Tag: B.C. Nurses’ Union

Local nurses rally in Trail, call for safer workplaces and greater respect

Health Kate Brown -
Nurses from Trail and across the West Kootenays gathered in Trail to call for safer workplaces, better staffing and greater respect for the nursing profession as the B.C. Nurses' Union's legal job action continues.

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

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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 to launch picket line at Vancouver General Hospital

Health Emily Joveski -
British Columbia nurses will expand job action Tuesday with a picket line at Vancouver General Hospital.

B.C. nurses launch job action after rejecting tentative agreement

Health Emily Joveski -
The B.C. Nurses' Union (BCNU) said it has launched job action across the province after issuing a 72-hour strike notice Monday.

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.

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