The NSGEU represents workers in over 80 locals in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU) is the largest union in the province of Nova Scotia and is the recognized bargaining agent for over 26,000 public and private sector employees.
Our members work in the civil service, school boards, universities, hospitals, liquor stores, correctional facilities, regional health boards, municipalities, and other establishments across the Province.
The NSGEU is an active affiliate of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL), the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
If you are a member of NSGEU, please take this opportunity to register and get instant access to all the latest news, services and events that affect you, your local, and your union.

You can be disciplined for postings you make on the internet, even if you make these
postings on your own time, and on websites (like Facebook, Twitter or a blog) that are
unrelated to your workplace.
Even though you have the freedom of expression, you can still be disciplined if your online behaviour harms your employer's reputation or operations.
To avoid discipline, you should not:
Violate an employer's confidentiality policy
NSGEU members and their immediate family now have access to a free legal consultation via telephone, (24 hours a day) and/or a half an hour in-office follow-up/consultation.
The NSGEU Board of Directors approved the Union's participation in the Legal Hotline service, provided by Joel E. Pink & Associates (formerly Garson Pink), for a one year period ending March 31, 2011. (The service will be reviewed at that time and possibly renewed.)
The Legal Hotline Service covers criminal, civil and family law but excludes labour law issues.
Good Neighbour Protocol Enacted in advance of Hurricane Earl
Sep 3, 2010
Deputy Sheriffs Rally
Sep 2, 2010
Temporary Vacancy — Employee Relations Officer
Sep 2, 2010
The NSGEU is holding a rally in support of the Deputy Sheriffs
Sep 1, 2010
NSGEU Rally to Support Deputy Sheriffs
Aug 27, 2010
Local 65 - Bargaining Update
Aug 27, 2010
Temporary Job Posting
Aug 25, 2010
NSGEU Civil Service Membership Vote to Accept Tentative Agreement
Aug 25, 2010
Civil Service Tentative Agreement Ratified
Aug 25, 2010
Local 480 - Stab Proof Vests a good thing but a long time coming.
Aug 13, 2010
Deputy Sheriffs: Safety is an every day issue in our workplace.
Aug 6, 2010
Letters to and from PC Leadership Candidate Jamie Baillie on PSSP
Aug 4, 2010
Local 88 - Bargaining Update
Jul 26, 2010
Local 480 - Bargaining Update
Jul 22, 2010
Local 480 Ratification Vote Results
Jul 22, 2010
Halifax Pride Week
Jul 20, 2010
NSGEU Opposes Forced Vacation Closure at IWK
Jul 16, 2010
NSGEU Calls for No Cuts to Deputy Sheriff Services
Jul 14, 2010
Local 78B - Bargaining Update
Jul 14, 2010
Letter to PC Candidate Jamie Baillie on PSSP
Jul 13, 2010
Local 16 - General Meeting
Sep 8, 2010
Local 19 - BBQ and General meeting
Sep 8, 2010
Pre-Retirement Seminar
Sep 11, 2010
Local 78B - General Meeting
Sep 14, 2010
Local 3 General Meeting
Sep 14, 2010
Local 63 - General Meeting
Sep 15, 2010
Local 246 - General Meeting
Sep 16, 2010
Board of Directors Meeting
Sep 16 - 18, 2010
South Shore Regional Council Meeting
Sep 19, 2010
Local 93 General Meeting
Sep 22, 2010
Local 97 - General Meeting
Sep 27, 2010
Pre-Retirement Seminar
Oct 2, 2010
Local 3 - General Meeting
Oct 12, 2010
Local 78B - General Meeting
Oct 12, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Oct 20, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Oct 21, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Oct 22, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Oct 23, 2010
Local 97 - General Meeting
Oct 25, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Nov 5, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Nov 6, 2010
Local 78B - General Meeting
Nov 9, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Nov 12, 2010
Pre-Retirement Seminar
Nov 13, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Nov 13, 2010
Steward Level II Workshop
Nov 19, 2010
Steward Level II Workshop
Nov 20, 2010
Local 97 - General Meeting
Nov 29, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Dec 1, 2010
New Activist Workshop
Dec 2, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Dec 3, 2010
Pre-Retirement Seminar
Dec 4, 2010
Steward Level I Workshop
Dec 4, 2010
Steward Level II Workshop
Dec 8, 2010
Steward Level II Workshop
Dec 9, 2010
Local 78B - General Meeting
Dec 14, 2010
Your local is governed by a local executive made up of a president, at least one vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, and a chief steward. To view a list of your local executive and other activists in your local please login to access your local web page.
