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Delivering quality public services, accessible to all Nova Scotians

This Labour Day message will be distributed as a flyer in Saltwire newspapers across Nova Scotia on Saturday, September 4, including the Chronicle Herald and the Cape Breton Post. Public services in Nova Scotia, and the workers who provide them, are not just essential – they are indispensable. The work that public sector workers do is critical to keep our economy going, and to our health and safety. As Labour Day approaches, we are taking the time to reflect and to say thank you to CUPE members, our union friends, our allies in civil society, and to all frontline workers. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! Since the pandemic began, we’ve developed an even deeper understanding of the value and importance of the services that CUPE members provide. From our health care workers who keep our hospitals clean and care for our seniors; to the municipal workers who … Read more…

Web banner. Text: Labour Day message. Images: CUPE NS logo and a photo of two females and one male worker, representing health care, education and municipal sectors.

Labour Day radio message on behalf of the members of CUPE Nova Scotia

Listen to our Labour Day radio message, playing on stations across the province until September 6. Working people in Nova Scotia deserve to be appreciated any time, but after the last 18 months they should be appreciated more than ever. On Labour Day, we celebrate all the workers building our communities, caring for our loved ones, keeping us safe, and fighting for a fairer and more equal society. Let’s stand together as working people and push for a recovery that works for everyone. A message from CUPE Nova Scotia.

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Child Care Now Nova Scotia reacts to results of the provincial election

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 August 23, 2021.  Child Care Now Nova Scotia would like to congratulate Tim Houston and the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party for their majority win in the election on August 17th. “We look forward to meeting with your government as soon as your ministers are designated,” said Amber Rehill, a member of the steering committee of Child Care Now NS and a parent of two (a three-year-old and a ten-month-old). As she points out, “As per the survey that was submitted to us on behalf of the Progressive Conservative Party, we are pleased … Read more…