Four-Day Strike Vote Begins in B.C. Nurses' Labour Dispute with Province
About 55,000 nurses are voting on strike action after six months of bargaining produced agreement on only four proposals.
- On Friday, approximately 55,000 B.C. Nurses' Union members began voting on strike authorization after contract negotiations with the Health Employers Association of BC reached an impasse.
- Tensions escalated after arbitrator Vince Ready ruled to cap massage therapy coverage at $1,427 in 2027, a decision the union claims threatens essential benefits members rely on.
- B.C. Nurses' Union vice-president Tristan Newby reported high early-morning turnout, noting the union submitted approximately 140 bargaining proposals seeking 'bold, underlined proposals' to improve workplace safety.
- Health Minister Josie Osborne urged negotiators to 'remain at the table,' citing a recent tentative agreement with doctors as evidence that a resolution remains achievable.
- Voting concludes Monday at 9 p.m.; a majority 'yes' vote grants the union a 90-day window for job action, though officials stressed picketing is not immediate.
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The B.C. Nurses’ Union is optimistic of a high voter turnout, but also a ‘yes’ vote as members began a nearly four-day strike vote Friday (May 8). The turnout was so high in the first hours of voting Friday morning that there was a “significant slowdown” on the voting site that persisted for well over an hour, B.C. Nurses’ Union vice-president Tristan Newby told Black Press Media. He said the system could hold several thousand people voting at o…
Strike vote begins for B.C. nurses following bargaining impasse - Grand Forks Gazette
The B.C. Nurses’ Union is optimistic of a high voter turnout, but also a ‘yes’ vote as members began a nearly four-day strike vote Friday (May 8). The turnout was so high in the first hours of voting Friday morning that there was a “significant slowdown” on the voting site that persisted for well over an hour, B.C. Nurses’ Union vice-president Tristan Newby told Black Press Media. He said the system could hold several thousand people voting at o…
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The B.C. Nurses’ Union is optimistic of a high voter turnout, but also a ‘yes’ vote as members began a nearly four-day strike vote Friday (May 8). The turnout was so high in the first hours of voting Friday morning that there was a “significant slowdown” on the voting site that persisted for well over an hour, B.C. Nurses’ Union vice-president Tristan Newby told Black Press Media. He said the system could hold several thousand people voting at o…
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