Tag: Adriane Gear

B.C. Nurses Union says mediation talks with province will resume Tuesday

Health Emily Joveski -
The B.C. Nurses' Union said mediation in its contract dispute with health employers will resume Tuesday after a three-day pause.

B.C. nurses pause picket lines as mediation begins

Health Kate Brown -
Nurses' Bargaining Association enters mediation with cautious optimism, pauses picket lines to support productive negotiations.

B.C. Nurses’ Union sets up picket line at Nanaimo hospital

Health My Kootenay Now -
B.C. nurses picketed outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Monday as talks with a special mediator were set to begin in the ongoing labour dispute.

B.C. Nurses Union says members are facing intimidation as job action ramps up

Health Emily Joveski -
The B.C. Nurses' Union said nurses are facing intimidation from health employers as job action escalates across the province.

B.C. nurses poised for job action after issuing 72-hour strike notice

Health Emily Joveski -
Nurses in B.C. could begin job action as early as Thursday after the B.C. Nurses' Union issued a 72-hour strike notice Monday.

B.C. nurses reject tentative agreement with the province

Health Emily Joveski -
Members of the B.C. Nurses' Union have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the province, with 67 per cent voting against the deal, the union said Friday.

B.C. nurses union reaches agreement with province

Health Emily Joveski -
The B.C. Nurses’ Union said Friday it has reached a tentative agreement with the province after members overwhelmingly backed possible job action earlier this month.

B.C. nurses move toward strike vote after contract talks reach impasse

Health Emily Joveski -
More than 550 nurses and supporters marched in Vancouver as the B.C. Nurses’ Union warns of a possible strike, with a vote set for May 8-11 after contract talks stalled.

B.C. public service worker’s union plans to expand strike

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Over 2,000 British Columbia public service workers chanted and marched on picket lines today demanding wages increases and fair access to telework.

BC Nurses Union president says medical staff deal with 46 serious assaults each month

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
The B-C Nurses Union is calling for more protection for medical staff, following a serious assault on a nurse...

BC Nurses’ Union Leaders touring Kootenay hospitals this week

Health Kate Brown -
BC Nurses’ Union Leaders touring Kootenay hospitals this week BC Nurses’ Union president Adriane Gear has spent the week meeting...

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