US EditionB.C.’s paramedics union will hold strike vote next month after impasse in talks with province
More than 6,000 paramedics and dispatchers face staffing pressures and mental health risks as negotiations stall, leading to an essential services order before a possible strike.
- On Feb. 2, Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia will hold a strike vote after negotiations hit `an impasse` last week, involving more than 6,000 members.
- The union says the B.C. government's offer falls short of what members need to support themselves and protect mental health and safety, and it does not match guarantees other public sector workers have received.
- Negotiators met but Jason Jackson, President of Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia, said no positive progress was made; voting will occur electronically over two weeks with an essential services order required.
- Across the province, ambulance services face significant staffing pressures with paramedics deployed to rural, remote and Indigenous communities in British Columbia, and the union warns members are stretched to their breaking point.
- The Health Employers Association of B.C. did not immediately respond to requests for comment while the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia urged the B.C. government to `recognize the desperate situation` and work with them to find solutions.
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B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote
The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its more than 6,000 members will be taking a strike vote in early February. Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia says the vote will happen Feb. 2, after negotiations for a new collective agreement hit ...
B.C.’s paramedics union will hold strike vote next month after impasse in talks with province
The union representing B.C. paramedics and their dispatchers says its talks with the provincial government over a new contract have reached an impasse and it will be holding a strike vote early next month.
B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its more than 6,000 members will be taking a strike vote in early February. Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia says the vote will happen Feb. 2, after negotiations for a new collective agreement hit “an impasse” last week. President Jason Jackson says in a statement that the union met with the employer in an effort to advance negotiat…
B.C. paramedics to take strike vote after 'no positive progress was made'
The union representing paramedics in B.C. says negotiations remain at an impasse, so its members will be taking a strike vote starting on Feb. 2. The union said since it declared an impasse on Dec. 30, it has met with the employer to advance negotiations, however, “no positive progress was made.” The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. union says the offer falls short of what its members need to support themselves and their families, as well as protect…
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