B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach ‘breaking point,’ union president says
The union said 67% of members rejected a tentative agreement, and more than 50,000 nurses could begin job action Thursday.
- On Monday, the British Columbia Nurses Union filed a 72-hour strike notice to the B.C. Labour Relations Board and the Health Employers Association, union president Adriane Gear announced in Burnaby.
- The move follows a 67 per cent rejection of the recently negotiated tentative collective agreement by members, with bargaining reaching an impasse after six months.
- Earlier, 98.2 per cent of the union's more than 50,000 members voted in favour of job action, with arbitrator Vince Ready's ruling capping massage therapy benefits at $1,427.
- Nurses will be in a legal position to begin job action on Thursday, July 2, at 12:01 p.m., representing 60,000 nurses expressing resolve for systemic change.
- No immediate changes will occur before Jan. 1, 2027, when a new plan model is implemented, while members continue seeking a general wage increase.
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B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice
The union representing 60,000 nurses has issued a 72-hour strike notice just weeks after its members voted to reject a tentative contract offer. It says the action signals growing frustration by its members with the pressures facing their profession and the health-care system.
B.C. Nurses’ Union files 72-hour strike notice to labour relations board - Creston Valley Advance
Nurses in B.C. could strike as early as Thursday afternoon. The B.C. Nurses’ Union filed a 72-hour strike notice to the B.C. Labour Relations Board and the Health Employers Association of B.C., union president Adriane Gear announced Monday (June 29) in Burnaby. “I can assure you this decision was not made lightly,” Gear said. She said on Thursday, July 2, at 12:01 p.m., the nurses in the province will be in a legal position to begin job action. …
Nurses could go on strike from Thursday noon.
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach 'breaking point,' union president says
British Columbia’s nurses have reached a “breaking point” with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear said Monday. It comes just weeks after its members voted 67 per cent to reject a tentative contract offer that had been negotiated between the union’s leadership […]
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CP B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice after rejecting contract deal
BURNABY - The British Columbia Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice just weeks after its members voted to reject a tentative contract offer.
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