CUPE Nova Scotia One-Day Labour Educational

CUPE Members! Do you ever find yourself wondering: Why are wages not keeping up?…Why has it gotten so much harder to get by? Who has power in Nova Scotia?…How do we change things for the better? There is a lot going in the world these days.  Sometimes it can seem quite frustrating, or like there is no hope for real change. Join us for a one-day CUPE NS Labour Educational course that will explain some of Nova Scotia’s labour history and then look at what is going on today in our province, country and the world. The course aim is to give you some tools to think about the world in a new way to better allow us all to work more effectively to win more for workers. Each session will be capped at 30 participants.  Come ready to listen, read, discuss and learn more about how we can build … Read more…

CUPE is looking for facilitators!

  Member facilitators are a vital part of CUPE’s education program, providing a wide variety of workshops to members across Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and at times, across the country. Are you someone who: has experience in their local – on the Executive, as a steward on a committee or as an activist? is comfortable speaking in front of groups? is pro-CUPE and represents CUPE’s values? represents CUPE’s diversity – gender, racialized, Black, Indigenous, differently abled, 2SLGBTQI+, and young workers? comes from different areas of the province and works in different sectors? has time in their schedules to facilitate a few times a year, including on weekends and during the week? has been a participant in a CUPE workshop? is open to learning new things and new ways of doing things? If that sounds like you, download the application here. Members should send their applications to Michelle’s attention (mcohen@cupe.ca) … Read more…

CUPE NS President Calls for 4.1 Hours of Hands-On Care Daily

  Yesterday, CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen spoke in front of the Standing Committee on Health at the Nova Scotia Legislature to emphasize the importance of ensuring all Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities reach a minimum of 4.1 hours of hands-on care a day. When the government announced it would work with LTC facilities to ensure 4.1 hours of care daily for residents, many hoped this would be the 4.1 hours of hands-on care that CUPE has been advocating for more than fifteen years. It was not. Instead, it amounts to 3 hours of care from CCAs and 1.1 hours from LPNs and RNs rather than 4.1 hours of dedicated hands-on care from CCAs. Though some LTC facilities have seen an increase in CCAs, many nursing homes will not see any increase as they were already staffed at 3 hours of care the government announced. CUPE welcomes any change that … Read more…