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New polling confirms that most Nova Scotians believe long-term care workers deserve to earn a living wage, and that the government’s refusal to return to the bargaining table is putting both residents and workers at risk.

The federal government’s Spring Economic Update announced that Canada Pension Plan base contribution rates will drop from 9.9% (split between workers and employers) to 9.5% starting in 2027. They estimate this will mean a savings of about $133 per year for a worker making $70,000.

CUPE’s Extendicare Central Bargaining Table is holding strategic planning meetings in Markham this week, one month after negotiations ended with Extendicare.

CUPE says the rosier-than-expected financial picture painted in Tuesday’s Spring Economic Update means the federal government can – and should – be investing in public services and the workers who deliver them.

Front-line health care workers gathered at the Saskatchewan Legislature today to highlight new research showing that Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs) in Saskatchewan are among the lowest paid in the country, intensifying concerns about staffing shortages and the stability of the province’s health system.

The virtual registration pilot at St. Joseph’s urgent care centre is a mistake as it will discriminatorily impact vulnerable groups of people without fixing the core issue, lengthening wait-times, according to CUPE.

The Ford government must fund hospitals at their real costs to protect patient care from deteriorating. Most hospitals have significant deficits and this is causing them to eliminate thousands of positions, threatening access and quality, while lengthening wait-times.

CUPE Ontario’s Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee, HCWCC, held a round table discussion with MPPs at Queen’s Park today. The discussions focused on the challenges facing long-term care and retirement home workers in Ontario.

Long-term care workers at Valley View Villa, in Halifax, Nova Scotia represented by CUPE 2330, joined the picket line this morning, along with 24 other long-term care homes province wide.