From public care workers to the public: an open letter to Nova Scotians
HALIFAX: As Chair of CUPE’s Long Term and Community Care Committee, I am accountable to 5,500 long term care workers across Nova Scotia. I am acutely aware that the decisions…
An open letter to long-term care employees, residents, families, and Nova Scotians
HALIFAX: The following is open letter from Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. On Friday, May 22, government representatives on behalf of employers asked CUPE leadership to return…
Statement from Minister Adams on long-term care labour negotiations
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. On Thursday, May 7, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) asked the employers and…
Air Canada suspends plans to restart after CUPE defies return-to-work directive; flights to resume on evening of Aug. 18
MONTREAL/HALIFAX: Air Canada said it has suspended its plan to resume limited flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge Aug. 17. This comes after the Canadian Union of Public…
N.S. supports CUPE education workers deal
From a release HALIFAX: A tentative deal has been struck between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Nova Scotia’s regional centres for education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial…
Health admin professionals reach tentative agreement with employers
HALIFAX: Late Wednesday night Oct. 11, a tentative agreement was reached between the Council of Unions representing Health Administrative Professionals and employer representatives from Nova Scotia Health and IWK…
Union says Halifax area education strike “imminent”
HALIFAX: School support staff in the HRCE (Halifax-Area) including Assistive Technology Support Workers, Child and Youth Care Practitioners, Mi’kmaq and Indigenous Student Support Workers, African Nova Scotian School Support Workers,…
School support staff in N.S. could strike April 21
HALIFAX: CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) and the central bargaining committee representing Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the CSAP will be in a legal…