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MEDIA ADVISORY: Long Term Care Workers Hold Information Picket in Sydney on Friday

SYDNEY, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will hold an information picket outside the Mayflower Mall in Sydney on Friday. They are gathering to raise awareness for bargaining, which aims to bring a nearly two-year expired contract up to date, and ask for support from the members of the public.

WHAT: Demonstration and information picket
WHEN: December 5, 2025, from 2 PM to 4 PM
WHERE: 800 Grand Lake Road, Sydney (map)
WHO: Long term care workers from Cape Breton

CUPE long term care bargaining stalled mid-November, forcing the union to file for conciliation. This is the second information picket—the first happening November 28th in Halifax—and will be followed by a third in New Glasgow next week.

“The government is trying to ignore us, to force us to accept a deal that doesn’t even come close to covering the increased cost of living in this province, but we won’t stand for that,” said CUPE Long Term and Community Care Chairperson Christa Sweeney. “We’re going to show them we’re willing to fight for what we deserve.”

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Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications
tjohnston@cupe.ca

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Contacts

Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications
tjohnston@cupe.ca

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