In Arbitration Decisions, Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted January 14, 2026Civil Service Arbitration Hearing Dates SetAs you may recall there was an issue related to wages resulting from your new collective agreement. After the collective... Continue Reading
In Arbitration Decisions, Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted January 13, 2026Civil Service Short-Term Illness Policy Grievance SettlementOn November 29, 2024 the Public Service Commission informed the union that, effective immediately, the employer would not be paying... Continue Reading
In Bargaining Updates, Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted September 9, 2025Civil Service Bargaining Update: Arbitrator Calls All Parties Back To Civil Service Mediation-ArbitrationThe Civil Service bargaining committee and employer have been called back to the negotiating table by Arbitrator Karen Hollett. All... Continue Reading
In Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted June 13, 2024Update on Child Protection Social WorkersAs you are aware, an announcement was made earlier this week regarding the implementation of the new classifications of Child... Continue Reading
In Home Care, Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted February 16, 2024Union Meets With Department of Community Services Senior StaffNSGEU President Sandra Mullen and staff members representing Social Workers and Access Support Workers met with DCS senior staff and... Continue Reading
In Job Action, Labour News, NSGEU NewsPosted April 18, 2023Civil Service: Strike at Your Workplace – Q&AMore than 155,000 Federal government employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are in a legal strike... Continue Reading
In Grievance Update, NSGEU NewsPosted April 18, 2023Civil Service Deputy Sheriff I, II & III Classification Grievance UpdateAs you may be aware, your union filed two substantially altered classification grievances; one for the Deputy Sheriff I-II classification... Continue Reading
In NSGEU NewsPosted December 1, 2022Civil Service Community Services Employees: Clarification re: Per Diem Meal AllowanceDear members, It has recently come to your union’s attention that management within DCS has made the following statement: If... Continue Reading
In Bargaining Updates, NSGEU NewsPosted July 20, 2022Civil Service: Update on Pay IncreaseGood afternoon, As you are aware, in early June, an arbitrator released an award outlining the mediated settlement reached between... Continue Reading
In Bargaining Updates, NSGEU NewsPosted May 9, 2022Civil Service Mediation Update: Parties proceeding to binding arbitrationDear Civil Service Local member, Your Union Negotiating Committee (UNC) completed two days of non-binding mediation on Sunday May 8... Continue Reading