{"id":12179,"date":"2026-05-28T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=6d231dd8b5f69fd1e8dfc81b7fcc2938"},"modified":"2026-05-28T03:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:40:00","slug":"union-same-offer-same-response-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=12179","title":{"rendered":"Union: \u201cSame offer\u2026 same response: no.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BARGAINING?src=hash\" >#BARGAINING<\/a>--After returning to the table for the second time since this strike began, negotiations have broken off. After Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) presented an amended offer, lowering the previous proposal by millions of dollars, representatives of the government and employer once again presented a recycled version of the same deal they\u2019ve been tabling since last August.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260527618118\/en\/807835\/5\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260527618118\/en\/807835\/22\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260527618118\/en\/807835\/5\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260527618118\/en\/807835\/21\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n\u201cThe message that government is sending us, sending the thousands of striking workers we represent, sending every single working family in Nova Scotia, is that they don\u2019t think we deserve to earn enough money to live on,\u201d said Long Term and Community Care Committee Chair Christa Sweeney. \u201cEvery time we come to the table, we\u2019ve lowered our proposal to the tune of millions of dollars, yet the government comes with pennies in comparison.\u201d<\/p><p>\nThe singular change from the government\u2019s offer, previously tabled and rejected on May 7, was the addition of an amended version of a previous union proposal around CCAs mentoring students.<\/p><p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re bargaining with ourselves at this point,\u201d commented Long Term Care Coordinator Kim Cail. \u201cWe meet, we move, the government tables the same offer again and again. And let me tell you: the same offer gets the same response: no. It\u2019s not good enough for these essential workers and the government knows it.\u201d<\/p><p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve asked before and we\u2019re renewing that ask: we need an outside mediator. We need someone who will push both sides and who will push negotiations forward,\u201d finished Cail.<\/p><p>\nNegotiations were supported by Chief Conciliation and Mediation Officer for the province Peter Lloyd, who pulled the plug on today\u2019s negotiations.<\/p><p>\nThere are currently no further dates scheduled. The strike will continue, with another home set to hit the picket lines tomorrow morning.<\/p><p>\n:so\/cope491<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>For more information, please contact:<\/b><br\/>Kim Cail\n<br\/>CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator\n<br\/>(782) 233-4592\n<br\/>\n<br\/>Taylor Johnston\n<br\/>CUPE Atlantic Communications Officer\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:tjohnston@cupe.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">tjohnston@cupe.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX, NS&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#BARGAINING&#8211;After returning to the table for the second time since this strike began, negotiations have broken off. 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