Civil Service Bargaining Update May 25, 2021

Dear members,

We have had a few days of full bargaining. During that time, we have tabled all of our proposals. We have tentative agreement on some non-monetary and language issues, so there has been some progress.

We expect during the upcoming days there will be discussion about monetary priorities. You can view our monetary proposals here.

Your Bargaining Committee is somewhat disappointed with the pace of negotiations as the Employer has now cancelled 2.5 scheduled bargaining dates.

Thank you for your solidarity and support. Your Committee will do its utmost to obtain a fair agreement for you. Please watch your email for further updates.

If you have any questions about bargaining or the bargaining process, please contact a member of your Bargaining Committee below. You can also call the NSGEU at 1-877-556-7438 (toll-free) or inquiry@nsgeu.ca.

Your Union Negotiating Committee (UNC):

Clerical (CL)

Chair – Tammy Gillis, Local 2 – tammygillis@eastlink.ca

Vice-Chair – Sherry Dennis, Local 7 – sherry424@hotmail.com

Professional (PR)

Chair – David Brewster, Local 4 – david.brewster@novascotia.ca

Vice-Chair – Scott Hart, Local 8 – scott.hart@novascotia.ca

Technical (TS)

Chair – Hugh Gillis, Local 480 – secretarytreasurer@nslabour.ca

Vice-Chair – Holly Martin, Local 17 – holly.martin@novascotia.ca

Chief Negotiators:

Odette MacLeod, NSGEU Servicing Coordinator, omacleod@nsgeu.ca

Jim Gosse, NSGEU Servicing Coordinator, jgosse@nsgeu.ca