Halifax – The Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU) and the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) have launched a campaign encouraging Nova Scotians to visit www.childwelfareonthebrink.org and send a letter asking the Premier for an increase in funding for social programs including Child Welfare in his next budget. “We are speaking out together […]
Author Archive | Deedee Slye
Union Matters: Weather and Work
Union Matters host Deedee Slye talks to Lynette Johnson, Employee Relations Officer for Health Care, and Colin Sutton, President of Local 79, St. Mary’s University, about storm closure policies, collective agreement rights and employer expectations during a weather event. So if the weather outside is frightful, your workplace is closed and you have not been […]
Union Matters: A Conversation about Convention Resolutions
In this Episode, host Deedee Slye talks to President Jason MacLean; Chair of the Resolutions Committee, Paul Hagan; and Chair of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, Colin Sutton, about resolutions. They share their favorite resolutions, current deadlines and announce their resolution writing provincial tour. These resolution experts are where it’s at! Whereas resolutions set the […]
Union Matters: All you wanted to know about Convention but were afraid to ask
On this week’s episode of Union Matters, Host Deedee Slye, spends time with President MacLean and Convention professionals and staff members Diane Briggs and Lisa Bouchard. Includes deadlines, tips and information that will help you understand what Convention is all about. See below for a full transcript of this week’s podcast: Today we’re going […]
Press Release: NSGEU responds to death inquiry at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
Dec. 20, 2018 NSGEU responds to death inquiry at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility (CNSCF a.k.a. Burnside) The outcome of the review into death of an inmate has raised concerns for NSGEU correctional staff who work at the CNSCF in Burnside. “One thing has to be made absolutely clear, Correctional Officers are not to blame […]
Union Matters: Pharmacare
On this week’s episode of Union Matters, guest host Mary Otto (President of Local 43 and member of NSGEU’s Political Action Committee) interviews Bill Swan about health care and Pharmacare advocacy. Bill Swan authors a website called the Faces of Pharmacare that chronicles real stories of Canadians as they struggle with the costs of the […]
Union Matters: Dignity.Period
Guest host Mary Otto, President of Local 43 and representative of NSGEU’s Political Action Committee interviews Guest host Mary Otto, President of Local 43, and member of NSGEU’s Political Action Committee interviews Erin Casey and Joan Helson about a campaign called Dignity. Period. From a blog written by Erin Casey: One-third of Canadian women under the […]
Union Matters Episode #3: Crisis in Health Care
On this week’s podcast, we speak with Chris Parsons, Provincial Coordinator for the Nova Scotia Health Coalition and Gordon MacDonald from Capers 4 Health Care about the crisis in health care in Nova Scotia. In June, the government suddenly announced the shuttering of two hospitals in Cape Breton leaving Cape Bretoners in a highly uncertain […]
New – Office of Workplace Mental Health
By Deedee Slye on October 3, 2018 in Home Page, Labour News, Local 0001, Local 0002, Local 0003, Local 0004, Local 0005, Local 0006, Local 0007, Local 0008, Local 0014, Local 0016, Local 0017, Local 0048, Local 0098, Locals
This new Office of Workplace Mental Health is an initiative of the NSGEU and the Public Service Commission. It is available for members who work for the Civil Service, NS Pension Corporation, or Tourism NS. Below is a message from Jason MacLean, President Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union and Laura Lee Langley, Commissioner, Nova […]
Local 71 – Chignecto-Central Centre for Education – Bargaining Update: Conciliation has broken down
Dear members of Local 71, After three days at the table, the conciliation process has broken down. Employer concessions remain on the table as well as our proposals. We were not able to reach an agreement with the Employer. We have asked the Conciliation Officer to file her report. When this report is filed it […]
