http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/10840/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/we-love-our-job-we-all-have-same-skills-we-should/21768 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> &quot;We love our job, we all have the same skills, we should be paid the same wages&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5021.jpg" alt="" title="Some 1600 home support workers province-wide will soon be in a legal strike position. They are looking for wage parity with their hospital counterparts. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5026.jpg" alt="" title="NSGEU President Joan Jessome says that wage parity alone will not eliminate the gap between hospital workers and home support workers. But it is a start. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) -&nbsp; Home support staff at Northwood in the Halifax Regional Municipality want to earn the same hourly wage as their counterparts who work in a hospital setting.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/we-love-our-job-we-all-have-same-skills-we-should/21768" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/we-love-our-job-we-all-have-same-skills-we-should/21768#comments Robert Devet Santé Syndicalisme Halifax home support workers Northwood Home Care NSGEU strike Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:26:08 +0000 Robert DeVet 21768 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca