In UncategorisedPosted January 29, 2025Union Response: Attack on Health Care WorkersDear members, This afternoon, two NSGEU members working at the QEII Emergency Department were seriously injured in a violent workplace... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted September 12, 2024MEDIA RELEASE: Health Care Workers Ratify Tentative AgreementDARTMOUTH – Members of the Health Care bargaining Council at Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and IWK Health Centre voted today to... Continue Reading
In Bargaining Updates, HealthcarePosted September 12, 2024Council of Health Care Unions: Tentative Agreement AcceptedDear member, Members of the Health Care Council met with legal counsel this afternoon to tally your ratification vote, and... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted July 18, 2024MEDIA RELEASE: IWK Life Flight Out of Service 50+ HoursDARTMOUTH – Respiratory Therapy services at both the IWK and NSH are in crisis due to dire staffing shortages, jeopardizing patient... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted July 3, 2024MEDIA RELEASE: Unions Take First Step Towards Health Care Strike, File for Conciliation to Conclude Essential ServicesDARTMOUTH – Union representatives have met with representatives from Nova Scotia Health on 13 separate occasions in an attempt to conclude... Continue Reading
In Media ReleasesPosted January 31, 2024MEDIA RELEASE: Data Reveals More Than 1,000 Health Care Professional VacanciesSince 2019, the number of vacancies of highly skilled health care professionals in Nova Scotia has increased 197.6 per cent,... Continue Reading
In UncategorisedPosted March 20, 2023Retention Incentives Announced for Nursing, Health Care & Related ProfessionsToday, the government is finally announcing financial incentives that are intended to address the ongoing staffing shortages in our health... Continue Reading
In Media Releases, NSGEU NewsPosted February 6, 2023MEDIA RELEASE: QEII Emergency Department Nurses Speak OutOn January 23rd, nurses working in the Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department (ED) wrote a letter to the Premier, Minister of... Continue Reading
In Media Releases, NSGEU NewsPosted January 18, 2023STATEMENT: Changes to Emergency DepartmentsThis morning, the Minister of Health and Wellness and the CEO for Nova Scotia Health (NSH) announced a number of... Continue Reading