Number of CUPE long term care locals on strike across NS hits 35
HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CUPE--After six weeks on the picket line, long term care workers continue to show their commitment to their demands. Nearly 3,500 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have been on strike since mid April. Workers at MacGillivray Guest House in Sydney are expected to join the strike this week, bringing the total number of striking locals across Nova Scotia to 35.
Represented by CUPE 1562, workers will begin their strike on May 22 at 7am at 25 Xavier Drive Sydney, NS, B1S 2R9.
Other CUPE long term care workers will be picketing at the following locations this week:
St. Vincent’s Nursing Home:
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Harbourstone Enhanced Care: |
Ocean View Continuing Care: | Admiral and White Hills
Long Term Care Centres: |
Maplestone Enhanced Care: | Inverary Manor: 15786 Central Ave, Inverness |
Alderwood Guest Home: |
Richmond Villa: |
Northside Community Guest Home: |
Bayside Home: |
Foyer Père Fiset: 15092 Cabot trail road, Chéticamp |
Seaview Manor: |
Maritime Odd Fellows: |
Valley View Manor: |
Shiretown and Ivey’s Terrace
Nursing Homes: |
Queen’s Manor: |
Maple Hill Manor: |
Villa St. Joseph-du-Lac: |
Roseway Manor: |
The Birches: |
Surf Lodge: |
Shoreham Village:
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Ivy Meadows: |
Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home: |
Melville Lodge:
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Lunenburg Home for Special Care:
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Glasgow Hall: |
Celtic Court: |
Bisset Court: |
St. Anne Nursing Care Centre: |
Ryan Hall: |
Magnolia Continuing Care Centre: |
Grand View Manor: |
The Meadows: |
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Contacts
For more information, please contact
Kim Cail
CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator
(782) 233-4592
Haseena Manek
CUPE Atlantic Communications
hmanek@cupe.ca
