Members of the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Workers held a sit in earlier this week at the Fredericton office for Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard.
They say since February, the employer has only bargained for 128 minutes, and CUPE says they are still waiting for a response on the union’s package.
President Sharon Teare says they would like to speak to Minister Shephard to get a commitment to produce an enhanced document she has spoken about.
Meantime, Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard is not pleased with the actions of CUPE members at her department’s office in Fredericton.
In a statement, Shephard says she is “very disappointed” that CUPE has resorted to tactics and she says these actions have resulted in bullying toward Social Development employees.
She also finds it confusing as CUPE members should be aware, the mediator has asked both sides to return to the table.
Shephard says the provincial government remains committed to productive negotiations with nursing home workers.
The mediator has suggested meeting dates of May 9th or 14th and Shephard says the government has confirmed their availability for both dates.
