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CUPE Issues 48-Hour Strike Notice Over Nova Scotia Pay Deal

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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CUPE’s Nova Scotia support workers’ union will issue a 48-hour strike notice Friday if no deal is reached.
The union demands a minimum $3.50 hourly wage increase over four years, raising pay to $24.
If negotiations fail, a provincewide strike will begin Monday, Nov. 2, disrupting schools across Nova Scotia.
Council chair Nelson Scott said members want a livable wage and prefer avoiding job action to keep schools operating.

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CUPE’s Nova Scotia support workers’ union will issue a 48-hour strike notice Friday if no deal is reached.
The union demands a minimum $3.50 hourly wage increase over four years, raising pay to $24.
If negotiations fail, a provincewide strike will begin Monday, Nov. 2, disrupting schools across Nova Scotia.
Council chair Nelson Scott said members want a livable wage and prefer avoiding job action to keep schools operating.