Why I will strike again: A message from Nova Scotia’s school support staff

***Op-ed originally published in The Chronicle Herald on Friday, November 15, 2024*** Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past for Nova Scotia, the best education a person could hope for was learning to read and learning basic arithmetic in a one-room schoolhouse, with kids of all ages and learning levels and one (probably overworked) teacher. But that’s not the reality we live in anymore. As the physical space of schools have expanded, so has the team that ensures a healthy and successful learning environment. Nowadays, pretty much anyone you know who completed their primary and secondary education in Nova Scotia’s public schools would have done so in a building with hundreds (or thousands) of students, and hundreds of workers who educate, support and care for our kids. Picture that one-room schoolhouse in your mind. Now imagine it expanding. With every new classroom, with library, computer lab, and specialized space, … Read more…

CUPE Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions supports striking United Steelworkers

Today, CUPE Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions Chair Nelson Scott and Co-Chair Andrew Weaver visited the picket line of United Steelworkers in Amherst, where they are striking to gain improved wages and living standards from their employer, IMP Aerostructures. Scott and Weaver presented USW representatives with a donation from over 5,000 education workers across the province, to express their support. CUPE Nova Scotia will always stand in solidarity with workers in their fight for fairness and improved working conditions.

National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People

On October 4th, CUPE Nova Scotia observes the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). This day calls for urgent action in response to the disproportionate rates of violence, abduction and murder experienced by Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in Canada, which are rooted in systemic racism, colonialism, and gender-based violence. To learn more about the National Inquiry into this ongoing tragedy, and the 231 Calls to Justice included in its Final Report, please click here. #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters