Nova Scotia still working out how to pay about $470 million to workers

Nova Scotia will pay about $470 million to public sector workers, who work for the government or public services. In 2015, a law called Bill 148 stopped their pay from rising for two years. It limited raises for two more. In February, a judge said the law broke workers' right to bargain, or negotiate, together in unions. A court order on November 9 says about 81,000 workers must be paid by December 31, 2027. Each could get up to $5,000. Finance Minister John Lohr says the province is still working out how to pay. Non-union workers will not be paid.