Nova Scotia Council of Health Care Unions announces strike vote

Represents 6,500 health care professionals

Nova Scotia Council of Health Care Unions announces strike vote
The council and NSHA have further conciliation dates set for April 10, 11, 12 and again on May 2, 3 and 4, said the council. GOOGLE STREET VIEW

After more than a year of bargaining, the Nova Scotia Health Care Council of Unions said on March 22 it will soon hold Nova Scotia’s first ever province-wide health care bargaining unit strike vote.

The employers, representing the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), have slowed the pace of bargaining significantly over the last two months, said the council of unions.

The council tabled an entire collective-agreement package, while the employers have only tabled individual proposals, according to the council

The Nova Scotia Council of Health Care Unions includes the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Unifor and Nova Scotia Nurses' Union (NSNU).

The health-care bargaining unit represents 6,500 health care members. The NSGEU is the chief negotiator with CUPE acting as the deputy negotiator.

Considerable time and resources have gone into these negotiations and it is time to get a deal so the government can refocus their attention on addressing the crisis in health care, said the council.

Details of the strike vote will be released in the coming days and the result of the vote will be made public, according to the council.

The council and NSHA have further conciliation dates set for April 10, 11, 12 and again on May 2, 3 and 4, said the council.

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