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Nearly 100 library workers across three school districts in New Brunswick are once again fighting for their jobs.
Notice came just hours before Thanksgiving weekend
Allyson McCormack · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 14, 2025 5:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
Theresa McAllister, president of Local 2745 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, said the notices came in right before the long weekend. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)
Nearly 100 library workers across three school districts in New Brunswick are once again fighting for their jobs.
Layoff notices went out Friday, just before the Thanksgiving weekend.
It’s the latest move in a months-long battle between the provincial government and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
“I guess they want to go and fight this out for a third time,” said Theresa McAllister, president of Local 2745 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
That fight began after the original layoffs in April, when the districts said they had to make up for a $43 million budget shortfall from the province.
In July, the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board sided with the workers and found the government violated its duty under labour laws to bargain in good faith, negotiating contracts knowing layoffs were looming.
The province was ordered to reverse library staff layoffs and a decision to reduce the working hours of school administrative assistants.
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