Healthcare workers join union – UFCW 864

Eskatoni, N.S. – April 15, 2025 – UFCW Eastern Provinces Council would like to welcome 87 new members to Local 864 in Nova Scotia following a successful organizing campaign at Eskasoni Health Centre in Eskasoni, Cape Breton. 

Key concerns of the new members are increased wages, medical and dental benefits, pensions and help with lost wages, among other concerns. 

The new members are employed across 15 different positions including: youth space managers, medical transport coordinators, home care managers, home care nurse leads, clinical team leads, maintenance, land-based healing team, community health nurse leads, health services, food security, cultural support team, quality and patient safety, administrative coordinators, maternal child health coordinators and crisis supervisors.  

UFCW Local 864 is a private-sector labour union representing workers at Cavendish Farms, Atlantic Beef, UPEI, ADL, Beach Point Processing, and O’Leary Co-op. Local 864, along with Locals 1252 and 1288P, makes up the UFCW Eastern Provinces Council which represents over 5,000 workers across Atlantic Canada.

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