(Canada) Unions to launch campaign against N.S. anti-strike measures

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Unions to launch campaign against N.S. anti-strike measures

Canadian Press

August 31, 2007 at 6:16 AM EDT

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health-care unions will use the labour movement's traditional holiday weekend to roll out a public information campaign against a government move to end the right to strike.

A coalition of six unions representing 32,000 health-sector workers will launch a website (www.don'tmaketheshortagesworse.ca) on Labour Day, to be followed by a series of newspaper, television and radio ads in mid-September.

It's the opening volley in what's expected to be an ongoing battle through the fall with the province's Conservative government.

The unions also plan a major rally, most likely be held during the opening of the fall session of the legislature.

“Our message to the public, to our membership and to the government is, let's pick our battles. This is an unnecessary one, ” said Joan Jessome, president of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union.

“We need to sit down and talk about how we make health care work and how we make bargaining work.”

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