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Chignecto-Central support staff vote for strike action
Support staff in the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board have voted 91 per cent in favour of strike action. Represented by the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, the members of local 71 have been without a contract since June 30, 2012. The vote was counted in Truro Monday night with 396 ‘yes’ votes of
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Jessome trailblazes her way to 8th NSGEU presidency
Joan Jessome remains the longest serving president in the history of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union. Jessome, who has now been at the helm of the union for 14 years, was re-elected over the weekend to an eighth term, but says this will be her last. She intends to step down at
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Big changes at the Halifax Shopping Center
A new season is bringing changes to Halifax’s largest retail space. Halifax Shopping Center is welcoming the arrival of new stores like women’s fashion line, Melanie Lyn, and saying goodbye to long time resident Fairlanes bowling alley. There are no immediate plans for the 3,200 sq. ft. space that Fairlanes has been leasing for the
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Capital Health reacts to negative nurses survey
A recent study from the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) turned up some troubling statistics about how nurses feel about their jobs in a number of areas including cost-cutting, staffing levels and bullying in the workplace. The study found 96% of nurses said cost-cutting has become the number one priority in Nova
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Province welcomes new skilled jobs
25 new skilled jobs worth $4.5 million in payroll over the next 5 years are coming to Halifax. MAN Diesel and Turbo has selected Nova Scotia for its new centre of operations. Minister of Economic and Rural Development Percy Paris explains the deal is incentive based, so if the company meets it’s hiring target, it
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N.S. public school teachers ratify tentative contract
Nova Scotia’s 9,300 public school teachers have accepted a new three-year agreement with the province. Members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union ratified the agreement late Thursday. In a province-wide electronic vote, 73 per cent of teachers voted 92 per cent in favour of the tentative deal. Teachers will receive a two per cent wage
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Skills Canada competition held at NSCC
The Nova Scotia skills competion put students and apprentices to the test. The trades and technolgy competition was held today at the Waterfront Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College. Marketing and Communications Manager Shannon Campbell says a few of the competitors will be heading to nationals. “Most gold medalists will advance to the skills
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Nova Scotia woman alleges pregnancy discrimination
One woman says her employer didn’t renew her contract because she was pregnant. Tammy Quilty-MacAskill’s complaint based on pregnancy discrimination is set to go before a Human Rights Commission board of inquiry. The Community Justice Society maintains it refused to renew Quilty-Macaskill’s contract for performance issues. David Shannon, CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights
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HRSB support staff reject board’s “final” offer
Educational support staff within the Halifax Regional School Board have voted down the board’s so-called “final offer” and some CUPE members aren’t happy about it. Several unionized support staff contacted News 95.7 Friday morning to express their anger that the union voted down the offer. Sources tell News 95.7, the board’s offer contained a two
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Construction accident at St. F-X sends two to hospital
Two construction workers were taken to hospital Wednesday after falling from scaffolding at St. Francis Xavier University. The men were standing on scaffolding at the site of two new residences in Antigonish when it collapsed. Bird Construction spokesman Rene Cox says the men fell about six metres. He says both men were taken to the