By Fakiha Baig The union representing 16,000 hospital workers says it reached a tentative agreement with Alberta’s health authority a minute before its …
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Collective AgreementsFeaturedLabour Relations
Maple View Lodge nurses awarded wage increases, paid isolation leave in interest arbitration
An interest arbitration board has awarded registered nurses at Maple View Lodge in Athens, Ont., wage increases totaling 6.5 percent over two …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRecruitment
New Brunswick reaches physician agreement that boosts payment, recruitment efforts
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew Brunswick has finalized a four-year physician services agreement that increases compensation for doctors and introduces new payment models designed to improve …
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The union representing 16,000 Alberta hospital workers has returned to the bargaining table with the province’s health-care delivery agency ahead of a …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Union for Alberta hospital workers issues strike notice; picketing to begin Saturday
By Fakiha Baig The union representing 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, says its members are set to …
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The bargaining association representing more than 67,000 health-care workers in British Columbia’s hospitals and long-term care facilities says it has reached a …
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Labour Relations
Nova Scotia government issues financial mandate for long-term care bargaining: Unifor
The Nova Scotia government has delivered a financial mandate for long-term care bargaining following rallies and letter-writing campaigns by Unifor members. The …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Ontario home care nurses bargain for raises as province adds $1 billion in sector funding
The Ontario Nurses’ Association returns to the bargaining table on Nov. 13 with the Victoria Order of Nurses with new leverage: $1 …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour RelationsStaffing
Arbitrator orders Ontario long-term care homes to adopt SEIU staffing platform
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn arbitrator has ruled that long-term care operators in Ontario must sign service agreements with SEIU Healthcare’s digital staffing platform, WorkersFirst — …


