News Releases
Monday, January 25, 2021
Al Mullin was a champion for workers
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
A look back at 2020
Things rarely go as planned.And 2020 was no exception. A global pandemic, lockdowns, social distancing and many more challenges were all part of the past 12 months.For the New Brunswick Union, this year marked its 50th anniversary and there were…
Monday, December 21, 2020
Reports on Special Care homes troubling
There’s an old saying: When someone shows you who they are, believe it.The same holds true for governments. We had hoped that unlike his Conservative counterparts in other provinces, the Premier Higgs-led government wouldn’t prioritize profits of corporations over people.…
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Carleton-Kirk members vote in favour of tentative agreement
Members of the Carleton-Kirk component – represented by the New Brunswick Union (NBU) – voted in favour of accepting a tentative agreement on a new contract.The vote was held on Dec. 7.“Members have shown exceptional patience in getting to this…
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Loch Lomond Villa members sign new deal
The members of the Loch Lomond Villa component, represented by the New Brunswick Union, signed its new collective bargaining agreement.The deal became official on Nov. 26 after members of the both bargaining teams signed the contract.This marks the end of…
Monday, November 30, 2020
Child care could be key to short and long-term recovery
A new report from the Centre for Future Work is once again demonstrating that New Brunswick would benefit greatly from the implementation of a national child care system.According to the study by economist Jim Stanford:A universal national early learning and…
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Province needs to put people first
Friday, November 20, 2020
Lessons learned
The Higgs government is leaning heavily on what it says it learned from fighting COVID-19 as it charts a path to a post-pandemic future.This is the first line from the CBC New Brunswick story regarding the Throne Speech outlining Premier…
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Who will government listen to?
Monday, November 9, 2020
Scholarship and bursary recipients announced
The New Brunswick Union is proud to announce the recipients of its scholarships and bursaries for 2020.A total of 10 recipients were announced.“Being able to help our members and their families further their education is very important to our union,”…