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Alberta Paramedics, Other Health Professionals Vote to Accept New Contract
About 22,000 Alberta health workers approved a mediator-recommended contract with 12% wage increases and one-time market adjustments to aid recruitment and retention.
- Yesterday, members of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta voted to accept a mediator-recommended four-year collective agreement that provides 12 per cent wage increases over four years.
- After nearly two years of talks, Health Sciences Association of Alberta members confronted strike notices and planned picketing following a rejected tentative deal in September, leading to a mediator-recommended settlement.
- HSAA reported strong turnout and approval, with roughly three-quarters participation and 66.8 per cent support after a nearly weeklong vote.
- Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner said he is pleased the deal will help retain and recruit health-care workers, while HSAA President Mike Parker called it a step forward for Alberta's professionals.
- Covering roughly 22,000 workers, the deal includes paramedics, physiotherapists, addictions counsellors and occupational therapists, with many receiving one-time market-based increases on top of the 12 per cent rise.
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