There will likely be outside construction work in Nova Scotia on the Maritime Link project, which is tied to the Muskrat Falls capital project in Newfoundland and Labrador. There is a project agreement for the work in Newfoundland. In Nova Scotia, the project owner NSP Maritime Link (also referred to as Emera Newfoundland), has negotiated a similar type of agreement with IBEW International and Local 1928. Every contractor hired by NSP Maritime Link will have to work under the terms of this agreement. Construction members have been mailed a summary of this tentative agreement and the full text is available in the Members section of the website. Voting will take place on November 14 and 15.

Three additional special meetings have been set up for next week in the eastern part of the province. The first is in Stellarton on Tuesday the 29th, at 7:00pm. Port Hawkesbury is Wednesday the 30th at 4:30pm and Sydey is Wednesday the 30th (yes, the same day) at 7:30pm. All meetings are taking place at the usual locations.

In anticipation of a good turnout, the location for the unit meeting in Halifax this Thursday, October 24th, has been changed to the Comfort Inn, across the street from the union hall on Chain Lake Dr.

At a press conference this morning (10:30 am) at the Delta Halifax, Ray Larkin, Q.C.; Rick Clarke, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour; and Jeff Richardson, Business Manager IBEW Local 1928, released a statement on the merits of Nova Scotia Power's plan to outsource work.  

At a press conference this morning (10:30 am) at the Delta Halifax, Ray Larkin, Q.C.; Rick Clarke, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour; and Jeff Richardson, Business Manager IBEW Local 1928, released a statement on the merits of Nova Scotia Power's plan to outsource work.  

At a press conference this morning (10:30 am) at the Delta Halifax, Ray Larkin, Q.C.; Rick Clarke, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour; and Jeff Richardson, Business Manager IBEW Local 1928, will debate the merits of Nova Scotia Power's plan to outsource work.