CUPE Nova Scotia Celebrates International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day has been celebrated for over 100 years and is rooted in the labour movement. Union’s have long been on the frontline of the fight for gender equality with CUPE leading the way in Canada. In 1975, the United Nations declared March 8 as International Women’s Day. There is still much work to be done to achieve gender equality. In almost every aspect of life, women continue to experience discrimination. Women earn less than men and they experience gender-based violence at work and at home far more often than men. Women are still expected to be the caregivers for children and parents and carry most of the burden of household work, even when they work outside of the home full time. The situation for racialized women is even worse. In addition to the discrimination they face as women, they have the added layer of racial discrimination. And if … Read more…

Opinion: Stephen McNeil fails health care checkup

The following commentary by CUPE NS President Nan McFadgen was published in the Chronicle Herald online today. Stephen McNeil vowed to improve health care in Nova Scotia in his 2011 election platform by creating one health authority for the entire province (and one for the IWK). Almost eight years later, promises he made have not been realized. He pledged that the province would provide a family doctor for every Nova Scotian, save on health administration costs, improve equal access to programs and services (regardless of where we live), reduce wait times, and ensure we citizens play an active role in the delivery of health-care in our home communities. Centralization of our health-care system has led to chaos –– for workers and for patients. McNeil must make better choices. Let’s review his record in a bit more detail. McNeil promised a doctor for every Nova Scotian. According to the NSHA, there … Read more…

CUPE Indigenous Members Gathering Sept. 5-6

CUPE Nova Scotia, CUPE Prince Edward Island, CUPE New Brunswick, and CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting an inaugural gathering of Indigenous members from across the Atlantic and Maritimes regions. CUPE Indigenous Members Gathering September 5-6, 2019 Truro, Nova Scotia (Wagobagitik, Mi’kma’ki) For more information on the gathering and to participate, please email indigenous@cupe.ca before June 1. To download a copy of the flyer click here.