Administrative and Custodial workers at NSCAD learned this morning that they are losing their jobs, as part of the Liberal government’s mandate to balance their budget at any cost. Sixteen of these workers are members of the NSGEU: nine Custodial Workers, six Administrative Assistants and one Clerk. The employer plans to contract out the work […]
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Rally Against the Cuts on FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 11:30 AM, PROVINCE HOUSE
*Please forward widely to all union and social justice allies* Rally on FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 11:30 AM, PROVINCE HOUSE Bring your pots and pans and make some noise! The Liberal austerity budget: – Freezes health care spending and privatizes home care – Eliminates the Film Tax Credit – Cuts funding to the Department of Environment […]
Solidarity Rally: Standing with Nova Scotia’s Filmmakers/Creative Sector
People who work in the filmmaking industry will be rallying at the Legislature tomorrow (Wednesday, April 15th) between noon and 6:30 p.m. to protest against detrimental changes to the Film Tax Credit made in the Liberal’s 2015/2016 budget. They have called for support from fellow workers. We are asking any activists in the Metro area […]
Rally to oppose government cuts to public services and jobs – April 18, 2015
By Zita Hildebrandt on April 13, 2015 in Campaigns, Events, Home Page, Local 0001, Local 0002, Local 0014, NSGEU News
Place: Port Hastings Visitor Information Centre, 96 Hwy 4 Date: Sat. April 18, 2015 Time: 11 – 1pm The budget announcement on April 9 was bad news for Nova Scotia. The Liberal government continued its attack on public services and jobs with the elimination of the Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism. They cut […]
Bad news budget for people of Nova Scotia, public services
“Cuts to public sector jobs released in today’s budget are a shameful attack on our valuable services and the frontline staff who deliver them,” says Joan Jessome, President of the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU). “It is also the beginning of the sell-off of public assets into private hands.” The Liberal government […]
Notice of government budget consultations – Tell them to protect and strengthen public services
Government Budget Consultations Begin Tonight in Halifax Please attend! Tell them to protect and strengthen public services! Investment in the public service keeps our communities and our economy strong. The government is beginning a round of public consultations on their next budget which is likely to be released in April. The first one is being […]
