BC Nurses’ Union bargaining reaches impasse, preparing for strike vote - BERITAJA

Nurses successful B.C. are moving person to occupation action aft a caller ruling connected benefits pushed statement talks to a breaking point.

In an soul email obtained by BERITAJA, the BC Nurses’ Union says arbitrator Vince Ready has ruled that massage therapy sum will beryllium capped astatine conscionable complete $1,400 successful 2027 and reduced again the pursuing year.

The national says it is 1 of respective sticking points and it’s now preparing for a onslaught vote.

Their past statement expired past month.

“We’ve been gathering diligently pinch the employer for the past 8 months,” Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses’ Union, said.

“Much of the time, it’s been frustrating. Certainly, successful position of priorities, our members person wished that maintaining and ideally improving benefits is the number 1 priority, but there’s besides issues of equity successful position of entree to instruction money.”

The Health Employers Association of B.C. says it is still unfastened to talks.

B.C.’s Health Minister said she is assured that some sides will scope a woody astatine the table, adding that wellness attraction is an basal work and immoderate occupation action would beryllium limited.