B.C. Nurses' Union to End Strike, Accept Mediators' Recommendations
The mediated deal addresses workplace violence, non-nursing duties and staffing ratios after more than three weeks of rotating picket lines.
- The BCNU, representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia, accepted a mediated settlement on Friday, ending the province's longest-ever nursing strike with all job action ceasing at midnight.
- Unlike other bargaining units focused on pay, nurses prioritized working conditions and lower nurse-to-patient ratios, extending the strike to more than three weeks—the longest in British Columbia history.
- Labour mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers negotiated the recommendations, which the BCNU says address workplace violence and non-nursing duties that led members to reject a prior tentative agreement.
- Job action in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island ends Friday at midnight, though the Union did not release specific details regarding the settlement's substance.
- Members will review the offer in coming weeks, while outstanding compensation issues are anticipated to move to binding arbitration this fall, according to the BCNU.
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B.C. Nurses’ Union to end strike, accept mediators’ recommendations - Creston Valley Advance
The B.C. Nurses’ Union has agreed to end job action and accept a mediated settlement with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C. The deal was negotiated by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, the same labour mediators who successfully brought an end to last year’s public service strike. At more than three weeks, it was the longest nursing strike in B.C. history. Because many nurses operate as essential workers, job action generally included refusi…
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VANCOUVER — The 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 ...
BC’s Unionized Nurses to End Job Action Provincewide to Review Recommendations
The 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 anti…
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