Beds sit empty at Digby hospital, while neighbouring hospitals unable to meet needs of all patients “The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is not doing enough to ensure the Digby General Hospital is being used to full capacity,” says Carl Crouse, CUPE national representative. “Right now, there are approximately half of the 33 beds sitting … Read more…
Twenty-eight education workers received layoff notices this week from their employer, the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board (CBVRSB). The workers, who are members of CUPE Local 5050, include 23 teaching assistants, two secretaries, two supervisor cleaners and one cleaner. A bus driver and an inventory clerk position were also lost through attrition. CUPE and Local … Read more…
Dear CUPE member, I believe Stephen McNeil ‘s Liberal government is not listening to Nova Scotians. Time and again, the choices made by the McNeil government have been out of touch with the needs of workers, their families and our communities. The McNeil government deserves to be defeated. Just look at their track record. A … Read more…