Dear NSGEU members working in provincial school boards, The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) has announced it is holding a one day strike on Friday, February 17. They are taking a stand against Bill 75 that was tabled in the legislature by the McNeil government last evening. This Bill limits teachers’ right to strike, erodes their […]
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Raise Your Voice for Free Collective Bargaining
Take a stand and raise your voice for free collective bargaining! The Legislature is scheduled to begin sitting at 8pm TODAY, Tuesday evening, for the First Reading of Stephen McNeil’s Bill, Teachers Professional Agreement and Classroom Improvement (2017) Act, which imposes a contract on members of the NSTU including a wage pattern and the end […]
STATEMENT: NSGEU Stands With Teachers As Liberals Lock Children Out of Schools
Saturday, December 3, 2016 We have just learned that Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government is continuing its unjust crusade against public sector workers in this province, introducing yet another piece of legislation designed to undermine the collective bargaining process and force government’s will upon public sector workers. This is the sixth time Premier McNeil has proven […]
Member Update on Teachers’ Dispute: What To Do If You’re Being Asked To Do Struck Work
Good afternoon, The union has just learned that some school boards (Annapolis Valley & Chignecto Regional School Board) are offering additional hours for the purposes of supervision to our members. To be clear, we are advising all members to refuse any additional work if it is above and beyond your normal hours of work and […]
MEDIA RELEASE: NSGEU Advises Education Support Staff to Refuse Struck Work
The NSGEU has learned today that some school board administrators are trying to undermine impending job action of teachers by asking our members to violate the Department of Education’s own provincial guidelines. These guidelines state that the responsibility of safety and well-being cannot be transferred or delegated to a non-teaching staff member. This means that […]
Statement of Support for Teachers
Today, the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) Executive announced they will be enacting a work-to-rule campaign starting next week, as the first phase of strike action against Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government. Making the decision to take any form of job action is not easy, and our members understand that all too well. However, sometimes you […]
NSTU Strike Q & A
Members of the NSTU are holding a day of strike action on Friday, February 17. We have prepared the following Q&A to clarify what you would do in the event of a strike in your workplace: It is important to understand that the NSGEU is supportive of our brothers and sisters, co-workers and friends who […]
