B.C. Nurses Vote 67 per Cent to Reject Tentative Deal in ‘Frustration,’ Union Says
The rejection leaves the union to consult members on next steps after a deal that would have raised pay 12% over four years.
- Nurses rejected the tentative agreement reached with the Nurses Bargaining Association on May 22, with 67 per cent of members voting against the deal.
- Ten days before the deal was announced, 98.2 per cent of the NBA's more than 50,000 members voted to authorize job action, establishing one of the strongest bargaining mandates in Canadian labour history.
- BCNU President Adriane Gear said the vote reflects "frustration" with pressures facing the profession, noting it was about having "agency" and the opportunity to make their voices heard.
- The rejected agreement would have provided a 12-per-cent raise over four years; the NBA bargaining committee will engage with members in the coming days to determine next steps.
- Nurses care deeply about patients, but the conditions they are working under cannot continue, Gear said, noting the public sees crowded emergency departments and long waits for care.
25 Articles
25 Articles
Bowen Island Undercurrent
B.C. nurses vote 67 per cent to reject tentative deal in 'frustration,' union says
VANCOUVER — Members of the union representing 60,000 British Columbia nurses have voted to reject a tentative contract deal in what the union says reflects "growing frustration" with the pressures facing the nursing profession.
B.C. nurses vote 67 per cent to reject tentative deal in ‘frustration,’ union says
VANCOUVER — Members of the union representing 60,000 British Columbia nurses have voted to reject a tentative contract deal in what the union says reflects "growing frustration" with the pressures facing the nursing profession. The BC Nurses' Union says in a statement issued Friday that members voted 67 per cent to reject the agreement that had been reached between its bargaining committee and the provincial health employer last month. "The resu…
Rocky Mountain Outlook
B.C. nurses vote 67 per cent to reject tentative deal reached by union and employer
VANCOUVER — Members of the union representing 60,000 British Columbia nurses have voted to reject a tentative contract deal bargained between their union and the provincial health employer.
B.C. nurses vote 67% to reject recently negotiated tentative collective agreement - Creston Valley Advance
B.C.’s nurses have voted to reject the tentative deal negotiated between their union and the Health Employers’ Association on May 22. The union’s president said the vote — 67 per cent of members rejected the deal — shows the “frustration” members have with pressures facing the profession. “For many nurses, this vote was about more than the terms of a collective agreement,” BCNU President Adriane Gear said in a Friday afternoon (June 19) news rel…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 87% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
