Scheduled talks concluded today, October 19, for the Nova Scotia Council of Nursing Unions. The Nursing Council met this fall with the Employer group, a group of 19 representatives from the IWK and the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) on September 4,5, 6, 19, 20, 21, and October 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19. […]
Author Archive | Zita Hildebrandt
Special Notice on Overtime for Acute Care Employers
By Zita Hildebrandt on October 19, 2018 in Home Page, Local 0100, Local 0101, Local 0104, Local 0119, Local 0122, Local 0124, Local 0189, Local 0190, Local 0191, Local 0193, Local 0195, Local 0423, Local 1246
Dear Health Care Bargaining Unit members, As a result of your employer’s recent communication (see the IWK message below) regarding overtime, the NSGEU wants to clarify that this change in practice for the Health Care bargaining unit was not agreed to in bargaining. The employer has decided to interpret the language around “hours worked” differently. […]
Case Aide Classification Appeal Update
By Zita Hildebrandt on October 18, 2018 in Home Page, Local 0001, Local 0002, Local 0003, Local 0004, Local 0005, Local 0006, Local 0007, Local 0008, Local 0014, Local 0016, Local 0017, NSGEU News
Good morning, Over the past months, the Case Aide classification appeal has been discussed with the Public Service Commission (PSC). We are now in the process of arranging a meeting with the PSC and Case Aides so that the PSC can hear first-hand about how Case Aides have been impacted, and the reality of your day-to-day […]
Local 470E – NSLC Head Office Date Scheduled to Exchange Proposals
Good afternoon, Your bargaining committee and employer have agreed to exchange bargaining proposals on Thursday, January 17th, 2019. We are looking for further dates in February to continue bargaining. If you have any questions or concerns about the bargaining process, please contact a member of your bargaining committee. Barbara Buchanan, buchananbarb123@gmail.com Richard Herritt, ricky122@hotmail.com Aaron […]
Local 470 – NSLC Stores & Warehouse Date Scheduled to Exchange Proposals
Good afternoon, Your bargaining committee and employer have agreed to exchange bargaining proposals on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019. We are looking for further dates in February to continue bargaining. If you have any questions or concerns about the bargaining process, please contact a member of your bargaining committee. Sub-Local Name Email A Brian Horne bubba.horne@yahoo.ca […]
Local 102 Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement Ratified
Local 102 – North End Community Health Association Tentative Agreement Ratified Dear Local 102 members, Members have voted 88% in favour of accepting the tentative agreement. Your Bargaining Committee thanks you for your solidarity and support throughout negotiations.
Local 119: Special meeting for all trades, maintenance, and engineers
Good afternoon, As you know, your employer made an announcement yesterday regarding government’s plans to redevelop the QEII. This includes the eventual decommissioning of part of the Victoria General site and the construction of five new health care buildings in the Halifax area. The new health care buildings will be constructed using a P3 model, […]
Sock It To Poverty Campaign 2018
Dear members, It’s “Sock It To Poverty” time! Every year, the NSGEU Human Rights Committee organizes a campaign called “Sock It To Poverty”. From now until December 12, we are asking you, if you are able, to set up a donation site at your workplace to collect new socks, mittens, and hats, or cash for people […]
QEII Redevelopment
By Zita Hildebrandt on October 4, 2018 in Home Page, Local 0100, Local 0101, Local 0104, Local 0122, Local 0124, Local 0189, Local 0190, Local 0191, Local 0193, Local 0195, Local 0423, Local 1246
Good afternoon, This morning, government announced their QEII redevelopment plans, which include the eventual decommissioning of part of the Victoria General site and the construction of five new health care buildings in the Halifax area. The NSGEU is committed to working with your employer to ensure our members’ jobs will be protected when construction is […]
Local 72 – CSAP Statut des négociations collectives
Chères consoeurs et confrères, Nous vous adressons la présente pour vous mettre à jour sur l’état des négociations avec les représentants du CSAP. Comme vous le savez, les négociations ont débuté en 2015, pour se poursuivre en 2016, en 2017, et en 2018. En avril 2018, les parties étaient très près d’un règlement sujet à […]
