Opinion: Stephen McNeil fails health care checkup

The following commentary by CUPE NS President Nan McFadgen was published in the Chronicle Herald online today. Stephen McNeil vowed to improve health care in Nova Scotia in his 2011 election platform by creating one health authority for the entire province (and one for the IWK). Almost eight years later, promises he made have not been realized. He pledged that the province would provide a family doctor for every Nova Scotian, save on health administration costs, improve equal access to programs and services (regardless of where we live), reduce wait times, and ensure we citizens play an active role in the delivery of health-care in our home communities. Centralization of our health-care system has led to chaos –– for workers and for patients. McNeil must make better choices. Let’s review his record in a bit more detail. McNeil promised a doctor for every Nova Scotian. According to the NSHA, there … Read more…

CUPE Indigenous Members Gathering Sept. 5-6

CUPE Nova Scotia, CUPE Prince Edward Island, CUPE New Brunswick, and CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting an inaugural gathering of Indigenous members from across the Atlantic and Maritimes regions. CUPE Indigenous Members Gathering September 5-6, 2019 Truro, Nova Scotia (Wagobagitik, Mi’kma’ki) For more information on the gathering and to participate, please email indigenous@cupe.ca before June 1. To download a copy of the flyer click here.

New radio ad: Stephen McNeil’s Health Care Check Up

Today, CUPE Nova Scotia and CUPE 8920 acute care workers launched a new radio ad to bring attention to broken promises made by Premier Stephen McNeil when he moved the provincial system to a single health care authority. The ad will run on radio stations across the province for two weeks. Listen to the ad   Time for a Health Care Check Up of Stephen McNeil’s move to a single Provincial Health Authority. He promised a doctor for every Nova Scotian. He promised to increase accessibility to frontline services. He promised to meet the national wait time standard for hip and knee replacements. And that health care decisions would be transparent, accountable, and made with public input. Nova Scotia: how does this check up look to you? A message from CUPE Nova Scotia and CUPE 8920 Acute Care workers.