Seventy-five food service workers at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton all of them members of CUPE Local 2266 have been issued layoff notices, according to the union.
The Higgs government found itself embroiled in yet another language controversy Friday after leaked documents revealed it had looked at eliminating the dual school bus system in favour of a single, privatized service.
After missing several deadlines, the New Brunswick government says some of its employees owed back pay under new collective agreements may not see the money until next month.
Bus drivers and school custodians have ratified a collective agreement with the New Brunswick government, the last school union local to do so after a strike last fall.