Nova Scotia government confirms latest offer made to striking long-term care workers
The province says its offer includes wage increases of 12% to 24% over four years and retroactive pay as the strike enters its second month.
- On Sunday, the Nova Scotia government released details of a contract offer initially presented to the union on May 7, seeking to resolve the six-week long-term care strike.
- Approximately 3,500 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees have been striking across 35 long-term care facilities, disrupting operations province-wide.
- The proposal includes wage increases between 12 and 24 per cent over four years, retroactive pay to 2023, increased premiums, a defined benefit pension, and a $2 hourly increase in 2027 for workers earning less than $23.
- Seniors Minister Barbara Adams released an open letter Saturday requesting negotiations resume over the weekend, but the union declined and chose to wait until next week.
- Adams said residents and their families deserve "stability, consistency and compassionate care," underscoring the strain the labor dispute has placed on long-term care operations.
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Prince George Citizen
CP24Union representing N.S. long-term care workers to picket outside Houston speech
HALIFAX — The union representing about 3,500 striking long-term care workers in Nova Scotia says its members will picket this afternoon, steps away from Premier Tim Houston's state-of-the-province address.
The Toronto Star
Nova Scotia government confirms latest offer made to striking long-term care workers
The Nova Scotia government says the union representing about 3,500 striking long-term care workers refused to return to the bargaining table this weekend.
An open letter to long-term care employees, residents, families, and Nova Scotians
HALIFAX: The following is open letter from Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care. On Friday, May 22, government representatives on behalf of employers asked CUPE leadership to return to the table to continue negotiations and help bring this strike to an end. We were disappointed that despite offering CUPE leadership to meet Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, they would not find the time to come back to the table until next week. It…
N.S. releases offer details for striking long-term care workers
The Nova Scotia government says the union representing long-term care workers rejected a return to the bargaining table this weekend, as a strike by employees continues into its second month. A letter issued late Saturday says representatives asked leadership of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to return to the table this weekend. “We were disappointed that despite offering CUPE leadership to meet Friday, Saturday and Sunday, they …
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