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CUPE: Yet another 2 long term care homes join strike

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After 5 weeks of strike, 2 more long term care homes are expected to join the strike this week, bringing the total number of striking homes to 34 with approximately 3,300 workers on picket lines province-wide.

"approximately 3,300 workers on picket lines province-wide"

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Inverary Manor, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1485, and Foyer Père Fiset, represented by CUPE 2031, will begin their strike on May 14 at 7 AM at 15786 Central Ave, Inverness, and Foyer Père Fiset, 15092 Cabot trail road, Chéticamp, respectively.

Other CUPE long term care workers will be picketing at the following locations this week:

Melville Lodge – 50 Shoreham Lane, Halifax
Shoreham Village – 50 Shoreham Village Cresent, Chester
Grand View Manor – 110 Commercial St, Berwick
Magnolia Continuing Care Centre – 416 Hwy 2, Enfield
Lunenburg Home for Special Care – 25 Blockhouse Hill Rd, Lunenburg
Shiretown and Ivey’s Terrace Nursing Homes – Pictou Rotary and 75 Park Road, Trenton
Maple Hill Manor – Beaton Ave, New Waterford
St. Vincent’s Nursing Home – 2080 Windsor St, Halifax
Harbourstone Enhanced Care – 84 Kenwood Dr, Sydney River
Ocean View Continuing Care – 1909 Caldwell Rd, Dartmouth
Admiral and White Hills Long Term Care Centres – 30 Fairfax Dr, Halifax
Maplestone Enhanced Care – 245 Main Ave, Halifax, NS
Alderwood Guest Home – 89 Alderwood Ln, Baddeck
Richmond Villa – 9361 Pepperell, St. Peter's
Northside Community Guest Home – 11 Queen St, North Sydney
Bayside Home – 96 Bayside Dr, Barrington
Seaview Manor – 275 South St, Glace Bay
Maritime Odd Fellows – 739 E River Rd, New Glasgow
Valley View Manor – 739 E River Rd, New Glasgow
Queen’s Manor – 20 Hollands Dr, Liverpool
Villa St. Joseph-du-Lac – 255 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Dayton
Roseway Manor – 1604 Lake Rd, Shelburne
The Birches – 7702 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Musquodoboit Harbour
Port Hawkesbury – 2 Macquarrie Drive Extension, Port Hawkesbury
Surf Lodge – 73 Howe St, Lockeport
Ivy Meadows – 125 Knowles Crescent, Beaver Bank
Glasgow Hall – 76 Baker Dr, Dartmouth
Celtic Court – 16 St Anthony Dr, Membertou
Bisset Court – 74 Chameau Cres, Dartmouth
St. Anne Nursing Care Centre – 2313 NS-206, Arichat
Ryan Hall – 313 Hollingsworth Dr, Bridgewater
The Meadows – 339 Pleasant St, Yarmouth

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Contacts

Kim Cail
CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator
(782) 233-4592

Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications Officer
tjohnston@cupe.ca

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Kim Cail
CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator
(782) 233-4592

Taylor Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Communications Officer
tjohnston@cupe.ca

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