Nursing Home Workers

• N.B. nursing home workers file lawsuit over strike legislation

  Three unions say the Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act makes strikes impossible while failing to provide adequate access to arbitration as a substitute.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2023
  
• N.B. election averted as amended nursing home bill passes through marathon committee meeting

  Last week, Premier Blaine Higgs said he would treat the vote in committee as a matter of confidence, meaning the government would fall if it failed to pass.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2019
  
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• Voting on final contract for New Brunswick nursing home workers stopped

  Only three homes have had their votes counted, with each voting decidedly against the government offer.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2019
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• Workers in 3 N.B. nursing homes vote against government final offer

  According to CUPE, Villa Sormany Inc. in Robertville, N.B., voted 90 per cent against the offer and 93.4 per cent of workers at Foyer Notre Dame de Lourdes in Bathurst, N.B., voted no.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2019
• New Brunswick Tory annual meeting in Fredericton met by protesters

  New Brunswick’s nursing home workers, without a contract since 2016, spoke out against the ongoing labour dispute with the provincial government Saturday.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2019
• CUPE rallies outside Saint John Laundry over workplace bullying

  The rally comes after workers staged a walkout over concerns about workplace bullying and harassment.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2019
• Mixed reaction to N.B. judge’s ruling in nursing home dispute

  The ruling bars workers from striking, at least until the law is changed.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2019
• Demonstration by nursing home workers dominates re-opening of N.B. legislature

  The labour dispute between the provinces unionized nursing home workers continues, as both sides are expected back at the bargaining table Thursday.

  Politics

  May 7, 2019
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• CUPE NB elects new president amid nursing home dispute with province

  CUPE NB has elected a new President at a time the union and the province is at odds over a contract dispute for 4,100 nursing home workers.

  Politics

  Apr 13, 2019
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• N.B. nursing home protesters crash Progressive Conservative meeting in Blaine Higgs’ home riding

  More than 200 demonstrators turned up to voice their frustration with the ongoing dispute between the province and thousands of nursing home workers.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2019