HALIFAX – One of the unions named in a new law aimed at preventing strikes in Nova Scotia’s home-care sector says it will challenge it in court.
The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union says it will launch a legal challenge of the province’s Essential Home-Support Services Act, which was passed Saturday by the majority Liberal government.
Union president Joan Jessome says the law is an affront to worker’s rights and she is concerned it unfairly targets a specific group of workers.
The government says the law doesn’t take away the right to strike but requires the sides in a dispute to determine who is an essential worker.
The government says if an agreement can’t be reached, the matter would be submitted to the Nova Scotia Labour Board for resolution.
The head of another union named in Bill 30 says it is considering its legal options.
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