HALIFAX – The four unions representing Nova Scotia health care workers have agreed to work with the provincial government on a process to decide bargaining units.
Premier Stephen McNeil says the government made the request late last week and he hopes a “constructive dialogue” will result in progress.
The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour says the unions have agreed to work with the government to produce a new option for the representation of employees after a new merged provincial health authority is established April 1.
The union says all parties have agreed to a blackout on information surrounding the process effective immediately.
The announcement comes after Health Minister Leo Glavine said last week that legislation aimed at trimming health sector bargaining units from 50 to four would likely be the first item dealt with after the legislature convenes for its spring sitting on March 26.
Glavine’s assertion followed the government’s dismissal of arbitrator James Dorsey, who issued a decision last month that settled only one of the four bargaining units.
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