Faced with layoffs, nursing home workers to hold information pickets across Nova Scotia

CUPE members and supporters will hold information pickets this week to raise awareness about the impact of budget cuts to nursing homes and the quality of care for residents across the province.

The info pickets will be held Wednesday, August 17, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. and again at 3 – 4:30 p.m. in front of MLA’s offices at the following locations:

Bras d’Or
15 Alder Point Road

Glace Bay
Peoples Mall, 219 Commercial Street

Halifax
1894 Barrington Street

Louisdale
Richmond Industrial Mall

New Waterford
3365 Plummer Avenue

Port Hawkesbury
323 Reeves Street

Workers received notice of layoffs, or reduced hours of work, last week at the Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home. The layoffs are the result of $6.7 million in budget cuts to long-term care announced by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.
More staffing reductions are anticipated at other nursing homes in Nova Scotia. CUPE long-term care workers across the province will continue to campaign to stop the cuts.

CUPE members, and anyone with a loved one residing in a nursing home, are also encouraged to contact their MLA and ask them to oppose these cuts to long-term care.