In Bargaining UpdatesPosted May 12, 2021Civil Service Master Agreement Proposals ExchangedDear Civil Service members, Your Union Negotiating Committee has exchanged bargaining proposals with the Employer yesterday [May 11] at 10... Continue Reading
In UncategorizedPosted May 11, 2021Advocating on Behalf of NursesCORRECTION (added May 12, 2021) The NSGEU message to nurses yesterday regarding reassignments into COVID units contained an error. The... Continue Reading
In Healthcare, UncategorisedPosted May 10, 2021Celebrating Nova Scotia’s Nurses: May 10th to 16th, 2021#WeAnswertheCall The NSGEU would like to take a moment to recognize the extraordinary strength and courage our nurses have demonstrated... Continue Reading
In NSGEU NewsPosted May 7, 2021Update on Bill 148 Legal ChallengeThis article appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of our quarterly magazine, The Union Stand: On January 15th, 2021, the... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted May 7, 2021MEDIA RELEASE: Home Care Workers Being Denied Appropriate PPEMany of Nova Scotia’s home care workers are being denied appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as the third wave of... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted May 6, 2021MEDIA RELEASE: EMCI, Government Fail to Protect 811The NSGEU has been informed of a number of COVID exposures within the 811 call centre, which is operated by... Continue Reading
In Labour News, Media Releases, NSGEU NewsPosted May 6, 2021Local 21-Emergency Medical Care Inc.: Notification of media release sent earlier today about EMCI’s failure to protect our membersDear members, Earlier today President Jason MacLean sent a letter (click here to view) to your employer regarding the exposures... Continue Reading
In Healthcare, President's MessagePosted May 6, 2021Message from President Jason MacLeanDear members, We have sent the following letter to Premier Iain Rankin, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Strang, and Tracey... Continue Reading
In UncategorisedPosted May 5, 2021NSGEU Calls on Premier to allow public sector workers, who can, to work from home.With continuing community spread in Nova Scotia, NSGEU President Jason MacLean wrote Premier Rankin, today May 5, 2021, encouraging him... Continue Reading
In UncategorizedPosted May 4, 2021Making HIStory: Union Campaign Saves 91 JobsThis article appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of our quarterly magazine, The Union Stand: Unions fight for many things... Continue Reading