Nova Scotia Federation of Labour

10/06/2026

This week and every week, we remain so grateful for the essential work Continuing Care Assistants do in Nova Scotia.

Happy Continuing Care Assistant Week

From October 6-10, we celebrate Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) Week in Nova Scotia. It’s a time to recognize the dedication, compassion, and tireless work of our CCA members.

CCA’s go above and beyond, providing essential, hands-on care, comfort, and companionship to Nova Scotians in their homes and facilities. Your sensitivity, professionalism, and commitment to enriching the lives of others make an immeasurable difference.
To all our CCA’s, Thank you.

10/02/2026

Workers were out in Halifax earlier today rallying in defence of the right to strike!

There’s a reason corporate leaders are cheering Mark Carney’s attack on labour rights. They’ll use the proposed changes to pay workers less, cut benefits, and cut corners on workplace safety.

As MPs return to Ottawa next week, we’ve got to keep the pressure up!

10/01/2026

There will be a rally tomorrow at 12pm outside Shannon Miedema's Office, CIBC Building, 1809 Barrington Street, to defend the right to strike.

When the labour movement comes together, our collective voice is impossible to ignore. Let's fill the sidewalk on Barrington Street with the voices of working people. Please share the event details with your friends!

10/01/2026

Our President, Melissa Marsman, joined NDP Leader Avi Lewis for an affordability town hall in Dartmouth on Tuesday night.

As Melissa said that night, one tool workers can use to take back some power and improve their lives, is to form a union. Forming a union allows workers to negotiate better pay and better benefits.

Sadly, our Federal Liberal government, who cares more about shareholder profits than they do family budgets, wants to take that right away.

Thank you to Avi and the NDP for their unwavering support for working families as we fight to defend the right to strike!

09/30/2026

Today, September 30, workers across Nova Scotia and Canada are observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We honour residential school Survivors, the children who never returned home, and the families and communities who continue to live with the impacts of colonialism.

Today requires reflection, but it calls for action to. We ask workers to think about what they can do in their workplace and their community to advance Truth and Reconciliation.

Learn more by visiting the webpage for the CLC's Indigenous Rights and Justice Resource Centre. The link is in the comments below.

09/29/2026

Thank you Darren Fisher for meeting with workers earlier today to discuss our concerns with the government's plan to enshrine Section 107 and attack workers' right to strike.

If the government wants to avoid strikes, it needs to create an environment that encourages employers to bargain in good faith. Section 107 eliminates any incentive for employers to bargain fairly.

We saw this with Air Canada flight attendants, where the employer allowed negotiations to fail as a pretext for government intervention.

09/29/2026

Workers across Nova Scotia are meeting with their MPs this week and asking them to say no to the government's attack on the right to strike.

Nova Scotia has 11 Liberal MPs. They did not campaign on repealing the charter rights of workers or making families poorer. Now is the time for them to make it clear whose side they're on, working families or ultra rich shareholders.

Yesterday, NSGEU 1st VP Hugh Gillis (third from left) joined a group of union leaders from across Cape Breton to discuss serious concerns regarding Bill C39 with MP for Sydney - Glace Bay, Mike Kelloway.

Union leaders are speaking out regarding proposed changes to this labour legislation: specifically, that we want Section 107 removed. Section 107 will impact union members' right to strike, allowing the labour minister to end a legal strike and order workers back to work because it's in the overall "national interest." This would tip the scales enormously in favour of the employers, and severely hinder unions' bargaining power.

MP Kelloway agreed to take our concerns to the Atlantic Liberal Caucus for further discussion.

09/24/2026

Did you know that Nova Scotia has some of the weakest protections for workers looking to form a union? Thank you to SEIU Local 2 for your work to expose the serious gaps in Nova Scotia's labour laws!

09/24/2026

ACTRA Maritimes is seeking a full-time, temporary (up to 12 months): Business Representative at its Dartmouth office. Full Time and in office based.

Please find the details below.

Find current career openings at ACTRA or submit your resume for future employment possibilities.

09/23/2026

Melissa Marsman and other labour leaders speak to CTV about the Federal Government’s attack on the right to strike.