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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY January 16 - 31, 2019
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Nurses Vote in Favour of
Three-Year Provincial
Agreement
BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU)
members have voted in favour of
the tentative 2019-2022 provincial
agreement reached between the
Nurses’ Bargaining Association
(NBA) and the Health Employers
Association of BC (HEABC).
More than 21,000 ballots were
cast with 54 per cent of nurses
voting to ratify the three-year deal
that was reached in November
2018. The vote was held on
January 21 at unionized work
sites across the province.
“I believe we have negotiated
an innovative contract that will
make a positive impact on the
working lives of our members
and the patients in their care.
However, nurses have sent a clear
message to the government that
they are skeptical real change
will come,” says BCNU President
Christine Sorensen.
Results from a 2017 province-
wide BCNU member survey
showed that staffing and workload
were two of the most critical
areas of focus for the bargaining
committee to bring to the table.
As a result, health authorities
across the province now have
a number of incentives to hire
more nurses, especially during
the first year of this agreement.
The intended outcome is more
nurses in the system, and less
workload pressure which will lead
to greater opportunities for nurses
to provide the level of quality, safe
patient care they are licensed and
educated to do.
“Unsustainable
workload
coupled with a systemic nursing
shortage has a direct impact on
a nurse’s ability to provide safe
patient care. Our members have
spoken. While more needs to be
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done, this contract is a step in the
right direction,” says Sorensen.
“It is now time for the union and
employers to bring this language
to life, and make real changes
where our members and our
patients need it most – our health
care system.”
The contract comes into effect
April 1, 2019 and expires March
31, 2022.
A detailed summary of this
agreement can be found in a
special edition of the BCNU
Update magazine.