{"id":46451,"date":"2024-03-17T22:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/nova-scotia-community-college-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-staff-halifax\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T22:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:29:48","slug":"nova-scotia-community-college-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-staff-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/nova-scotia-community-college-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-staff-halifax\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Community College reaches tentative agreement with staff &#8211; Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=beigjoens#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=beigjoens#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Classes at Nova Scotia Community Colleges (NSCC) campuses will continue as usual on Monday morning, as the college and the union representing staff members reached a tentative collective agreement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In an NSCC release, it was announced that the college will remain open across the province as classes, courses, and student services adhere to regular schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Atlantic Academic Union (AAU), representing more than 1,000 staff members, entered a legal strike position and was expected to hit picket lines on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked hard to understand our different perspectives while pushing to ensure the most equitable offer that would also acknowledge the economic realities of our members,\u201d lead union negotiator Susan Thompson Graham said in a statement. \u201cThese are new agreements that set us on a positive path.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking news from Canada and around the world<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t sent to your email, as it happens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking news from Canada and around the world<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t sent to your email, as it happens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The college\u2019s statement noted that the union will be recommending its members accept the tentative agreement and will schedule a ratification vote this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a statement, NSCC president Don Bureaux said these recent agreements are \u201copportunities to strengthen the learning environment for students and employees today and in the future. 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There are new tax reporting rules to know<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>The community college said details of the agreement won\u2019t be made available until the process has been ratified.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10364658_65f767e0c587c\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10364658\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10364658\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10364658_65f767e0c587c\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Nova Scotia Community College faculty poised to strike next week'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k9fx6s25kr-9hmh7ozk64\/HAL_studstrik_031524.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k9fx6s25kr-9hmh7ozk64\/HAL_studstrik_031524.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k9fx6s25kr-9hmh7ozk64\/HAL_studstrik_031524.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k9fx6s25kr-9hmh7ozk64\/HAL_studstrik_031524.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:52<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Nova Scotia Community College faculty poised to strike next week<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size Classes at Nova Scotia Community Colleges (NSCC) campuses will continue as usual on Monday morning, as the college and the union representing staff members reached a tentative collective agreement on Sunday. 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