Nova Scotia: Long‑term care strike expands — four homes struck 23–24 April; Lunenburg to join 25 April 2026
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CUPE confirmed Grand View Manor, Magnolia Continuing Care Centre, and Shiretown and Ivey’s Terrace Nursing Homes walked out at 7 a.m. on 23 April 2026. Maple Hill Manor followed on 24 April 2026. Lunenburg Home for Special Care has now issued 48‑hour notice and could join as early as 25 April, as the union continues to press for a fair deal after talks reached impasse.
This alert was originally created on 22 April 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 24, 2026
The four CUPE-represented long‑term care homes began striking at 7 a.m. on 23 April 2026 as planned; on 24 April, CUPE said Lunenburg Home for Special Care served 48‑hour notice to join, adding another location as early as 25 April. No new talks are scheduled and roughly 3,000 workers are now on strike across Nova Scotia.
Organizers
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
- CUPE Local 5183
- CUPE Local 5165
- CUPE Local 2503
- CUPE Local 2765
Affected Locations
- Berwick, Nova Scotia
- Enfield, Nova Scotia
- Pictou, Nova Scotia
- Trenton, Nova Scotia
- New Waterford, Nova Scotia
Sources
- https://www.streetinsider.com/Business%2BWire/4%2BMore%2BLong%2BTerm%2BCare%2BHomes%2BServe%2BStrike%2BNotice/26343724.html
- https://surge105.ca/2026/04/21/144631
- https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/04/21/four-more-nova-scotia-long-term-care-homes-issue-strike-notice/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11815802/cupe-long-term-care-workers-strike-30th-home/
- https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/04/24/long-term-care-home-strikes-mounting-as-no-progress-made/
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