NS Health Care Workers Need Assurances on Safety Equipment

The following is a joint news release issued by CUPE, NSGEU, NSNU, Unifor and IUOE

Five unions representing health care workers providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic are calling on government and employers to sign onto a safety protocol that would ensure these frontline workers feel protected and supported during this unprecedented time.

The NSGEU, NSNU, CUPE, Unifor and IUOE jointly agreed to this protocol, which is similar to protocols that have recently been adopted by the provincial government and employers in Alberta and Ontario. On Monday, the protocol was sent to Premier Stephen McNeil, Health & Wellness Minister Randy Delorey, Chief Medical Officer Robert Strang, as well as Dr. Brendan Carr at the NSHA and Dr. Krista Jangaard at the IWK.

So far, government and employer representatives have not agreed to sign the document.

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Q and A for Home Support Workers on COVID-19

These fact sheets answer some of the questions CUPE has received from home support workers such as: Can the virus live on our uniforms or shoes? What types of precaution can we take if we don’t have Personal Protective Equipment? and When can we use the Right to Refuse? Q&A.HOME.SUPPORT.APR.1

Q and A on COVID-19 for front line workers

On behalf of CUPE Nova Scotia we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of our front line workers who continue every day to go to work and participate in protecting our community. Know that your Local, your Division and staff are working to represent your interests.

For those of you at home and facing uncertainty know that CUPE is representing you in all of the places your voice needs to be heard.

This global pandemic, new to our life time, is teaching many lessons to our society. One of them is the value of public service and public servants. We are a public sector union and have known how important all of you are to our province and our country since the beginning. It is our hope that society will know this and carry it forward.

Take care,

Nan McFadgen
CUPE NS President

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