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Halifax Labour Day 2010 — March, Rally & BBQ Picnic
Date: Monday September 6th, 2010
Time: Gather at 10:30am, March at 11:00am, Rally and BBQ will follow
Location: South Common Triangle, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Guest Speakers:
• Darrell Dexter, Nova Scotia Premier
• Megan Leslie, MP for Halifax
• Rick Clarke, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, and
• Donna Mendes, Chair of the Labour Council's Human Rights and Anti-Racism Committee.
Music in the afternoon featuring Norma MacDonald as well as Joe Murphy and the Water Street Blues Band.
There will be face painting, cotton candy and snow cones for the kids! Hotdogs, hamburgers, pop and fun for all!
View Halifax Labour Day 2010 at the South Commons Triangle in a larger map
Please Note: In the event of severe / inclement weather this weekend.
The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council will have an outgoing voicemail on their telephone — 902.453.2074 indicating any event cancellation if needed by 8am on Monday.
Deputy Sheriffs Rally
NSGEU President Joan Jessome interviewed in front of the Courthouse on Spring Garden Road during a rally to support Deputy Sheriffs.
Groups of NSGEU members rallied in front of courthouses in Halifax and Sydney to support the union's Deputy Sheriffs, who are fighting to prevent dangerous cuts to their hours.
The two rallies — one outside of the Provincial Court on Spring Garden Road, and the other outside the Sydney Justice Centre on Charlotte Street — drew plenty of coverage in daily newspapers in both cities. In Halifax, the Chronicle Herald ran a story and picture on Page 4 and Metro ran a story on Page 6. In Sydney, the Cape Breton Post ran a story and picture, and the rally was featured on the newscasts of Eagle 103.5FM (http://www.eagle1035.com/news.asp?mn=6&id=351).
NSGEU Rally to Support Deputy Sheriffs
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12pm - 1pm
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Sydney: Sydney Justice Centre, 136 Charlotte St.
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Halifax: Spring Garden Courthouse, 5250 Spring Garden Rd.
The employer (government) announced earlier this summer that they were reducing or eliminating the hours of 24 Deputy Sheriffs (10 permanent positions and 14 term positions). Some Deputy Sheriffs had their hours reduced by as much as 100%, 80% and 50%.
This is unacceptable and unnecessary. We believe there is a solution to reinstate their hours.
We expect to have a meeting scheduled over the next couple of days, with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Justice to address the reduction of hours.
NSGEU Civil Service Membership Vote to Accept Tentative Agreement
In light of the government's ongoing program review, the membership has voted in favour of an agreement that includes improved job security language, improved vacation and health & safety language and other improvements in language.
The bargaining committee and council believe the most important accomplishments in the agreement have to do with job security. In the spring, the government announced it planned to cut Civil Service ranks by 10 per cent. They said this would be done through attrition and voluntary retirement. To help ensure members are not unfairly pushed out of the Civil Service, the agreement includes enhanced job security language.
Members of the Civil Service Bargaining Team stand for a photo after counting the vote on the tentative agreement.
Back Row: From Left to Right: Keiren Tompkins (NSGEU Executive Director and Chief Negotiator), Paul Hagan (Vice-Chair, PR), Stephen Newson (Chair, PR), Darrell Hingley (Vice-Chair, TE), Joan Jessome (NSGEU President). Front Row: Linda Keizer (NSGEU Administrative Assistant), Beth Hingley (Vice-Chair, Clerical), Meg Campbell (Chair, TE), (missing, Carol Ann Gaudet (Chair, Clerical)
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