Expressions of Interest – NSSBCU Communications Officer

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Expression of Interest – Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions
Communications Officer

The Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) is seeking an engaged member to fill the member-at-large role of Communications Officer. The term of this position is until the next Annual General Meeting of the NSSBCU in November 2024.
The responsibilities of this role shall include:
• Be responsible for all aspects of the Council’s website and/or social media.
• Update the website and/or social media, as necessary, to provide the membership with current information, resources and campaigns.
• Post upcoming events and announcements in a timely manner.
• Attend Council meetings (regular and special) and provide updates on social media activity.
• Answer or seek directions from the Council as appropriate regarding correspondence received through social media.
• Keep on file all electronic copies and resources used on the website and/or social media.
• Maintain and update, as necessary, database of affiliate local membership email contact lists.
• Assist with tasks as directed by Council.
• On termination of this office, surrender all files and property of the Council to his/her successor and arrange resetting of all passwords.

Interested members should send an email including the following information:
• Name, local number, email address, preferred telephone number.
• Current or previous experience in a union role.
• Describe your communications experience (both with your local and externally).
• Describe how your communications experience fits with the responsibilities of the role.
• Which social networking and communications applications do you have experience with? Please provide some details as to your working knowledge of these applications (particularly Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, Signal, email)
• Optional – please indicate if you self identify as:
o Person with a disability;
o A woman;
o 2SLGBTQI+;
o Black or racialized person;
o First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Please submit all applications via email to your local president by Friday April 12th, 2024.
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NSSBCU Collective Agreement Update

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August 1, 2023
Collective Agreement Update from the Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions
We hope, despite the record-breaking heat and rain fall, that everyone is safe and enjoying their summer. As we reach the midpoint of the summer, your bargaining team wanted to provide an update.
Currently, we are working to prepare the now ratified collective agreement for signing by all the locals and the Employer. Once this takes place, the new collective agreement will officially come into effect, covering April 1st, 2021-March 31st, 2024, except for Local 5047, which covers August 1st, 2020-March 31, 2024.
In anticipation of the signing, the process of harmonization across the province has already begun, but it is still in the early stages. Once completed, all school support workers in the same classifications within the NSSBCU, regardless of where they live or the school they work for, will be paid the same.
Once the collective agreement is signed, the process of distributing retro pay will begin. The Employer will have applied to the treasury for the funding, so this cannot happen before the collective agreement is signed. You will receive another update once we have more information regarding timelines of payment.
Your bargaining team is working tirelessly to complete this process and we appreciate your continued support and patience.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact your local president for more information.
Gerard Matthews
Strait Regional Centre for Education,
CUPE 955