The union is pleased to advise the membership that your Bargaining Committee has reached a tentative agreement with Evergreen Home for Special Care. The agreement was reached on February 27th after four days of negotiations. The employer was open to hearing the concerns of the membership and your Committee felt discussions were very productive. Full […]
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Local 20 NS Hearing & Speech – Bargaining Committee Elected
We recently sent out a ballot for election of your new Bargaining Committee. All votes received as of the January 25th deadline were tallied, with the following results: Local 20 Bargaining Committee Cindy Furey, Administrative Support Professional Brenda MacKay, Speech Language Pathologist Maureen Merchant, Speech Language Pathologist Alternate: Heather Robertson We will now begin the […]
Civil Service – One (1) More Day of Negotiations Ahead
Civil Service Negotiations Since our last update the CS Union Negotiating Committee (UNC) met with the Employer four (4) days in February. We have continued to make progress and are going back to the table on Monday, March 4 for what we believe will be one last day of negotiations. Once we have determined whether a […]
Why Senator Hugh Segal is not supporting Bill C377
Senator Hugh Segal delivered a strong speech against Bill C377 in the Senate on February 21st. The entire transcript is posted below, but here are a few highlights: “Let me share my best judgment as to why Bill C-377, dealing with broadening trade union disclosure to CRA, is bad legislation, bad public policy and a diminution of […]
Local 45 – Strike Vote Called as Union Heads to Conciliation
Progress was made during negotiations with the employer. However, there are still many outstanding issues on the table including wages and pension. On January 21, 2013, we applied for the services of a conciliation officer. The Bargaining Committee is asking for a strong strike mandate in order to give them the strength they need to […]
You’re invited! Labour Town Hall Meetings
NSGEU members are invited to participate in a series of town hall meetings being held throughout the province over the coming weeks. The Canadian Labour Congress and the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, which NSGEU is affiliated with, are hosting the meetings, inviting unionized workers to come and participate in these sessions, so they can […]
February is African Heritage Month
This year marks the 29th African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia and the theme is “Then and Now: Our Journey Continues.” The provincial launch of African Heritage Month was held on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. A full list of African Heritage Month events across the province has been posted to the African Nova Scotian Affairs website at www.ansa.novascotia.ca. Check […]
Kudos to the NDP and Finance Ministerfor standing firmly behind publicly owned liquor stores
In an article in the Herald today the Minister clearly stated “the government has no interest in privatizationâ€. We couldn’t agree more, and congratulate this government for their clarity on this issue. The employees of the NSLC deliver a quality service to Nova Scotians. They have a comprehensive system of checking I.D. that keeps liquor […]
Local 81 – Tentative Agreement Reached
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached on Friday, January 18. Your bargaining committee is recommending acceptance. The ratification vote will take place on: January 28, 2013 12 noon to 3:30 pm Vinnies Pub, Rosaria Centre Highlights of the Tentative Agreement have been sent via email. Information presentations will […]
Local 81 – Strike Vote Information
Further Information for Strike Votes NSGEU notified members in December of strike vote information sessions and voting on January 8 and 9, 2013. They are included again at the end of this update. The following is to provide additional information in preparation for the information meetings which begin on January 8, 2013. President Joan Jessome, […]
