December 6 — National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is held every year on December 6, in commemoration of the 14 women murdered at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989, an act of gendered violence. Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), mechanical engineering student Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s finance department Maryse Leclair (born 1966), materials engineering student Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967), mechanical engineering student Sonia Pelletier (born 1961), mechanical engineering student Michèle Richard (born 1968), materials engineering student Annie St-Arneault (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Annie Turcotte (born 1969), materials engineering student Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958), nursing student Facts about gendered violence. Around the world, as many … Read more…

CUPE NS calls for transparency legislation governing public-private partnerships

 

CUPE Nova Scotia released several recommendations to government this week, calling for transparency and accountability legislation to govern public-private partnerships. The recommendations are based on research and discussion coming out of a panel discussion on P3s and transparency held in Halifax on November 13, 2018.

“We need to stop the drain on our finances, and one of the first steps we can take is to legislate disclosure in reporting how our money is spent,” says CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen. “There should be no secrets when public money is spent on public infrastructure and services.”

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CUPE Submission to the Nova Scotia Expert Advisory Panel to Recommend Improvements in Long-Term Care

Respectfully submitted on behalf of CUPE Nova Scotia and the CUPE Long-Term Care Coordinating Committee. Fix residential long-term care workers’ conditions of work, to improve conditions of care CUPE Nova Scotia welcomes the opportunity to share our views and recommendations on improving quality of care in long-term care (LTC) for consideration by the Expert Advisory Panel convened to review this matter. Nova Scotia has an opportunity to become a leader in the delivery of high-quality seniors’ care by addressing a key determinant of care quality – a stable and adequately resourced team of care staff. It is urgent and important that Nova Scotia get residential long-term care right. We have the highest percentage of the population aged 65 and older in Canada. The elderly population will only continue to grow as a share of our population: the first wave of baby boomers born in 1945 turned 73 this year. Nova … Read more…