Join Us at the 2024 Cape Breton Pride Parade!

CUPE Nova Scotia is excited to share that we’ll be participating in the Cape Breton Pride Parade this Saturday, August 3rd!  The lineup for the parade will be up Desbarres Street and down George Street. You can start showing up at our spot (#48) at 10am, where you’ll find our Diversity Vice-President, Jess Haley decorating the CUPE Nova Scotia van. Jess would appreciate any help you can offer with making it look great for the parade! The parade starts at noon on the corner of Dorchester Street and George Street, and will end on Ferry Street by the parking lot and Open Hearth Park (see map below). Be sure to bring your own water and wear plenty of sunscreen. We can’t wait to celebrate with you on Saturday! Happy Pride!! #2slgbptqia+ #pride2024

Attention members! Two more workshops have been added to the union education line-up in the Atlantic Region. See details below for these two workshops taking place at the Atlantic Regional Office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this October. Click the links below for more information and to register. INTRODUCTION TO STEWARDING October 5th from 9am-4pm AST Atlantic Regional Office Details and registration: https://cupe.ca/mrm-union-education/event/7975 DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION October 6th from 9am-12pm AST Atlantic Regional Office Details and registration: https://cupe.ca/mrm-union-education/event/7976

Fun Fact Friday: Over half of Nova Scotians think we’re on the wrong track as a province

Over half of Nova Scotians think we’re on the wrong track as a province, but what does that mean? In terms of health care, it means that the waitlist for a family doctor, which was already nearing 100,000 Nova Scotians, has nearly doubled since Premier Houston’s PCs formed government. The waitlist is currently at a record high of over 160,000 people—or 16.2% of the population. It means just under 80,000 emergency department hour closures in Nova Scotia, putting more Nova Scotians at risk of not getting the urgent care they need. Currently, 10.4% of all emergency department patients leave without being seen—an 8.2% increase from last year. In housing, it means that 1,316 Nova Scotians are currently homeless in the HRM alone, with 150 people sleeping in ever-expanding tent encampments, due to the exorbitant rental prices sweeping the province. Last year alone, the average rent cost increased 17.1% despite the … Read more…