Bill 148

• Nova Scotia’s nurses get new contract

  The agreement will mean for a greater level of consistency across hospitals and ensures a wage increase of 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent, retroactive to 2018. 

  Health

  Dec 4, 2018
  
• Dozens of protesters rally in Kingston against PC government’s changes to bill 148

  'It's kind of a cruel decision by the government to do this,' one protestor said.

  Oct 26, 2018
  
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• Equal pay for equal work? Not under Ontario’s new statutory holiday pay rules

  The law that raised minimum wage also established rules that introduce pay inequities among part-time workers, small businesses say.

  Money

  Feb 13, 2018
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• Nova Scotia court grants intervenor status to unions in Bill 148 review

  The decision will allow the unions to make representations as the court tests the constitutionality of Nova Scotia's controversial wage legislation, also known as the Public Services Sustainability Act.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2018
• Bill 148 could force rural fire departments to go “up in smoke”

  Fire departments in rural Ontario speaking out against Bill 148 amid concerns provisions could impact budgets immensely.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2017
• Hamilton business advocates for living wage at final hearing on Bill 148

  The co-owner of Hamilton's Cake and Loaf bakery weighed in on the much buzzed about Bill 148 at the final day of hearings.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2017
• Conciliator could start next week in Nova Scotia health contract talks:minister

  Minister Labi Kousoulis says if conciliation talks fail he would need to discuss sticking points with his department and contemplate next steps.

  Health

  Oct 13, 2017
• Nova Scotia health authorities file for conciliation as talks with health-care unions breakdown

  Both the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK have taken the step to ask the Department of Labour and Advanced Education for a conciliator to be appointed.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2017
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• Hamilton city council approves poverty reduction plan, supports $15 minimum wage

  City council has voted 11-to-5 to "symbolically" endorse the provincial government's Bill 148.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2017
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• Ontario government outlines proposal for job-protected leave for victims of domestic violence

  Under the expansion, employees who have been with a company for at least 13 consecutive weeks will be eligible to take up to 17 weeks off in a calendar year, without the fear of job loss, if the bill is passed.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2017