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Administrative Professionals Bargaining Update

Your Administrative Professionals Bargaining Committee (members from CUPE and NSGEU) would like to provide you with an update as to the status of bargaining your new collective agreement. The bargaining team will exchange bargaining proposals with the employer on October 28, 2022. Seven of the ten bargaining team members are representatives of NSGEU and three are representatives from CUPE. Staff representative Karen MacKenzie from CUPE will be the chief negotiator and Tammy Young from NSGEU will act as the deputy chief negotiator. We are the third bargaining unit to go to the table, as the Support and Healthcare units have already reached settlements with the employer. The Nursing bargaining unit will follow Admin Professionals. Stay tuned for updates as the process gets underway. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Area VP.

ECEs and supporters protesting for better wages at the NS Legislature

Houston government shows contempt for early childhood educators, continues to pay poverty wages 

After waiting years for decent wages from the Nova Scotia provincial government, early childhood educators (ECEs) represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) were disappointed by the wage grid announced yesterday. The Houston government’s true colours were shown today, with contempt for workers in the early learning and child care sector, who are virtually all women,” says Nan McFadgen, president of CUPE Nova Scotia. “Both governments should reconsider this ill-conceived wage grid. They are sending a message that ECEs only deserve to scrape by and are not deserving of decent wages. The top hourly wage offered by the government is where wages should start off,” says Margot Nickerson, president of CUPE 4745. “Minister Druhan and Minister Gould are out of touch and don’t know what it means to be the ‘working poor’.” “Imagine! Early childhood educators have been paid so poorly that the new wage grid isn’t even … Read more…

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A solidarity message from Mark Hancock and Candace Rennick during Hurricane Fiona recovery

A solidarity message to CUPE members across Atlantic Canada and the Maritimes from CUPE National President Mark Hancock and CUPE National Secretary-treasurer Candace Rennick. Une message en français suivra.  Sisters, Brothers, and Friends: As the recovery from the destruction of storm Fiona begins, we are only starting to comprehend the full extent of the damages. We have seen the devastating images of homes being swept away out to sea, roofs and other debris being stripped off homes and buildings, countless powerlines damaged, and the loss of hundreds of trees that have been staples in so many communities for decades. Our hearts are with all of you in the Atlantic and Maritimes provinces and Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine. While workers from affected communities are removing debris and restoring transportation links and power lines, we want to express our support to all of you. We know that a lot of CUPE members are working … Read more…