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City workers eye Moncton Council raises

Moncton city workers are looking at the raises city councillors gave themselves with an eye to future contract talks.

Their current contract doesn’t expire until the end of 2018…but the negotiations for the 200 workers begin next month with initial positions tabled.

Negotiator Larry Gagnon of P-SAC which represents the City Hall Employees Association, told the Times and Transcript the union certainly isn’t looking for the 35% raise councillors voted for themselves. But he says they will look to see if any part of it is applicable to the workers.

Nursing homes concerned about provincial accounting changes

Nursing homes are fighting back against what they feel is a power grab by the Gallant Government.

The government has decided to fold the assets of 60 nonprofit homes into the province’s books. Auditor General Kim MacPherson told a legislature committee it’s not intended to infringe on the normal day-to-day operations of these nursing homes and non-profit boards. It’s just an accounting thing.

Michael Keating, executive director of the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes, however, told the Telegraph-Journal the homes feel angry, hurt and confused by what they see as a power grab that threatens their independence and control. They’re preparing to challenge the government in court.