My Cape Breton Home Senior Care Workers Vote to Strike

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Article contentSYDNEY, NS — Yet another Sydney long term care home, My Cape Breton Home for Seniors, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 5137, voted 98% in favour of a strike mandate last week, citing low wages and recruitment and retention issues.Sign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle content“We took this vote to send a message: we’re ready to fight for what we deserve,” said CUPE 5137 President Bernice Miles. “No one wants to go on strike, we want to keep working and caring for our residents to the best of our abilities, but the government needs to realize they can’t keep paying us the bare minimum. That won’t keep people in these jobs, or encourage people to apply, and we’re done pretending it will.”Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentArticle contentLong term care workers in Nova Scotia are the lowest paid in Atlantic Canada, with several classifications, such as cooks and ward clerks, making under $20 an hour. Recent collective agreements in other provinces such as Prince Edward Island have resulted in a nearly $10 an hour wage difference for classifications such as dietary aides.Article contentTop StoriesGet the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.Sign UpBy signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againInterested in more newsletters? Browse here.Article content“Houston and his government seem comfortable leaving Nova Scotians at the bottom,” observed CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator Tammy Martin, “but these workers aren’t. So, they’re going to keep fighting for what they deserve.”Article content:so/cope491Article contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentView source version on businesswire.com: Article content https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251217337220/en/Article contentArticle contentContactsArticle contentBernice Miles CUPE 5137 President 902-577-7215Article contentTammy Martin CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator 902-577-2463Article contentHaseena Manek CUPE Atlantic Communications Representative hmanek@cupe.ca#distroArticle contentTrending 'Why let one person in the States change your life?' For Canadian snowbirds, the stay or go dilemma gets complicated Real Estate Is a $2.75 million portfolio enough for Halifax empty nesters to retire early?

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