a big role in education. Finding out what they're up to is hard
December 2, 2023
- CBC News, Frances Willick – Enrolment at N.S. schools on the rise after falling for 50 years
November 30, 2022
- Halifax Examiner, Yvette D’Entremont – 'Schools are in crisis': more subs, better working conditions needed, union president says
November 29, 2022
- CBC, Jean Laroche – Teachers, union decry working conditions and a lack of substitutes
- CTV, Heidi Petrocek – Illness emptying Maritime classrooms
November 24
- Tom Murphy Newsmaker – Rise in respiratory illnesses taking its toll on N.S. classrooms, teachers union says
November 17, 2022
- Global News, Alex Cooke – Respiratory illnesses among N.S. children at ‘historic’ levels: Halifax doctor
October 5, 2022
- Saltwire, Sheldon MacLeod – NSTU on World Teachers' Day
September 13, 2022
- Saltwire, Sheldon MacLeod – New president, same concerns
September 12, 2022
- CBC News, Danielle Edwards – Nova Scotia Teachers Union says more information needed on school air quality
September 8, 2022
September 7, 2022
- Global News, Graeme Benjamin – Calls grow for universal lunch program as N.S. school year resumes
August 31, 2022
- Global News, Eilish Bonang – Global News Morning talks with New NSTU President Ryan Lutes
August 23, 2022
- 101.5 The Hawk, Jakob Postlewaite – NSTU President Shares Back To School Concerns
June 14, 2022
CBC, Preston Mulligan – Contentious bill that imposed contract on teachers struck down