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NB Throne Speech - Discours du Trône du NB To see the NB economy grow and see more people choosing to live in our province, the Government must put people first. This requires improving the socioeconomic conditions of workers.... En: https://nb.cupe.ca//renewed-and-reinvented-public-service/ Fr: https://nb.scfp.ca//des-services-publics-renouveles-et-re/

Le 3 novembre, Brunswick News a rapporté que Blaine Higgs a rejeté l’appel du PM Trudeau pour établir des normes nationales de soins. Pendant ce temps, le gouvernement Ford a annoncé qu’en Ontario, il augmentera a 4 heures de soins que les résidents des foyers de soins de longue durée reçoivent chaque jour. Pourquoi le premier ministre Higgs ne peut-il pas reconnaître que les aînés du N.-B. sont aussi méritants que les Ontariens ? https://nb.scfp.ca//le-n-b-a-besoin-des-nor...mes-en-matiere/ ______ Follow the Ontario Example NB Needs Standards of Care: https://nb.cupe.ca//follow-the-ontario-example-nb-needs-s/ On November 3rd, Brunswick News reported that Blaine Higgs rejected the Prime Minister’s call to establish national standards of care. Meanwhile, in Ontario, the Ford government announced that it will increase the amount of care hours long-term care residents receive every day. Ontario just announced its plan for a 4-hours of care standard for all seniors a change that has long been called for by CUPE. Why can’t Premier Higgs recognize that our seniors are as much deserving as Ontarians are?

Recently, the NB Coalition for Pay Equity released an 86-page report to bring attention on the undervalued and underpaid work in community care. The report highlights the extent of the pay gap in this overwhelmingly female-dominated sector. The report’s findings are wholly supported by the 21 union locals that are members of the New Brunswick Community Service Unions (NBCSU), said Laurie Anderson, president of the NBCSU and herself a group home worker. The Coalition’s repor...t demonstrates that in 2020, in most classifications, community care work remains seriously underpaid by at least $8/hour. Our members, like direct caregivers, crisis interveners and home care workers, just to name a few, are not only underpaid; they don’t have enough schedule stability and predictability, said Anderson. The Throne Speech is coming on November 17. I hope Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch will work with Premier Higgs to improve public investment to make fairness a priority in the upcoming budget, said Anderson.

The Premier can fix this issue with a stroke of his pen. Regulation 84-20, which prevents abortions from being covered by Medicare when performed outside hospitals, is forcing the closure of Clinic 554. It should be repealed immediately, through a simple Order-in-Council, said Brien Watson.

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