OPEN LETTER: “Long term care is dying, and Houston is letting it happen.”

Today Alan Linkletter sent a letter to Premier Houston calling on this conservative government to stop ignoring the hardworking long term care workers of this province and offer them a fair deal instead of lining the pockets of private companies. See the full letter below:   Dear Premier Houston: Since 2023, long term care workers across the province have been working day in and out with an expired collective agreement that has caused their wages to stagnate despite the pressure caused by chronic understaffing, an aging population, and increasingly complex medical needs. The fact that these vital workers are the lowest paid in Atlantic Canada just adds insult to injury. Why, during the pandemic, did the government herald health care workers as heroes only to abandon them when it was no longer politically beneficial? This question isn’t new, of course, health care unions have been asking the government to put … Read more…

Joint Media Release for Transparency, Privacy Safeguards as Patient Records Sent Out of Province Amid One Patient One Record (OPOR) Rollout

Please see the PDF document attached below for a joint media release from CUPE Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Health Coalition, Unifor, the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU), CUPE Local 8920, and the Nova Scotia Nurses Union (NSNU) about privacy and transparency concerns with how Nova Scotia Health has implemented One Patient One Record (OPOR).    

CUPE Nova Scotia’s 2026 Award, Scholarship & Bursary Applications

CUPE Nova Scotia is pleased to circulate the application forms for our 2026 awards, scholarships and bursaries, which can be found by clicking on the individual links below. Please make note of the deadlines for submitting applications, which are specified in the notes for each individual award. We encourage you and your local to consider nominations for these awards, and look forward to receiving your applications. 2026 Steward of the Year Award 2026 Mike McNeil Weeklong School Scholarship 2026 Rocky Jones Bursary 2026 Higgins Insurance Scholarship 2026 Health & Safety Award 2026 Betty Jean Sutherland Continuing Care Assistant Bursary 2026 Betty Jean Sutherland Sister of the Year Award 2026 Barbara Kowalski Literacy Award