Local 1928 members at Nova Scotia Power have been working hard since October 17 (when NSP made its announcement of its intention to outsource whole functions within its unionized workforce) to educate MLAs and friends and neighbours about impacts on service and reliability for customers, and about the possible consequences on the Nova Scotia economy with an outmigration of skilled workers, particularly Cape Breton and rural communities on the mainland.

Jeff Richardson, Business Manager for Local 1928, met with CBRM mayor Cecil Clarke yesterday and with other media outlets on the Island to make the case to protect NSP workers in Cape Breton. Read the article in the Cape Breton Post here.