Local 29 – VON Canada NS Branch Tentative Agreement Reached

Dear members,

Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that after a day of conciliation on January 16, 2020, they have reached a tentative agreement with your employer.

Information and ratification vote sessions have been scheduled at each of the following sites:

Amherst Office: January 28, 2020  1-3 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m.

Halifax Office: January 29, 2020  2-4 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m.

Pictou Office: January 31, 2020  1-3 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m.

Tri County Office: February 4, 2020 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-7:00 p.m.

Annapolis Valley Office: February 5, 2020 1-3 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m.

Truro Office: February 6, 2020  12:30-3 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Your bargaining committee is recommending acceptance.

Members of your bargaining committee and NSGEU staff will be in attendance to answer any questions you have.

Please make every effort to attend on of the information/ratification vote sessions at your site, as this will be your only opportunity to vote on your tentative agreement. We hope to see everyone at the meetings!

Your committee members and NSGEU staff thank you for your support throughout this round of bargaining.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact a member of your bargaining committee or the NSGEU by calling 902-424-4063 (toll-free 1-877-556-7438) or emailing inquiry@nsgeu.ca.

Bargaining Committee:

Leah Lewis, leahmlewis@outlook.com

Allison MacDonald, alliemacd37@gmail.com

Vicki Patriquin, vickipatriquin@hotmail.com

Tammy Young, ERO, tyoung@nsgeu.ca

Rick Wiseman, Chief Negotiator

1-877-556-7438

rwiseman@nsgeu.ca