strike

The goose and the gander

Robert DeVet — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:56:35 +0000

Why the Halifax Water talks broke down

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Last Thursday talks between Halifax Water and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) broke down.

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“Elite strike security for image-conscious clients”

Robert DeVet — Thu, 21 May 2015 20:05:35 +0000

Halifax Water hires global security company

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Halifax Water has hired an Ontario security company specializing in strikes to keep a watchful eye on union members walking the picket lines.

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Large rally in support of Halifax Water workers at City Hall

Robert DeVet — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:25:03 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - About 250 people rallied at City Hall in Halifax yesterday in support of the Halifax Water workers who are in a fight with their employer over wages and pensions. A strike or lockout can occur at any time.

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Op ed: Halifax Water increases revenue while short-changing workers

Robert DeVet — Mon, 11 May 2015 20:39:44 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Bargaining has broken down between Halifax Water and 330 CUPE members in two different locals.

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Work stoppage at Halifax Water ever more likely

Robert DeVet — Sun, 10 May 2015 18:13:01 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - This Saturday unionized workers with Halifax Water Commission met at a Dartmouth hotel to prepare for a strike or lockout that could start any day now.

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Town of Antigonish electrical workers locked out

Robert DeVet — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:02:06 +0000

Town's failure to negotiate is the real issue, workers say

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Six employees of an electric utility owned by the Town of Antigonish have been locked out since early this Monday.

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"This bill takes away every option that we ever had"

Robert DeVet — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:56:37 +0000

Cape Breton health care workers speak out about Bill 37

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - The scope of Bill 37, the essential services legislation, is much broader than just the NSGEU Registered Nurses who walked the picket line for that one day in March before the law was proclaimed.

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The nurses are not in the struggle alone - Labour comes together to fight legislation

Robert DeVet — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:19:03 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - The nurses who work for Capital Health are in a big fight, and Joan Jessome, President of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), knows it.

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“It's not about one contract, it's about where this is taking us.”

Robert DeVet — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:13:03 +0000

Union members on the picket line speak out

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Nurses who work for Capital health are off the job, illegally so.

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Nurses strike ever more likely

Robert DeVet — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:37:54 +0000

"When legislation is brought in, we will go out on the next shift"

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A strike at hospitals in the Halifax area is becoming more likely now that negotiations between Capital District Health Authority and the Nova Scotia Governme

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California nurses have no regrets about mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios

Robert DeVet — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:17:37 +0000

"This is a good profession now, we have the protection to safely take care of our patients"

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios are a contentious issue in Nova Scotia.

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Understaffing puts patients at risk, nurses say

Robert DeVet — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:05:31 +0000

Union wants mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Some of the largest hospitals in Halifax are so understaffed that the health of patients is being jeopardized, nurses say.

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Striking Home Support Workers surround Province House

Robert DeVet — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:20:58 +0000

Essential services legislation curtails workers' bargaining power

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Five hundred angry and very vocal Northwood Home Support Workers and sympathizers surrounded the provincial Legislature this morning.

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Northwood home support staff ready to strike if that is what it takes

Robert DeVet — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:26:08 +0000

"We love our job, we all have the same skills, we should be paid the same wages"

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - 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.

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Workers, Employer Settle in Elizabeth Fry Society Strike

bsichel — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:17:27 +0000

Union says collective agreement brings workers in line with public sector

The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) says that the four striking workers from the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia have reached a collective agreement with the society's board of directors.

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