Nova Scotia Care Homes on Strike for Living Wage

0:00Another long-term care home in Nova Scotia just became the 30th to join the strike that's been rolling for 11 days straight. Workers there are fed up with pay that's not cutting it anymore. The seniors and long-term care minister drop word Thursday that no fresh talks with the union are lined up anytime soon. Essential services keep humming along. But physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and recreational therapists are staying home along with nurses, continuing care assistance, and housekeeping crews. Families and folks in these homes are feeling the pinch from fewer hands on deck, even as core care holds steady. The unions all in on securing a real living wage for these frontline heroes, especially since collective agreements ran out back in 2000, 23. On the government side, they're pitching raises of at least 12% over four years, with some workers eyeing 24% bumps. That package also cranks shift and weak and premiums up 70% and throws in cash to launch

1:00defined benefit pensions where they're missing. With no negotiations on the horizon, this standoff could stretch further, testing how Nova Scotia balances care for its elders against fair pay for. Those keeping them safe. Stay informed with Canada News Today, OI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.