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“We know from painful experience that taking away from the front-line workers who deliver a service leads to a weakened service,” says Jessome. “These workers are willing to stand firm to protect themselves and the people they serve. We stand with them.”
Halifax (01 Feb. 2012) - As 763 members of the Atlantic Transit Union Local 508 are pushed closer to strike, the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) has postponed a health care marketing campaign that would see posters and murals on dozens of Metro Transit buses.
Thousands of Nova Scotians rely on the transit service every day. Many of them are among NSGEU/NUPGE’s 30,000 members; many more are people helped by NSGEU/NUPGE members.
“Transit is as much a public service as health care or home support,” says NSGEU President Joan Jessome. “If city hall gets even a fraction of the concessions they’re looking for, transit service will suffer.”
“We know from painful experience that taking away from the front-line workers who deliver a service leads to a weakened service,” says Jessome. “These workers are willing to stand firm to protect themselves and the people they serve. We stand with them.”
Tracey Fisk is the president of NSGEU/NUPGE's largest health care local, Capital Health (Health Care), and a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at Capital Health’s rehabilitation centre. She is eager to promote the incredible work that she and her fellow 3,800 members do every day. “But we’re certainly not going to do it with total disregard for other unionized workers and the struggles they are facing.”
The bargaining committee will exchange proposals with the employer at Capital Health on Feb. 6 and is scheduled to bargain on Feb. 14, 15 and 16.
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