B.C. Nurses’ Union agrees to halt job action to review mediation proposal
“Our members changed the conversation by forcing government and health employers to confront the realities of nursing and the challenges facing our public health-care system.”No details of the recommendations have been released.
- ▪“Our members changed the conversation by forcing government and health employers to confront the realities of nursing and the challenges facing our public health-care system.”No details of the recommendations have been released.
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Open this photo in gallery:BC Nurses' Union president Adriane Gear speaks as union members picket outside Surrey Memorial Hospital on July 9.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal that could end its weeks-long strike action. The BC Nurses’ Union says in a statement that its bargaining agent has accepted the recommendations for settlement from mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, and all job action will cease as of midnight Friday.The union says its members will review the offer, while outstanding issues on compensation are anticipated to move to binding arbitration this fall.Nurses have been conducting strike action since the…
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