NSGEU Union Matters

In this Episode #6, guest host Mary Otto, President of NSGEU Local 43, speaks with NSGEU's 1st VP Sandra Mullen about the NSGEU Women's Conference, empowerment, and the 2019 Convention. Note: for our deaf members, please see http://nsgeu.ca/union-matters-podcast-6-empowering-nsgeu-women/ for a full transcript of this week's podcast.

On this week's episode of Union Matters, we sit down with labour lawyer Jill Houlihan to talk about a hot topic: weed and the workplace. Since the legalization of cannabis four short weeks ago, many employees (and employers) have been left with unanswered questions about how use of the substance - recreationally and medicinally - may affect their employment. We try to answer a few of these questio...

This week, we have a special guest host of Union Matters! Mary Otto is President of NSGEU Local 43, which represents lab workers of Canadian Blood Services in Nova Scotia. Mary also sits on NSGEU’s Political Action Committee and traveled to Ottawa at the end of October as part of a lobby effort with Bloodwatch and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union in support of Senate Bill 252, the Voluntary...

In NSGEU's third podcast, we discuss the health care crisis and the threat of privatization in Nova Scotia with guests Chris Parsons (NS Health Care Coalition) and Gordon MacDonald (Capers 4 Healthcare).

On this week’s podcast, we speak with NSGEU Employee Relations Officer Gina Boyd about the issue of domestic violence leave in Nova Scotia. This spring, the provincial government introduced legislation that includes a provision for up to ten intermittent days of unpaid leave to allow victims of domestic abuse to seek out services and supports. However, in other countries, like New Zealand and the...

In NSGEU's inaugural podcast, we discuss union education: the opportunities that are available to our members and the value of our educational courses.