CUPE NS President Calls for 4.1 Hours of Hands-On Care Daily

  Yesterday, CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen spoke in front of the Standing Committee on Health at the Nova Scotia Legislature to emphasize the importance of ensuring all Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities reach a minimum of 4.1 hours of hands-on care a day. When the government announced it would work with LTC facilities to ensure 4.1 hours of care daily for residents, many hoped this would be the 4.1 hours of hands-on care that CUPE has been advocating for more than fifteen years. It was not. Instead, it amounts to 3 hours of care from CCAs and 1.1 hours from LPNs and RNs rather than 4.1 hours of dedicated hands-on care from CCAs. Though some LTC facilities have seen an increase in CCAs, many nursing homes will not see any increase as they were already staffed at 3 hours of care the government announced. CUPE welcomes any change that … Read more…

2023 International Women’s Day Celebration

On Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 CUPE Nova Scotia will be holding a celebration of International Women’s Day! We will first gather at the CUPE Atlantic Regional Office (271 Brownlow Avenue in Dartmouth) at 6:00pm and then march to the Best Western at 15 Spectacle Lake Drive. We are very pleased to welcome Claudia Chender (leader of the Nova Scotia NDP) as our guest speaker for this event. Light refreshments will also be served. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by February 28th with CUPE Nova Scotia Vice-President Dianne Frittenburg by email at dfritt@icloud.com.

CUPE Women’s Conference

CUPE Women: Leading, Organizing, Resisting will take place March 12-15, 2023 in Vancouver. The conference will open with an evening plenary at 5:30 p.m. on March 12 and close at noon on March 15. A meet and mingle with light refreshments will take place before the conference opens on Sunday from 4:00-5:30 pm. Join CUPE women from across the country for four days of connecting, supporting, and building women’s power in the union, in the workplace, and in our communities. Members will explore how to fight for gender equity and expand women’s leadership through bargaining, political action, and member mobilization. The conference will feature exciting speakers, panels, discussions, and skills-building workshops. Don’t miss this chance to voice your experiences and share your thoughts on how to make our union stronger, safer, and more welcoming for all! Free youth camp and child care will be provided. At-home child care subsidies are also available. Locals in financial need can access … Read more…