Halifax Pride Parade

Halifax Pride Parade The Pride Parade in Halifax was once again a great success for the NSGEU. Thousands of spectators lined the streets of downtown, clapping and cheering as our members marched with the float that they helped design and build with the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour.

Cape Breton will get a chance to show its pride on Saturday, Aug. 7, when Sydney's Pride Parade takes place. The NSGEU's Human Rights Committee is calling on all our members from across Cape Breton to march with us in the parade. It's a fun and empowering way to spend a summer's afternoon.

If you'd like to take part, or if you're also interested in helping us decorate our float, please RSVP to Human Rights Committee chair Gina Boyd. Gina.Boyd@iwk.nshealth.ca

Results of Local 480 Ratification Vote

Local 480 Bargaining Committee counted the vote on the ratification of the tentative collective agreement today (July 22).

The results were as follows:

453 total eligible voters
176 votes cast
2 spoiled
81 voted to accept
93 voted to reject

The Employer's chief negotiator, Darrell Foley is being informed.

The Bargaining Committee is scheduling a meeting in August to plan our next steps.

Halifax Pride Week

Halifax Pride Week is in full swing and for the first time ever, the Pride Flag is flying over Province House in downtown Halifax.

As always, the NSGEU will have a large, visible presence during the parade, which will wind its way through downtown Halifax on Saturday, July 24 between 1 pm and 3 pm. “It is really a lot of fun,” says Don Goss, a clerk at the Halifax offices of the Education Department, and the NSGEU's Second Vice President.

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Letter to PC Candidate Jamie Baillie on PSSP

Joan Jessome

A second letter to the editor by PC Candidate Jamie Baillie prompted President Jessome to write directly to him instead of sending another letter to the editor. She wonders what his real position is about the PSSP: Does he really think members have not contributed to the recent changes? Would he make drastic cuts to benefits? Is he committed to expanding workplace pension coverage? Does he have other ideas for improving retirement security?

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