Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support and commitment. As we shared last week, Chair of Council and President of Local 5050, Nelson Scott, along with our national representatives, met with the employer on Monday, February 10. We had meaningful discussion and scheduled the next conciliation meeting for common table negotiations which will take place on Wednesday, February 26th. Please stay tuned for further updates on local and common table negotiations that week. Nelson Scott (Local 5050), Andrew Weaver (Local 964), Kevin Carther (Local 3876), Gerrard Matthews (Local 955), Jenny-Lynn Wardrope (Local 3890), Robert Amero (Local 2272), Jennifer Cox (Local 4682), and Shelley McNeil (Local 5047) Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions

Yesterday, we attended the first common table bargaining meeting with our employer. There were representatives from each of the RCEs and CSAP, as well as the EECD. We fought for this table, and we went into yesterday’s meeting ready to fight for a good deal. The truth is, we didn’t expect to reach an agreement in one day. But we did hope that after finally meeting at a common table we’d be able to make progress. But as we’ve experienced before, our employer’s proposals indicate that they do not respect school support staff. They won’t give us what we deserve. We need to demand it. So, where did we leave things yesterday? We’re asking for improved reporting mechanisms for violent incidents, including reports being shared with our union. After fighting for years for the employer to take any action on the crisis of violence in our schools, they now insist … Read more…