{"id":10603,"date":"2026-05-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=0c9b0f1f766af63f152db233615e28c2"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:00:00","slug":"striking-workers-to-rally-outside-state-of-the-province-address-by-premier-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=10603","title":{"rendered":"Striking workers to rally outside state of the province address by Premier Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking long term care workers from across Nova Scotia will be collapsing picket lines and converging outside of Premier Tim Houston\u2019s state of the province address today. All Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members in Nova Scotia, community and political allies, as well as labour leaders will be speaking to the \u2018state of long term care\u2019 at a rally this afternoon.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\n\"It\u2019s time our elected representatives listened to their constituents. We\u2019re not just workers, we\u2019re voters too. Tim Houston\u2019s government has responsibility to the thousands of long term care workers who have been on the picket line for 43 days now,\u201d said Christa Sweeney, CUPE Long Term and Community Care Committee Chair.<\/p>

\n\u201cWe know MLAs have closed offices and we know they\u2019re not taking calls from our members,\u201d said Mark Hancock, CUPE National President. If Premier Houston is going to be speaking to the state of the province, he can\u2019t ignore the state of long term care. He cannot ignore workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\nWHAT<\/b><\/p><\/td>

\n\n

\nPublic action on \u2018the state of long term care\u2019, demanding Premier Houston offer striking workers a fair deal<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\nWHO<\/b><\/p><\/td>

\n\n

\nSpeakers include:<\/b><\/p>

    \n
  • \nMark Hancock\n<\/b>National President, CUPE<\/li>\n
  • \nCandace Rennick<\/b>National Secretary Treasurer, CUPE<\/li>\n
  • \nClaudia Chender<\/b>Leader, Nova Scotia NDP<\/li>\n
  • \nMelissa Marsman<\/b>President, Nova Scotia Federation of Labour<\/li>\n
  • \nJanet Hazelton\n<\/b>President, Nova Scotia Nurses\u2019 Union<\/li>\n
  • \nGary McLeod\n<\/b>Chairman, Advocates for the Care of the Elderly (ACE)<\/li>\n
  • \nRod Wilson,<\/b><\/li>\n
  • \nMLA for Halifax Armdale, NDP Critic for Seniors and Long Term Care<\/li>\n
  • \nAlan Linkletter\n<\/b>President, CUPE Nova Scotia<\/li>\n
  • \nChrista Sweeney<\/b>Chair, Long Term and Community Care Committee<\/li>\n
  • \nTrevor Poirier<\/b>President, CUPE 2031<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n

\nWHEN<\/b><\/p><\/td>

\n\n

\n12pm \u2013 1pm, Monday, May 25<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n

\nWHERE<\/b><\/p><\/td>

\n\n

\nHalifax Convention Centre<\/b><\/p>

\n1650 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 0E6<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>

\nDelegates to the CUPE Nova Scotia annual convention will march from the convention location at The Westin Nova Scotian (1181 Hollis St, Halifax) to the Halifax Convention Centre.<\/p>

\nThe impasse in negotiations continues, as no deal was reached when parties last met on May 7th<\/sup>. 35 CUPE locals representing long term care workers have taken job action, with picket lines all across Nova Scotia.<\/p>

\nThere are 3,500 workers on strike demanding the government negotiate a decent deal that improves wages and working conditions. The majority of workers in this sector are earning well below the living wage for Nova Scotia.<\/p>

\n:so\/cope491\n:bw\/cope491<\/p> Contacts<\/b>

\nFor more information, please contact:\n\n<\/b>Kim Cail\nCUPE Long Term Care Coordinator\n(782) 233-4592\n\nHaseena Manek\nCUPE Atlantic Communications\nhmanek@cupe.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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