Tentative agreement reached for over 60,000 BC healthcare workers

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A “provisional” agreement was reached late Thursday evening between nine unions representing 60,000 health care workers and the provincial government.

About 90 per cent of these workers are represented by the Hospital Employees Union.

SEH secretary and chief commercial officer Meena Brisard said the new three-year deal includes inflation-sensitive wage increases as well as a number of measures to tackle staff shortages and burnout. .

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“Protecting our members’ income from rising costs has been a key priority for our bargaining committee,” Brisard said in a statement. “This settlement provides inflation-sensitive wage increases and other compensation enhancements that will help retain skilled and experienced workers in health care and attract new workers to careers in our hospitals and nursing homes. care.

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“We have secured major new investments in training and education and are committed to hiring thousands of new workers. This will provide our members with professional mobility, reduced workloads and more secure work, which is essential to address the staffing crisis we face today.


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Full details of the agreement will be provided to union members ahead of ratification votes, which have yet to be scheduled.

This agreement comes after 65 days of talks that began last February.


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A patient has been waiting for days in the emergency room of the Abbotsford hospital


A patient has been waiting for days in the emergency room of the Abbotsford hospital

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