The Nova Scotia Nurses Union (NSNU) has chimed-in on the debate over the essential services legislation introduced last night by the McNeil government. President Janet Hazelton says her group has bargained new contracts without conciliation or interference for more than 30 years. She says the right to strike not only encourages the employer to negotiate a contract.
Hazleton says the legislation, also known as Bill-37 takes away the right to strike and will make future contract negotiations very one sided, favoring the employer. The NSNU represents nurses all along the South Shore to Yarmouth, through the Annapolis Valley and back to Halifax.
