Jailers at Sydney lockup launch campaign for wage parity

Special constables working as jailers at the Cape Breton Regional Police Lock-up say they have waited long enough for the employer to address wage inequities and are now going public. The eight members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 933 earn about 25 percent less than the special constables working at the Cape Breton Correctional Centre, and about 35 percent less than the Halifax lock-up booking technicians who do similar work and have the same training.

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Early childhood educators say funding announcement is a great first step

Early childhood educators in Nova Scotia welcome the funding announcement made today by the federal and provincial governments. The union representing staff at many not-for-profit child care centres in the province, CUPE, says it looks forward to working with the department to ensure all early childhood educators are compensated fairly and have a future that includes economic security.

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Child Care Now NS reacts to the monumentally significant agreement

CUPE Nova Scotia is proud to be a part of the Child Care Now Nova Scotia coalition, which was founded to advocate for a universal, comprehensive, publicly funded, high quality, affordable, accessible, accountable, and not-for-profit early learning and child care system in Nova Scotia. The following news release was distributed by Child Care Now Nova Scotia on July 13, 2021. Child Care Now Nova Scotia recognizes that the funding agreement between the federal government and Nova Scotia government is monumentally significant. Child Care Now Nova Scotia’s thoughts can be summed up as: “They heard us! Now let’s build that universal child care system together.” Christine Saulnier, member of the steering committee of Child Care Now Nova Scotia said this of the agreement, “We are very pleased that the Nova Scotia and federal governments are intent to invest in a strong foundation for a truly affordable, accessible, inclusive and quality, not-for-profit … Read more…