Housing Survey

Attention CUPE Nova Scotia members: Our Human Rights Committee has developed a survey to help understand how the rising cost of housing in the province is impacting you and your loved ones. This survey can be found by clicking here.

Apply for the Labour College of Canada (LCC)!

The Labour College of Canada (LCC) Certificate Program is now accepting applications for Cohort 15, to begin in June 2025. Application deadline is: March 9th, 2025. The LCC Certificate Program is a university-level, labour studies and leadership program for labour leaders and active union members. The new flexible program combines online and in-person learning over 14 months, to accommodate busy and changing schedules. Participants come from a diversity of unions and regions in the country. Students learn together in large or small groups (or cohorts) throughout the program as they discuss, debate, and strategize on key issues facing workers inside and outside of unions. The LCC Certificate Program: Builds leadership skills and provides leadership tools; Fosters empowerment, self-confidence, and new networks of labour leaders; Strengthens critical thinking skills; Examines working class struggles and human rights issues that affect all workers; and Creates change! If you are interested in applying to the LCC Certificate Program, please speak … Read more…

CUPE Nova Scotia’s 2025 Award, Scholarship & Bursary Applications

CUPE Nova Scotia is pleased to circulate the application forms for our 2025 awards, scholarships and bursaries, which can be found by clicking the individual links below. Please note that this year the completed forms must be submitted via Google Docs by April 15th, 2025.  We encourage you and your local to consider nominations for these awards, and look forward to receiving your applications. 2025 Steward of the Year Award 2025 Mike McNeil Weeklong School Scholarship 2025 Rocky Jones Bursary 2025 Higgins Insurance Scholarship 2025 Health & Safety Award 2025 Betty Jean Sutherland Continuing Care Assistant Bursary 2025 Betty Jean Sutherland Sister of the Year Award 2025 Barbara Kowalski Literacy Award