Joan Jessome

• UPDATED: Jason MacLean named NSGEU President

  MacLean takes over as president from Joan Jessome, who held the role for 17-years.

  Canada

  May 14, 2016
  
• Nova Scotia unions react to Liberals’ under spending on health

  Nova Scotia's biggest health care unions say the Liberal government's under spending on hospital infrastructure has an impact on health care.

  Health

  May 13, 2016
  
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• NSGEU delaying civil service contract vote, again

  A tentative agreement between the government and its civil service could only see a vote a year after the agreement was reached.

  Politics

  Apr 5, 2016
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• Joan Jessome, NSGEU president, staying in Nova Scotia

  The president of Nova Scotia's biggest union says she won't run for a national union and will instead stay in Nova Scotia.

  Politics

  Apr 5, 2016
• NSGEU wins dispute with Nova Scotia government over layoffs

  The union representing employees who were laid off as a result of the closure of the Nova Scotia economic and rural development department has won a dispute with the provincial government.

  Economy

  Feb 12, 2016
• HRSB wants 10 pricey P3 schools bought by province when leases expire

  The Nova Scotia Department of Education must decide what to do with 39 P3 schools by the summer.

  Economy

  Feb 1, 2016
• Joan Jessome, president of NSGEU, stepping down in May

  She will finish out her term as NSGEU president, which ends in May.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2015
• Civil service employees won’t vote on contract until January: NSGEU

  Joan Jessome said from her understanding the government isn’t planning to act on its threat to have a vote by Monday.

  Education

  Dec 4, 2015
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• Government appears to be backing down from threat to union

  The government appears to be backing down after issuing a deadline to the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union for a contract vote.

  Education

  Dec 3, 2015
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• Labour lawyer predicts ugly negotiations between unions, province

  It's expected to be a year of unrest in the province's public service sector as hundreds of collective agreements are set to expire.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2015