Meet the Candidate: Cheryl Burbidge – Election 2021

Cheryl Burbidge Annapolis Cheryl Burbidge is a dedicated health care worker and advocate. CUPE is proud to support our member Cheryl Burbidge, running in the riding of Annapolis. Burbidge is a dedicated health care worker and advocate. She has worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 35 years. Currently works in the Emergency Department at Valley Regional Hospital. Active in her community, Burbidge has led 4-H groups for 15 years, and served as President of the Nova Scotia 4-H Leaders’ Council.  She also held a seat on the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. Cheryl is a Vice President for the Valley Region and sits on the CUPE National Global Justice Committee and the CUPE NS Global Justice Committee Cheryl is the proud mother of 3 and grandmother of 5. She and her husband keep horses and foster dogs from animal shelters. Request a lawn sign, volunteer, or make donation … Read more…

Meet the Candidate: Tammy Jakeman – Election 2021

Tammy Jakeman Eastern Passage Tammy Jakeman has lived in Eastern Passage, for 27 years. CUPE is proud to support our member Tammy Jakeman, a passionate advocate for justice and equality, to be the next NDP MLA for Eastern Passage. Tammy is an Education Program Assistant with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education, where she works with students who need extra support. Tammy is a shop steward and a member of the Health and Safety Committee with her union local. In her spare time, Tammy is also a devoted community volunteer, helping out at the Eastern Passage Legion, the Buffalo Club, and the schools her two children attended. Request a lawn sign, volunteer, or make donation at tammyjakeman.nsndp.ca.

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Employers refuse to meet for health care bargaining

Nova Scotia’s 7,500 health care workers have spent the past year-and-a-half providing outstanding service to help protect and care for their fellow citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and the IWK have proposed about a dozen concessions and then stalled bargaining making it difficult to conclude a fair collective agreement with the very employees they have hailed as “heroes.” The NSH and IWK cancelled seven days of bargaining in April and May due to the third wave of the pandemic. While the Council of Unions understood the need to postpone dates, it argued the employers should set new later dates which could again be postponed if required. After waiting two weeks for the employers to provide alternate dates, the Council decided to refer stalled bargaining to conciliation. A conciliation officer held a meeting with employer and council representatives in mid-May and set dates for conciliation … Read more…