CUPE Nova Scotia

CUPE NS calls for transparency legislation governing public-private partnerships

November 30, 2018

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.”

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

January 28, 2019November 28, 2018

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…

Halifax Water employees approve strike mandate

November 23, 2018November 22, 2018

HALIFAX- After 12 days of bargaining, workers at Halifax Water, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 227, have voted overwhelming in favour of strike action.

CUPE National Representative Karen MacKenzie says there were 13 concessions on the table at the start of bargaining, most of which will negatively affect work-life balance.