http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/13703/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/talk-profit-home-care-worries-nova-scotia-nurses-u/32190 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_6534_res_0.jpg" alt="" title="Janet Hazelton (far right), president of the NS Nurses Union, during on of the many fall rallies at the legislature. Hazelton worries that introducing for-profits into home-care will cause uncertainty for nurses and reduce quality of care. photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(K&#39;JIPUKTUK), HALIFAX -&nbsp;The Liberal government is considering opening up more home-care services to for-profit companies as part of its strategy to cut costs.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/talk-profit-home-care-worries-nova-scotia-nurses-u/32190" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/talk-profit-home-care-worries-nova-scotia-nurses-u/32190#comments Robert Devet Health Labour Austerity budget cuts home-care Janet Hazelton Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nurses Union NSNU Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:43:34 +0000 Robert DeVet 32190 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/healthcare-workers-want-stay-their-own-union/31768 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Legislation to merge District Health Authorities also imposes specific unions on workers </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_6322.jpg" alt="" title="They are angry. Janet Hazelton of the NSNU, Rick Clarke of the NS Federation of Labour, Danny Cavanagh of CUPE NS, Corey Vermey of Unifor, and Joan Jessome of the NSGEU held a press conference on the steps of Province House to protest new legislation that imposes specific unions on healthcare workers. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(K&#39;JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX -&nbsp; This Monday Nova Scotia&#39;s Health Minister Leo Glavine will introduce legislation that dictates to healthcare workers which union they must belong to.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/healthcare-workers-want-stay-their-own-union/31768" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/healthcare-workers-want-stay-their-own-union/31768#comments Robert Devet Labour CUPE Halifax healthcare Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nurses Union NSGEU unifor Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:50:35 +0000 Robert DeVet 31768 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca