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School Support Staff Could Strike April 21st

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) and the central bargaining committee representing Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the CSAP will be in a legal strike/lock-out position as of 12:01 am, April 21st, 2023.

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  • CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) and the central bargaining committee representing Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the CSAP will be in a legal strike/lock-out position as of 12:01 am, April 21st, 2023.
  • “Our 5400+ members across the province need a deal that lifts them out of poverty,” said NSSBCU chair Chris Melanson.
  • “School support staff don’t want to withdraw our services, but if the employers aren’t willing to negotiate, we’ll have no other choice, because we can’t survive on these wages any longer.”
    “School support staff in Nova Scotia are critical supports in our communities, and they need to be paid a living wage,” said CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen.
  • “CUPE workers across the province are also parents, and we’ll be standing with school support staff to make sure they get a fair deal.”
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