Local documents usually consist of By-Laws and Approved Minutes of local meetings. These are presented in a .PDF file for optimum cross-platform compatibility. To view your local By-Laws, Approved Minutes, and other local related documents please login to access your local webpage.
Links to other website and places of interest can be found here. When you register and access your local's page you will be able to view a list of links provided by your local.
If links are not available, please contact your local representative for more information.
PensionsNSGEU is committed to keeping the 'pension promise' for our members, that is to say that we do everything in our power to ensure that our members have financial security in their retirement years.
Pensions are your deferred wages and they are part of your employment contract. We need to protect and develop pensions today so we won't be impoverished tomorrow. Unfortunately, most workers today — including some of our members — don't belong to a workplace pension plan.
A pension is not only important for the well being of the family in retirement, but is a recruitment and retention tool as well. Many young and experienced workers choose an employer because of the promise of a good pension plan.
A pension plan is important because it provides for financial security at retirement. The NSGEU is focused on improving the benefits for members in current pension plans and garnering access to pension plans for members who are without. We are focused on education for our members on their rights to their deferred wages and a retirement with dignity.
For all enquiries about Pension & Benefits, contact our Pension & Benefits Officer, Corinne Carey. Select her name to send her a message.
The Fact Sheet information below is provided to assist Stewards and/or Local Officers in preparing grievances on behalf of the members in their locals. Also included here are two Step 1 grievance letters, an NSGEU Incident Statement, a Steward Telephone Intake Sheet and a Grievance Form which can be downloaded and printed in a PDF format.
Please select the various links below to access each document.
Investigating Grievances Booklet
Grievance Form
Step One Grievance Letter
Extension of Time Limits for Step One Grievance
Incident Statement Form
Steward Telephone Intake Form
Union Fact Sheet
Appendix 1 — Discharge/Dismissal and Suspensions
Appendix 2 — Job Posting
Appendix 3 — Improper Pay
Appendix 4 — Overtime
Appendix 5 — Layoff
Appendix 6 — Vacations
Appendix 7 — Reassignment
Appendix 8 — Attendance
Appendix 9 — Statutory Holidays
Appendix 10 — Demotion
Appendix 11 — Harassment/Poison Workplace
Appendix 12 — Sexual Harassment
Please select the various links below to access each document.
The links below are to be used only by the Local Executive.
Please enter all relevant information regarding your event or meeting. This should include:
Please Note:
If you need to request a room at the NSGEU Head Office for your meeting, please call the LRC for availability and make your booking.
T: 902.424.4063
Toll Free: 1.877.556.7438
Regional Council meetings will not post the Local Number (unless otherwise requested), however, you will need to enter a local number to ensure that the form is sent.
If you want a list of higher benchmarks to which you want to appeal, call the Union and ask to speak to Administrative Assistant Linda Keizer and identify the benchmark you want and she will try to send you the benchmarks you need. The phone numbers here are 424.4063 or 1.877.556.7438.
There are two ways you can try to change your classification. One is the 'appeal' to a different classification, like appealing from Clerk III to Clerk IV. Or appealing from an Inspector Specialist II to III. You do this when you think your job actually should be rated as a higher classification.
The other route is when you are not grieving to a particular job, but you know that your job — its complexity, in particular — has changed a lot. That is the grievance route. To purse this, you have to be able to describe, in writing, how your job has changed significantly. Every job changes over time, so if the changes are modest and not significant, the grievance will not have the merit to proceed.
CLASSIFICATION APPEAL PROCEDURE
GRIEVANCE PROCESS
If you have good examples and documentation of how your job has changed, but you don't think there is another classification you match, you can consider the grievance route.
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