Media
Friday, April 15, 2016
Group ratifies its first contract
The New Brunswick Community College Information Technology (NBCC IT) bargaining group made history Friday by ratifying its first collective agreement.The group - represented by the New Brunswick Union (NBU) - had previously reached a tentative agreement with the employer and…
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Towards a New Health Accord
Today, March 31st, marks 12 years since the last negotiation of a Canadian Health Accord. The 2004 Accord expired in 2014, and since then Canada has been operating without an Accord. This has resulted in a patchwork system of health…
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
NBU groups sign four new collective agreements
Four groups represented by the New Brunswick Union (NBU) made their new collective agreements official on Wednesday. Technical Inspection, Laboratory and Medical, NBCC Administrative and Program Support Services and Soutien Administratif du CCNB all participated in official signing ceremonies. For…
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Legislation would help victims of domestic violence
The New Brunswick Union (NBU) is urging the government of New Brunswick to follow Manitoba's lead and enact legislation to help victims of domestic violence.The law, which received royal assent in Manitoba on March 15, is the first of its…
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Groups vote to ratify contracts
Both the Technical Inspection and Laboratory and Medical groups represented by the New Brunswick Union (NBU) have voted to ratify new contracts. The voting process for each group ended at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15 with each one voting…
Monday, February 29, 2016
Improving a program requires cooperation
The provincial government is looking to place the management of two healthcare services - Extra-Mural Program (EMP) and 811 TeleCare - under Medavie EMS.Government currently has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Medavie to examine these options. The New Brunswick…
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Trio of groups make contracts official
Three groups represented by the New Brunswick (NBU) Union officially signed new collective agreements with their employers.Both the New Brunswick Community College (Consultation and Development) and CCNB Éducation (Consultation et Élaboration) as well as the Industrial Training and Certification Officers…
Friday, February 19, 2016
NBU reaches tentative deal for 18th group
The New Brunswick Union has reached a tentative agreement for one of its bargaining components.The Laboratory and Medical bargaining team negotiated with representatives from the provincial government and a tentative agreement was recently reached.The NBU looks forward to the next…
Friday, February 19, 2016
Technical Inspection group reaches tentative agreement
A tentative agreement has been reached between the Technical Inspection component - represented by the New Brunswick Union (NBU) - and the provincial government.Members of the Technical Inspection group include residential assessors, commercial assessors, senior valuations specialists, public health inspectors,…
Friday, February 12, 2016
Video regarding the shared risk pension plan
This video provides an introduction to the shared risk pension plan