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Call a Day Until They Pay – Wage Parity for all LPNs

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

On June 15, 2020, Arbitrator Lorraine Lafferty issued a Consent Award granting an increase of 12% to the pay rates for LPNs represented by the NSGEU at the former Capital District Health Authority. The Consent Award does not apply to LPNs represented Read more [...]

CUPE calls on Nova Scotia and Ottawa to conduct comprehensive, public inquiry into mass murder

February 9, 2021July 15, 2020

Members of the CUPE Nova Scotia Transition House Sector Committee (NSTHSC) are adding their voices to the call for the provincial and federal government to conduct a comprehensive, transparent public inquiry into the mass shooting murders that Read more [...]

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Letter to the editor: Treat essential workers during pandemic equally

July 14, 2020

The following letter to the editor by Jim Laverie was published in the Chronicle Herald on July 13, 2020. I work as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) for the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA). I have worked each and every shift during Read more [...]