Photo of CBRM city hall with text that says: CUPE 933, inside municipal workers, Cape Breton Regional Municipality

CUPE 933 takes strike vote in Cape Breton Regional Municipality

At a special meeting held yesterday, inside municipal workers with Cape Breton Regional Municipality, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 933, voted in favour of pressure tactics up to and including strike action. The union represents approximately 140 members who work at Transit Cape Breton, 911 and 311 Regional Emergency Communication Centres, Police Services, the Civic Works Centre, the Engineering and Public Works Department, the Sydney lockup, CBRM Water Utility, the Solid Waste Management Department, and facilities such as the Centre 200 and County arenas. The last collective agreement expired on October 31, 2021. “We had the largest turnout of members at the meeting that we’ve seen in years. We hope this strike vote sends a clear message that CUPE 933 members are determined to get a fair deal and that they support their bargaining committee,” says Daniel Colbourne, CUPE 933 president. “We’re very disappointed that, … Read more…

Member update on health care bargaining

Health Support Bargaining Update – July 20, 2022

On Wednesday, May 17, the Health Support Bargaining Unit (Unifor, NSGEU and CUPE ) reached an impasse in bargaining a new collective agreement with Nova Scotia Health and the IWK. As a result, two days of conciliation were scheduled and the first one was July 19. This means both the unions and the employers are now using an outside mediation officer to attempt to finalize bargaining. Our bargaining committee met on Monday, July 18, prior to meeting with the employer, to focus on and finalize the proposals that have the greatest importance to their membership. The first day of conciliation did not result in a deal. There are a small number of outstanding language items that need to be resolved, but monetary provisions are the largest outstanding issues. Our committee is focused on attaining the best possible collective agreement for our members. We have heard our members loud and clear … Read more…

CUPE Nova Scotia Participating in Halifax Pride Parade

CUPE Nova Scotia is proud to be participating Halifax’s 2022 Pride Parade, which is being held on Saturday, July 16th at 12:00PM. We will be marching with the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour as well as other unions (float #106), and we encourage members to join us! Please note that the parade is taking a different route this year, due to the ongoing Cogswell Interchange construction. The map for the new route can be found here. Please also see additional information for the parade below. We hope to see you there! Happy Pride!