Tentative Agreement Reached in Eight-Week Long-Term Care Strike in Nova Scotia
The union said the deal could send about 3,600 workers back on Monday after an eight-week strike over pay and retirement benefits.
- On Saturday, CUPE Local 1082 reached a tentative agreement with St. Vincent's Nursing Home after nearly 12 hours of intense negotiations, with picket lines across Nova Scotia set to stand down and workers returning Monday.
- Approximately 3,600 workers at 36 care homes have been on strike since April 13, spanning eight weeks of labor action by nurses, continuing-care assistants and housekeeping staff seeking better wages and benefits.
- The provincial government's offer included wage increases of 12 to 24 per cent over four years, a 70 per cent increase in shift and weekend premiums, and funding for a defined benefit pension plan for workers without one.
- Union officials aim to ratify the agreement within 72 hours, though the deal must be formally approved within 10 days; if St. Vincent's Nursing Home members vote yes, the contract advances to other bargaining units across the province.
- Returning to work Monday, long-term care staff will resume full operations after essential services were maintained throughout the strike, though many therapists worked reduced hours during the eight-week labor dispute.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Tentative agreement reached in eight-week long-term care strike in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The union representing thousands of striking long-term care workers in Nova Scotia says it has reached a tentative agreement that could send employees back to work on Monday.
Financial Post
Business WireTentative agreement reached for striking long term care workers
Halifax -- A tentative agreement has been reached between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1082 and St. Vincents Nursing Home. CUPE 1082 is the Lead Table in bargaining, responsible for negotiating terms that impact other bargaining tables, including setting the economic pattern for CUPE members in the long term care sector in Nova Scotia.
The union representing thousands of long-term care workers in Nova Scotia announced on Sunday that it had reached an interim agreement that could allow employees to return to work on Monday.
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