IMPORTANT NOTICE for affiliated locals of CUPE NS & Long Term Care Coordinating Committee

CUPE Nova Scotia and the Long Term Care Coordinating Committee want to do our part in supporting social distancing.

As a result, we have decided to post pone our Convention & Conference this coming May.
Stay tuned for dates in the fall!

Our heartfelt thanks to CUPE members showing up to work everyday on the frontline, working to keep us safe during this global pandemic.

Additionally, in order to create space for a fall convention, it has been decided to cancel the All-Committees Conference scheduled for this coming October.

In Socially Distant Solidarity,
CUPE Nova Scotia Executive & the Long Term Care Coordinating Committee 

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COVID-19: PROVINCIAL UPDATE

There are 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total cases to 90 in Nova Scotia. Most of the new cases are travel related or connected to earlier cases. It is too early to say if there is community spread. None of new cases are related to the St. Patrick’s Day event in Lake Echo. Two infected persons are in hospital, three have recovered. As testing is expanded into the community, Nova Scotia will likely see more cases. This is seen as a positive thing that will help stop the spread. Persons who are screened through 811 will be tested regardless of whether or not they have traveled. There may have been exposure to the virus in New Glasgow and Antigonish earlier in March. Anyone who was at Highland Eye Care in New Glasgow on March 11 or at the Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre in Antigonish on March 12 … Read more…

COVID-19: PROVINCIAL UPDATE

Dr. Brendan Carr of the Nova Scotia Health Authority expresses sincere thanks to staff and physicians who have been working aggressively to stop the spread of the coronavirus, in particular the cleaners, porters, and support staff behind the front lines, and employees who work in finance, materials management, housekeeping and administration, many of whom have been putting in 12-hour and longer days.

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