This week we are taking some time to recognize our members who provide Correctional Services in Nova Scotia. Correctional Services include services provided by Correctional Officers, Probation Officers, youth workers, social workers, case-management and program staff, and support staff in adult and youth correctional facilities. For the most part, our members spend a great deal […]
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A Much Deserved Thank-you to Educational Assistants, Teaching Assistants and Aide-enseignant(e)s (Teacher Aids)
Educational Assistants, Teaching Assistants and Aide-enseignant(e)s (Teacher Aids) have a tremendous impact on student education and the classroom environment. They are assigned to students who have been identified as having exceptional educational, behavioural, and/or physical challenges. They assist classroom teachers by ensuring the educational and personal needs of these students are met in accordance with […]
April 21 to 27 is Administrative Professionals Week
Administrative Professionals like you deliver information effectively and efficiently, keeping the ebb and flow of the workplace moving. You are strongly rooted in the community and the workplace, yet flexible and able to bend with constant change. You are the foundation of the workplace and are relied on for strength and integrity. Yet, your work […]
Update on Bill 148 (Public Services Sustainability Act) Constitutional Challenge
Good morning, Back in 2015, the McNeil Liberal government passed the Public Services Sustainability Act (Bill 148). This legislation unfairly imposed a non-negotiated wage settlement onto all public sector workers and unilaterally removed longstanding articles from collective agreements (specifically, the Long Service Award). Back in August 2015, the NSGEU, through its legal counsel, served Notice […]
Telephone Town Hall – Housing Authorities – Locals 47, 103, 25, 26
On Monday, April 8, we will hold a telephone town hall for all members of Local 47, 103, 25 and 26 to update you on the status of your negotiations. As you are aware on January 29, 2019 talks broke down between the Union and your Employers. The Union filed for the assistance of a […]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
On December 6, take a pause to recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. December 6, 2018, marks 29 years since the 1989 murder of 14 women at L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. As we remember the 13 engineering students and one worker who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal […]
You’re Invited: Discussion on National Pharmacare
What: Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare Community Dialogue, Presented by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute When: Wednesday, November 7th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Bluenose Ballroom, Delta Halifax Hotel by Marriott (downtown) – Attached to Scotia Square parkade Canada’s unions are proud that we’ve won health insurance coverage for many of our […]
Get Involved in the Fall 2018 Agency, Boards and Commissions Campaign
The Provincial Government has kicked off its’ Fall 2018 recruitment campaign for the province’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions. The NSGEU is encouraging it’s members to get involved and take a look the more than 150 opportunities to volunteer on an Agency, Board or Commission. There are opportunities ranging from colleges and boards of self-regulated health […]
Women’s Committee Plans to Match NSGEU Milestone for a Good Cause
In honour of the NSGEU’s 60th anniversary the Women’s Issues Committee has pledged to volunteer 60 hours for charity. They kicked off their work at Feed Nova Scotia on May 25th, where the committee headed to the new FNS office and helped sort donated food. NSGEU has been supporting Feed Nova Scotia for over a […]
Taking a Stand for Workplace Health & Safety
This article appeared in the Summer 2018 edition of the Union Stand Heather Avery and Heather MacIvor knew something wasn’t right when their employer moved them into a relatively new office building in 2010. Within a few months, multiple coworkers became sick and had to be moved from the building. Avery and MacIvor both work […]
