NAPE is encouraged by what it’s been hearing from the current provincial government regarding the importance of the public sector.

Jerry Earle says among the issues he will be impressing on Premier Tony Wakeham as he prepares for his first budget in the spring is recruitment and retention.

“How do we keep the workers that we have in the system and stop the bleed?” asks Earle. And among the vacancies they now have, “how do we attract people to come into this workplace and deliver these services?”