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The Nova Scotia Council of Nursing Unions Constitution contains details on the standard operating procedures and legal responsibilities of the Council of Unions.

The contents include:

• Name and Composition
• Purpose and Objects
• Jurisdiction
• Council Executive Committee
• Operation of the Council
• Finances
• The Nova Scotia Council of Nursing Unions Negotiating Committee (“the Council Negotiating Committee”)
• Ratification and Strikes
• The Council Essential Services Committee
• Execution of the Collective Agreement
• Administration of the Collective Agreements
• Union Membership and Mobility
• Relations between Constituent Unions
• Duty of Fair Representation
• Amendment
• Interpretation
• Independent Umpire