A 30th Nova Scotia long term care home is joining an ongoing strike that began 11 days ago.
The minister of seniors and long-term care said Thursday no new talks with the union have been scheduled.
Essential services are being maintained, but physiotherapists, occupational therapists and recreational therapists are not reporting to work.
Other striking workers include nurses, continuing-care assistants and housekeeping staff.
CUPE issued a statement saying more than 100 workers from Lunenburg Home for Special Care have given their 48-hour notice to join about 2,900 other workers on picket lines.
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The union says its fighting to ensure long-term care workers earn a living wage.
Collective agreements for these workers expired in 2023.
Barbara Adams, Nova Scotia’s long-term care minister, says the government is offering pay increases of at least 12 per cent over four years, while some workers would see pay bumps of 24 per cent.
There’s also a 70 per cent increase in shift and weekend premiums.
It also includes money to set up a defined benefit pension plan for workers at facilities that currently don’t have this benefit.
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