HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia NDP and striking CUPE long term care workers are joining together to hold a press conference early this afternoon to speak about the impact of the government’s continued refusal to negotiate a fair deal on everyday people. “For 8 weeks, this government has ignored the calls from workers, from residents, from concerned family members that say long term care is vital, and that workers deserve a living wage,” said Long Term Care Coordinator Kim Cail. “They are ignoring constituents province-wide,
and that can’t continue.” Claudia Chender, NSNDP Leader, and Rod Wilson, MLA for Halifax-Armdale and Seniors and Long Term Care Critic, will be joined by a family member of a resident and a long term care worker. They will speak on the everyday impact this strike is having on both residents and workers alike. DATE: June 2, 2026 TIME: Noon LOCATION: 1909 Caldwell Rd, Dartmouth ( map) CUPE long term care workers have been on strike since April 13. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260602625116/en/
For more information, please contact: Kim Cail CUPE Long Term Care Coordinator 782-233-4592 Taylor Johnston CUPE Atlantic Communications Representative tjohnston@cupe.ca
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So how long is this gonna drag on?
Eight weeks already?? I don’t even live there but this feels like Canada just keeps letting people get treated like crap. Why won’t the government just sit down and negotiate.
Wait, is this strike because they won’t raise wages or because the NDP won’t agree? Sounds like everybody’s yelling but nobody’s actually talking. Also “1909 Caldwell Rd” like that’s supposed to mean something to residents??
I saw this on FB and I swear it’s like they’re refusing to negotiate “fair deal” but then the families are stuck in the middle. My cousin works in long term care and said they’re short staffed even when there isn’t a strike, so this tracks. I’m not sure why the NDP is leading the press conference though, shouldn’t CUPE and the gov be handling it quietly instead of noon meetups?