Alberta Signs Landmark Agreement with Nurses, Focuses on Rural Recruitment

Alberta Signs Landmark Agreement with Nurses, Focuses on Rural Recruitment

Alberta Nurses Secure Pay Raise in New Contract Alberta nurses will see a significant pay raise following the ratification of a new four-year collective agreement with the province. The new contract makes them the highest paid nurses in Canada. The deal, negotiated between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA), includes an immediate 15 per cent salary increase, with an additional five per cent phased in over the te…