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The Council of Unions Support bargaining team is pleased to provide this update to members on progress so far towards reaching a new collective agreement.
As you are aware the mediation – arbitration agreement between the four unions, (NSGEU, NSNU, CUPE and Unifor) and the Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Children’s hospital will resolve and conclude all collective agreements for the four bargaining units in Nursing, Health Care, Support Services, and Administrative Professionals by the end of 2018.
Any issues that are not resolved at the negotiating table will go to the independent, third-party mediator-arbitrator, William Kaplan for a final and binding award.
For the support unit bargaining, Unifor is the lead union, and Jim Mott, business agent for Unifor Local 4606, is the union co-chair for the Council of Unions Support bargaining team.
The support bargaining team will meet in Sydney on August 8 and 9, 2018 to review the award from Kaplan from the health care bargaining unit, which is expected to be completed by August 4, 2018.
To ensure that all members are kept informed of our progress here are some other key dates:
- August 13, 2018 – Exchange of proposals for support unit, Unifor Halifax office.
- August 27 – 30, 2018 - Face to face for four days for support bargaining unit, Unifor Halifax office.
- Sept 18, 2018 - Kaplan hearing date for support bargaining unit.
The bargaining team has already identified three key issues specific to the support bargaining unit and will keep members informed as we work through the process.
For more information, please contact Unifor’s National Representative and lead negotiator on the bargaining team:
Susan Gill, @email
