Oakwood Terrace 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 contentDARTMOUTH, NS — Long term care workers from Oakwood Terrace, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 2774, voted 97% in favour of a strike mandate last week, joining 20 other CUPE long term care homes who’ve taken the same action in the last month.Sign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle content“Enough is enough,” said CUPE 2774 President Merissa Dawson. “We, as long term care workers, are tired. Tired of not having enough funding for accurate or reasonable staff-to-resident ratios that allow us to provide proper care to each resident, of stretching paycheques that constantly feel like they’re shrinking, of the government ignoring our cries for help. We hope this sends a message, like all the other overwhelmingly positive strike votes have, that we’re ready to stand up and fight for what we deserve.”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 contentCUPE long term care workers have been working under an expired collective agreement for two years, which has resulted in their wages stagnating as the rest of Atlantic Canada continued to increase. They are fighting for wage increases, among other contract changes, to ease the burden of the ever-rising cost of living and improve recruitment to ease understaffing issues.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“The cost of living keeps going up—food, rent, electricity—nothing is going down. Other provinces have realized they need to increase the wages of their long term care workers so they can keep up, it’s time Nova Scotia does the same,” said CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator Tammy Martin.Article content:so/cope491Article contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentView source version on businesswire.com: Article content https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251212435190/en/Article contentArticle contentContactsArticle contentFor more information, please contactArticle content:Article contentArticle contentMerissa DawsonArticle contentArticle contentCUPE 2774 PresidentArticle contentArticle content902-802-4268Article contentTammy Martin CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator 902-577-2463Article contentTaylor Johnston CUPE Atlantic Communications Representative tjohnston@cupe.ca#distroArticle contentTrending CRA penalized taxpayer for repeated failure to report income Personal Finance Canadian economy could face a rocky start to 2026 News Posthaste: Canadian investors love the Big Six banks more than is good for them, this adviser says News Couple's TFSAs, RRSPs and non-registered accounts are 90% equities. Should they be more conservative toward retirement?

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