Exclusive Offer for CUPE Nova Scotia Members from Higgins Insurance and Sonnet Insurance

Attention CUPE Nova Scotia members: Our friends at Higgins Insurance have an exclusive offer just for you! Check it out: At Higgins Insurance, we’re always looking for ways to help CUPE NS members. That’s why we want to tell you about an exclusive offer from Sonnet Insurance, an online insurance company. From now until June 28, as a special bonus, when you submit a request for a free quote with Sonnet, you’ll receive a $10 gift card for Indigo! Getting your exclusive home and auto insurance discount as a CUPE NS member is easy with Sonnet Insurance. Here’s what you can get: Fully online home & auto insurance built for you Customized coverage you can trust, bought directly online in just minutes Online, but not on-your-own – Licensed insurance advisors available to help by phone, chat, or email We want to help you protect the things that matter the most, … Read more…

Happy Pride Month from CUPE Nova Scotia!

CUPE Nova Scotia is thrilled to wish our comrades, sisters and brothers in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community a fabulous Pride Month of celebrating you for who you are! We also encourage all members to commit to fighting for safe and inclusive workplaces for everyone. HAPPY PRIDE!! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #2slgbtqiaplus #pride2025

100% of Cumberland County Home Support Workers Vote to Strike

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia – Home support workers represented by CUPE 3953 from the Victorian Order of Nurses of Cumberland County voted in favour of a strike mandate, with 100% of those who voted authorizing a strike. “We’re proud to join the rest of the CUPE home support workers by voting in favour of the strike, but we’re disappointed it’s come to this,” said CUPE 3953 President Kelly Forbes-Leblanc. “We’ve been fighting since 2023 for a fair deal, for acknowledgment of our pivotal place in the health care system, but government and our employer continue to ignore us.” Home support is a vital part of the health care system, allowing seniors to stay in their home longer before moving to long term care, and those in acute care to return home without fear that they will lose out on the care they need. The work of these Continuing Care Assistants … Read more…