HALIFAX – A mediator from British Columbia is being appointed to help cut the number of bargaining units in Nova Scotia’s health-care system.
James Dorsey worked on health care restructuring in British Columbia, which resulted in the bargaining association model that is used by unions in that province.
His appointment is being made under legislation in Nova Scotia that will reduce the number of district health authorities from 10 to two, and will see 50 bargaining units reduced to four.
The province says if issues aren’t settled in mediation by Nov. 17, Dorsey will then serve as the arbitrator who will solve them.
Dorsey was recommended to the government by the unions and the employers in Nova Scotia’s health-care system.
The province says it will pay Dorsey’s expenses and fees, which are $275 an hour.
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