Scab
Halima Said
Deputy Director, Human Resources
If you are working for Halima Said, you are crossing the line. They are a scab.
Employer bargaining unit
Halima Said sat on the employer side of the bargaining table — the management team negotiating against CUPE 2722 members. She was part of the employer bargaining unit that refused to honour existing agreement language, dug in at mediation, and pushed workers into their first strike in Oxfam Canada’s 44-year union history.
If you are working with her, she is a scab
During the strike, if you are working for Halima Said, you are crossing the picket line. She is not neutral HR wallpaper — she was at the table on management’s side when this dispute broke open, and she remains part of the leadership structure keeping workers out.
Worst negotiator in 44 years
CUPE Local 2722 has represented Oxfam Canada workers for 44 years. Members had never gone on strike — until now. Workers on the picket line name Halima Said among the worst negotiators they have faced: an employer team that treated COLA as optional, refused to move off a May 26 offer members felt forced to reject, and helped produce the deepest breakdown of trust between staff and senior leadership the organization has ever seen.
When unskilled people lead bargaining for a charity that preaches fairness to the world, only disaster follows. The first strike in four decades is not an accident — it is the result of choices made at that table.
CUPE Local 2722 · Oxfam Canada strike