-

CUPE National President to Visit Picket Lines Today

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National President Mark Hancock is set to visit picket lines in the Halifax area later today to offer support and solidarity to workers who’ve been on strike for 4 weeks.

“Premier Houston: enough with the attacks on workers and seniors. Get back to the bargaining table and give these workers the fair deal they deserve.” - CUPE National President Mark Hancock

Share

“Across Nova Scotia, the folks who look after our most vulnerable seniors are saying enough. Enough with low wages, enough with understaffing, enough with being told to carry a broken system on their backs,” said CUPE National President Mark Hancock. “Premier Houston: enough with the attacks on workers and seniors. Get back to the bargaining table and give these workers the fair deal they deserve.”

His itinerary will include:

The Admiral and White Hills Long Term Care Centres, and Maplestone Enhanced Care
30 Fairfax Dr, Halifax
10:30 AM

St. Vincent’s Nursing Home
2080 Windsor St, Halifax
11:25 AM

Glasgow Hall, Bisset Court, and Oceanview Continuing Care Centre
76 Baker Dr, Dartmouth
12:40 AM

Magnolia Continuing Care Centre
416 Hwy 2, Enfield
2:30 PM

:so/cope491

Contacts

For more information, please contact:
Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications Officer
tjohnston@cupe.ca

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English
Hashtags
#CUPE
#CUPENS
#LTC
#LTCSTRIKE

Contacts

For more information, please contact:
Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications Officer
tjohnston@cupe.ca

Social Media Profiles
CUPE NS on Facebook
More News From Canadian Union of Public Employees

Essex-Windsor paramedics, represented by CUPE 2974, reach tentative agreement and avoid a strike

WINDSOR, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just four days before a possible strike, CUPE 2974 members and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) have reached a tentative agreement following months of negotiations. The parties worked through the evening on Monday to finalize the agreement after EWEMS returned to the table willing to move on several outstanding issues. “This came down to the wire but ultimately we came to an agreement that will make a difference for paramedics, help our service, and...

Ontario patient wait times increase as government funding favours for-profit providers while Ottawa hospital infrastructure is under-utilized

Ottawa, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait times and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario, CCPA senior researcher Andrew Longhurst analyses data from Ontario’s 918 licensed private centres—called integrated community health services centres (ICHSCs)—and two private hospitals offer...

Toronto child care workers on picket lines after being locked out by Ideal Child Service Group

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Child care workers at Ideal Child Service Group (ICSG) represented by CUPE Local 2484 are on picket lines today after the employer locked out its workers and refused to negotiate a fair collective agreement with its workers that appropriately recognizes the value of their work and the reality of the high cost of living in Toronto. CUPE 2484 members at ICSG provide care and education to children at five locations across Toronto. Negotiations stalled after the employer r...
Back to Newsroom