Halifax mom forced to keep her son home from school during CUPE strike

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Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender says that the provincial government needs to come back to the bargaining table and give the workers a fair deal. She acknowledged that the other CUPE locals across the province were able to have their deals ratified across the provinces but says it’s not a mistake that Halifax is the lone holdout.

“The cost of living is highest in HRM, and I think what we hear from these workers is that they continue to struggle, and we know from a larger perspective that people in the wage band that these CUPE workers are in, are struggling to find housing and are struggling with food security,” said Chender.

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