Bill 148 is Illegal!

Today, Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court handed a decisive victory to workers by ruling that the government broke the law when they enacted Bill 148, deeming it unconstitutional. Stephen McNeil’s Liberals introduced it in 2015, and current Progressive Conservative Premier Tim Houston campaigned against it in 2021. He repeatedly told voters that he’d repeal it, then went back on his word and chose instead to defend it in court on the taxpayers’ dime. That defence failed today. We urge the premier to not waste any more money on appeals, and respect workers’ rights! See below for more details from CUPE Nova Scotia’s leadership:

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…