This is our contract, not our employer’s: We will maintain control of bargaining, we will remain united

As we shared in our last update, the employer is unwilling to meet us at a provincial table. Despite efforts to divide us, we are still coordinating bargaining. The NSSBCU will continue to be at each local’s table so that our common proposals can be negotiated in a way that is organized, coordinated, and united—this is our mandate. Beyond that, it’s clear that if we give in and start to bargain provincial proposals separately, the employer will take full advantage of the separate tables and attempt to bargain inequality into our contracts. We know that the EECD is fine with major disparities between locals as we’ve spent the past year harmonizing wages across the province to address just that. This is a tactic to cultivate resentment and discontent amongst workers. Without coordinated bargaining, they will be able to go for the one item they can’t legislate or negotiate away: our … Read more…

Extending the rent cap is nothing but a stop-gap measure

While we are pleased to see that the rental cap has been extended for the next two years, it is clear that the Houston government is prioritizing the interests of landlords over fixing the housing crisis. “The new amendments spent more time introducing ways to kick renters out of their homes than addressing the current housing crisis,” said CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen. “Tell me why we’re making it easier to evict tenants rather than addressing the soaring costs of rent in this province?” The new changes introduced today by the Nova Scotia Government shorten the period landlords must wait to begin the process of evicting renters for non-payment to just 3 days—down from the previous 15. It also made it easier to evict tenants the landlord has deemed problematic, a definition that now includes repeated late payments. “Nova Scotians are struggling to make ends meet, and that means … Read more…

Register for All Committees!

Time to register for All Committees. Follow this link to find the registration form for our upcoming All Committees Meeting, being held at the Inn on Prince in Truro from October 3rd to 5th. Registration is limited, so don’t delay!