In Media ReleasesPosted December 4, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: NSGEU Joins Call for Government to Delay Passage of Bill 112The President of the NSGEU is joining the call for government to take their time to ensure they get revisions... Continue Reading
In Bargaining UpdatesPosted November 20, 2015Update on Acute Care Bargaining & Essential ServicesThe Provincial Government passed two recent laws changing the way health care contracts are negotiated. The Health Authorities Act (Bill 1) created... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted November 13, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Civil Service Bargaining Committee Recommends Acceptance of Tentative Agreement to Protect Job SecurityThe NSGEU Civil Service Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC) is recommending acceptance of a tentative agreement that protects members’ job... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted November 3, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Operation FOIPOP Results Are In!The NSGEU has received the first round of documents from various government departments in response to the “Operation FOIPOP” project... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted October 9, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Union Questions Use of Force in Arrest of OfficerThe President of the union representing the Cape Breton Police Officer who was charged earlier this week is questioning whether... Continue Reading
In Arbitration DecisionsPosted September 24, 2015NSGEU wins grievance re: pay denied to nurses on approved leave during strikeToday, the NSGEU received a copy of an arbitrator’s decision on a policy grievance we had filed as a result... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted September 22, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Selling Off Public Services Not In Nova Scotians’ Best InterestsYesterday, Finance Minister Randy Delorey announced that Nova Scotia’s books were in even worse shape than his government had originally... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted September 17, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Union Calls On Premier to Honour Written CommitmentIn light of the process currently underway to privatize Nova Scotia’s Motor Vehicle, Joint Stock and Land Registries, NSGEU President... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted July 7, 2015MEDIA RELEASE: Laid Off Workers Still Awaiting Placement As Government PrivatizesContrary to recent statements made by Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane, many laid off civil service members are still awaiting... Continue Reading