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New bargaining dates for Long Term Care have been set for November 7th, 17th and 18th. LTC Locals are starting to take strike votes this week. We are not striking at this time however, we want the government to know “We mean business” if they do not have a mandate that works for our members. All Classifications deserve better.

We have our LTC and DCS meetings in New Glasgow on October 21st and 22nd. During that time there will be bargaining proposals for DCS and strike prep education for all attending. We will be holding a rally at Premier Houston’s office on October 22nd. The more we show the government we are united the stronger we stand.

We will be starting our radio campaign at the end of the month. Tune into local stations to hear those. Once this is done we will setup days of action in your area and we are looking for participants once the dates are determined.

in solidarity,

Comms Officer Kimberley Loppie

UPCOMING RALLY !

October 22, 2025October 13, 2025

Long Term Care Rally will be held on October 22, 2025.

Location: Premier Houston’s office

2042-2 Queen Street

Westville NS

Time : 12:00pm -1:00pm

All locals are welcome

LTCC Committee Update – Annual Meeting Day Set

September 21, 2025August 19, 2025

Local 1082 held a meeting with Tammy Martin on July 7th. This was to see where they stand with Lead Table preparations. They have completed a great deal of work, however there is more to still be done. We came up with a slogan at the AGM in May “It’s Time” well we moved past that and now here we are “It’s Past Time”. We are getting ready for the first date we have for August 14th and 15th. Updated will be given.

We have a save the date for our annual meeting October 21st and 22nd. This is the new fall date. This will be a bargaining meeting for Community Services. There will be other items to cover for Long Term Care.

Update for members in Local 4471: We’re headed to conciliation

April 26, 2024

Dear member,

As you likely know, the Lead Table for the coordinated bargaining effort for CUPE members employed by the Department of Community Services reached a tentative agreement on March 6, 2024.

For our members at HomeBridge Youth Society, we are headed to conciliation for local bargaining. So far, we have had three total days of bargaining for Local 4471, between May 10, 2022, and September 28, 2022. During these dates, the employer was not willing to discuss monetary items—and some non-monetary items—specific to local bargaining, until the Lead Table had settled.

However, the employer is still not moving on the following items:

Definition of Team Leader
Seniority scheduling for part-time employees
Vacation
Bereavement Leave
Definition of Service – the employer has in fact put forward a proposal for this item, but it remains on the table as the bargaining team has not accepted the employer’s proposal.

We are currently seeking dates to return to conciliation (tentatively scheduled for June 13, 2024), but no date has been confirmed. Please look out for more updates on your local’s bargaining proceedings, and please also reach out to a member of your bargaining team if you have any questions.