N.B. government locks out 3,000 CUPE workers as strike enters Day 3
CBC
The New Brunswick government locked out all non-designated employees in CUPE locals 1253 and 2745, including custodians, bus drivers, school library assistants and administrative support, and a number of educational assistants, on Sunday.
Schools across the province will move to online learning as of Monday and it will remain that way until the end of a CUPE strike that began Friday.
The lockout does not include designated workers, such as teachers.
Education Minister Dominic Cardy said the decision to lock out the workers came because the CUPE union has proven to be "unpredictable" in its strike actions.
Cardy said the lockout of 3,000 employees means the school cannot operate in-person classes.
The Horizon Health Network announced in a news release Saturday it initiated its patient care plan at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, in Fredericton, Oromocto Public Hospital, Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph in Perth, Upper River Valley Hospital and Miramichi Regional Hospital.
In-patient care and emergency services will not be impacted throughout the duration of the CUPE strike.
All elective and day surgeries have been cancelled.
Patients should expect delays during the strike and all visitation has been restricted.
COVID-19 assessment and vaccination clinics in Fredericton are closed.
The assessment centre in Hartland and at Ropewalk Road are also closed.
The COVID-19 assessment centre remains open, but is expected to experience delays in processing referrals for testing.
River ferry services were suspended as of Saturday morning due to the strike.
"We understand the importance of the ferry system, especially in rural New Brunswick," Mark Taylor, a spokesperson for the Department of Transportation, said in an interview with CBC News.
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