The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has announced a temporary agreement to end a multi-week strike involving long-term care workers in Nova Scotia.

加拿大公共雇員聯合會 (CUPE) 已宣布達成一项临时协议，以结束新斯科舍省长期护理工作人员持续数周的罢工。

The strike began on April 13 and lasted for about eight weeks, affecting approximately 3,600 employees across 36 care facilities. This group includes nurses, care assistants, cleaning staff, and therapists. Both the provincial government and the union emphasized that essential services were maintained; however, there was a noticeable decrease in hours for occupational, recreational, and physiotherapy services.

罷工始於 4 月 13 日，持續約八週，影響了 36 個護理機構約 3,600 名員工。該群體包括護理師、護理助理、清潔人員及治療師。省政府與工會均強調基本服務得以維持；然而，職業治療、康樂及物理治療服務的時數明顯減少。

For the agreement to become official, it must go through a specific voting process. First, members at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home must approve the deal. The union hopes to complete this within 72 hours, although they have up to 10 days. If this first vote is successful, the agreement will be offered to all other local branches that have finished their negotiations. If the members do not approve the deal, the workers will return to the picket lines.

為了使協議正式生效，必須經過特定的投票程序。首先，St. Vincent’s Nursing Home 的成員必須批准該協議。工會希望在 72 小時內完成，儘管他們最多有 10 天的時間。如果首次投票成功，協議將提供給所有已完成談判的其他地方分會。如果成員不批准該協議，工作人員將重新回到糾察線。

Regarding the financial details, the government's latest offer included pay raises between 12% and 24% over four years, as well as a 70% increase in weekend and shift bonuses. Furthermore, the proposal included new pension plans for eligible facilities. Despite these offers, CUPE asserted that the projected hourly rate of $23.57 for the lowest-paid workers by 2028 is still lower than the current provincial living wage.

關於財務細節，政府最新的方案包括四年內加薪 12% 至 24%，以及周末和輪班津貼增加 70%。此外，該提案還包括為合資格機構提供新的退休金計劃。儘管有這些方案，CUPE 主張到 2028 年最低薪員工的預計時薪 23.57 美元仍低於目前省內的生活工資。

Workers are expected to return to their jobs on Monday, provided that the temporary agreement is officially approved.

只要臨時協議正式獲得批准，預計工作人員將於週一返回崗位。