N.S. premier says he will consider binding arbitration to avoid college strike

by E Wayne Ross on November 14, 2009

Canadian Press: N.S. premier says he will consider binding arbitration to avoid college strike

HALIFAX, N.S. — Nova Scotia’s fledgling NDP government is facing its first real test on the labour front, the outcome of which will come under close scrutiny as hundreds of public sector contracts come up for renewal in the months ahead.

With the province’s 900 community college faculty and staff poised to strike Oct. 20, Premier Darrell Dexter pledged Friday to review a union proposal for binding arbitration.