Highways

Contracted-in NS road work cuts costs in half

Nov 23, 2011 02:48 PM New figures released by the Nova Scotia government show major savings from bringing road maintenance work back in-house. Members of CUPE 1867 campaigned for the three-year pilot project to chip seal roads, knowing they could do the work well, and save tax dollars.

Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation distorting asphalt figures – CUPE NS

Mar 11, 2011 10:18 AM CUPE Nova Scotia President Danny Cavanagh says the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) is distorting figures and misleading Nova Scotians about a provincial government plan to bring some highway work in house,

Nova Scotia Highway Workers’ Union welcomes government figures on asphalt initiative

Mar 2, 2011 02:43 PM The Nova Scotia Highway Workers’ Union welocmes the provincial government’s release of figures which show big savings from bringing some of the province’s asphalt and chip seal work in house.

Nova Scotia Highway Workers’ Union welcomes asphalt initiative

Feb 4, 2011 02:41 PM The Nova Scotia Highway Workers’ Union welcomes the government’s initiative to bring some of the province’s asphalt and chip seal work in house.

N.S. transportation minister needs to explain how private highway would not be a toll highway

Nov 27, 2008 01:28 PM (Halifax) – With the recent debacle on Nova Scotia’s only toll highway still fresh in people’s minds, the Canadian Union of Public Employees is questioning the MacDonald government’s pursuit of yet another private highway.

Private highways are highway robbery says CUPE NS president

Jul 31, 2008 02:36 PM The president of CUPE Nova Scotia, Danny Cavanagh, says taxpayers should be very concerned that the government is looking to build a private highway.

Highway worker killed in tragedy

Aug 29, 2007 02:10 PM FREDERICTON – The Union representing highway workers is deeply saddened by the death of one of its members yesterday.

Hwy 407 hikes tolls – again

Jan 31, 2007 03:58 PM On Feb. 1, Toronto-area drivers will be hit with yet another increase in tolls on the privately-operated Highway 407. The hikes come on top of earlier increases ranging from 30 to 200 per cent, depending on time of day.

President of the Nova Scotia Highway Workers Union says, "Fewer workers means normal maintenance will not get done properly"

Aug 9, 2006 02:58 PM CUPE Local 1867 President Gareth Drinnan says the early layoffs of the seasonal employees in Beechville will result in less basic maintenance being done and warns it may be more costly to fix down the road.

CUPE 1190 and N.B. government reach tentative agreement

Jul 20, 2006 10:12 AM

FREDERICTON – Members of New Brunswick's CUPE 1190 (general labour and trades, part I) will vote as soon as possible on a tentative agreement reached earlier this week.