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HALIFAX, NS — Early this morning, long term care workers from 22 homes submitted their 48-hour notice to strike, with more homes expected to follow suit in the following week. This first wave of the strike will see over 2,200 workers on picket lines across the province on April 13 at 7 AM.
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“Health care workers shouldn’t have to go on strike to earn a living wage,” said Ty Loppie, CUPE Long Term and Community Care Committee Communications Officer, “but that’s exactly what this government and our employers are forcing us to do. It’s not a choice any of us are making lightly, but it feels like that’s the only one we can make after years without a contract and months without any real bargaining.”
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Picket lines and other demonstrations will be held in the vicinity of the following nursing homes:
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St. Vincent’s Nursing Home
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2080 Windsor St, Halifax
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Harbourstone Enhanced Care
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84 Kenwood Dr, Sydney River
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Ocean View Continuing Care
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1909 Caldwell Rd, Dartmouth
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Admiral Long Term Care Centre
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30 Fairfax Dr, Halifax
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Maplestone Enhanced Care
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245 Main Ave, Halifax
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Alderwood Guest Home
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89 Alderwood Ln, Baddeck
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Richmond Villa
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9361 Pepperell, St. Peter’s
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Bayside Home
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3588 Nova Scotia Trunk 3, Barrington Passage
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Seaview Manor
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275 South St, Glace Bay
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Maritime Odd Fellows
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739 E River Rd, New Glasgow
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Queen’s Manor
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20 Hollands Dr, Liverpool
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St. Joseph’s Villa de Lac
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255 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Dayton
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Roseway Manor
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1604 Lake Rd, Shelburne
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The Birches
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7702 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Musquodoboit Harbour
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Surf Lodge
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73 Howe St, Lockeport
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Ivy Meadows
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125 Knowles Crescent, Beaver Bank
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Glasgow Hall
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82 Baker Dr, Dartmouth
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Celtic Court
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16 St Anthony Dr, Membertou
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Bisset Court
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74 Chameau Cres, Dartmouth
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St. Anne Nursing Care Centre
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2313 NS-206, Arichat
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Ryan Hall
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313 Hollingsworth Dr, Bridgewater
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The Meadows
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339 Pleasant St, Yarmouth
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Contacts
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For more information, please contact:
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Kim Cail
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CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator
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(782) 233-4592
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