B.C. nurses ratify new contract
Province's nurses to get 3% wage increase
The Canadian Press
Posted: Oct 19, 2012 3:57 PM PT
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2012 6:13 PM PT
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B.C.'s nurses have approved a new two-year contract deal. (CBC)B.C.'s 32,000 nurses have voted to accept a new two-year contract agreement that gives them higher wages and a reduction in work loads.
Nurses approved the contract by almost 85 per cent that provides a three-per-cent wage increase and a longer work week of 37.5 hours in order to reduce overtime hours.
B.C. Nurses Union president Debra McPherson says the contract will give nurses new tools to reduce heavy workloads and improve patient care by calling in nurses to replace those off sick or on vacation.
McPherson says the contract contains clear provisions that recognize a nurse's judgment on when to call in more nursing help to meet the needs of patients.
The agreement is one of the first under the provincial government's so-called co-operative gains mandate.
Finance Minister Mike de Jong says the agreement demonstrates that even in challenging fiscal times, settlements can be reached without taking money from taxpayers or reducing services.
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