Town hall call and strike vote schedule for CUPE 8920 members

CUPE 8920 will be holding a union town hall meeting on the telephone for all CUPE Local 8920 members on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. This meeting is to talk about bargaining and the upcoming strike vote of the healthcare bargaining unit. You should receive a call or use the participant call in number to dial in and join from wherever you are! Town Hall Conference Call – April 11, 7 p.m. Dial: 1-877-229-8493 Password: 117334#   Strike Votes and Regional Meetings DATE TIME LOCATION TOWN April 16 7 p.m. Rodd Grand Yarmouth April 18 7 p.m. Best Western, Whitetail Room Bridgewater April 19 7 p.m. Berwick Firehall Berwick April 23 7 p.m. St. Ninian’s Place Antigonish April 24 7 p.m. Amhersdt Fire Hall Amherst April 25 7 p.m. Holiday Inn, Crombie Room New Glasgow April 26 7 p.m. Holiday Inn, Elm Room Truro   Download a printable copy of this … Read more…

Member update on health care bargaining

Member Update: Health Care Bargaining – March 27, 2018

Nova Scotia Labour Board will finalize IWK Essential Services Plan  The Nova Scotia Council of Health Care Unions today requested that the Nova Scotia Labour Board settle the outstanding issues and finalize an Essential Services plan for the IWK. The Labour Board has 30 days to hear submissions from both the Employer and the Council of Unions and reach a conclusion on the remaining issues. At the end of this process the IWK will have an Essential Services plan. The Council of Unions, Health Care Bargaining Unit, has worked hard to reach an Essential Services plan that meets the needs of its members as well as ensures the health and safety of patients. The Council of Unions believes that the remaining issues cannot be resolved through negotiations with the Employer and is using the process provided under the Essential Health and Community Services Act to empower the Labour Board to finalize the … Read more…

Support staff to Churchill: “We’re an integral part of the Nova Scotia education system too”

“CUPE is asking Minister Churchill to meet to discuss the path this government is taking based on the Report on Inclusion released yesterday. CUPE wants to ensure that our members’ needs are met, while continuing to provide the best environment for learning for the students,” says Nan McFadgen, president of CUPE Nova Scotia. “We see that other unions were consulted on these recommendations and changes. What about the 4,000 plus support workers in eight school boards that CUPE represents?” asks McFadgen. “They are the hard-working front-line employees that carry out this inclusion work, and that keep our schools operating in a safe, clean and efficient manner that is conducive to learning.” “We have questions about our individual collective agreements, held with the soon-to-be-dissolved school boards, and now we see changes that will affect our educational assistants, teaching assistants and community outreach workers – that we were not consulted on,” says … Read more…