Sometimes the line between federally regulated and provincially regulated businesses can be a little blurry. That’s what happened recently in a case involving a worker in Nova Scotia who was …
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Workplace News
Unifor calls for all-party support in Nova Scotia of opposition NDP bill that would ban use of replacement workers
Unifor is calling for all political parties in Nova Scotia to lineup behind legislation from the NDP that would amend the Trade Union Act and ban the use of replacement …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Nova Scotia advances towards greater accessibility following independent review
Nova Scotia is taking significant steps to enhance accessibility across the province, following the recommendations from the first independent review of its Accessibility Act, the government said. Brad Johns, the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal restores arbitrator’s ruling in contentious fight between UFCW, Sproule Lumber
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has reinstated an arbitrator’s original ruling involving Sproule Lumber and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) after it was overturned by a …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Unifor accuses CN Autoport of using legal maneuvers to intimidate workers amid strike
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, has issued a strong condemnation against CN Autoport, accusing the company of resorting to legal tactics to harass and intimidate workers participating in a …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Legislation/Press Releases
Worker dies following incident at the Irving Halifax Shipyard
A worker affiliated with Unifor MWF Local 1 has died following an incident at the Irving Halifax Shipyard on Feb. 19, prompting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the …
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Three new justices have been appointed to Nova Scotia’s appellate and supreme courts. Justice Robin Gogan, previously of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, ascends to the Nova Scotia Court …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nova Scotia health worker who said she was unfairly removed from union Facebook group has DFR complaint dismissed
A staff clerk at the Nova Scotia Health Authority who said she was unfairly removed from a union Facebook group, among other charges, has had her duty of fair representation …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Construction foreman cleared of criminal charge in fatal workplace accident by Nova Scotia court
A construction site foreman has been acquitted of criminal negligence causing death in a 2018 workplace accident by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The incident, which occurred at the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board rejects former Justice employee’s union complaint over unexhausted internal appeals
The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint filed by a worker, JM, against the Nova Scotia General and Government Employees Union (NSGEU). The complaint, which centered around …