A warning for taxpayers in Nova Scotia

A shorter version of this editorial was published in the Halifax Metro newspaper special edition on unions, published April 24, 2017, along with this ad (see photo below). Time and time again provincial governments are forced to admit they were wrong to use public private partnerships (P3s) to construct health care facilities, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Yet here we are as the McNeill Government embarks on another foreseeable failure with the QEII redevelopment project. Last year, the Liberal government realized their mistake to privately construct and lease 39 schools. They should have owned the schools outright from the start. They recently bought back the leases for 26 of the schools, at an additional cost of approximately $162 million. The alternative was to walk away empty handed, while developers pocket the money spent over the years ($726 million on principal and interest payments) and keep the buildings. First P3 schools, now … Read more…

32nd Annual Weeklong School

This year’s weeklong school will be held from May 14th to 19th at Terra Nova Resort and Golf Community in Newfoundland. Please see the attached documents which includes the Mike McNeil Bursary Application. Forms and schedule – download a printable copy of the CUPE Atlantic Weeklong Schedule.

54th Annual Convention Call – 2017

Please see the attached documents relating to the 54th Annual CUPE Nova Scotia Convention.  Convention runs from Sunday, May 28th and ends on close of business on Wednesday, May 31.  All delegates are encouraged to make arrangements to stay until the end of business. Document 1 – 2017 Convention Call Documents Document _2 – CUPE NS Education Committee Letter November 7, 2015 Document _3 – 2017 Blank Resolution Form Document _4 – Sample Resolution Document _5 – 2017 Blank Constitutional Amendment Form Document _6 – 2017 Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments – Important Info Document _7 – 2017 Convention Solidarity Assistance Fund – Did You Know Document _8 – 2017 Guidelines CUPE NS Convention Solidarity Assistance Fund Document _9 – 2017 Form CUPE NS Convention Solidarity Assistance Fund Document _10 – 2017 Child Care Request Document _11 – 2017 CUPE NS Special Meal Request Document _12 – Per Capita Increase Letter … Read more…