HALIFAX – An arbitrator is expected to rule today to determine which unions will represent Nova Scotia health workers once the province amalgamates its health authorities in April.
James Dorsey will rule on the affiliation of 24,000 workers who will see the number of bargaining units that represent them shrink from 50 to four.
Dorsey ruled last month that the province had the right to reduce the number of bargaining units, though the move was bitterly opposed by some unionized workers.
The Health Authorities Act requires separate bargaining units for nurses, health-care workers, clerical workers and support staff.
Health workers are currently represented by the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, the Nova Scotia Nurses Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Unifor.
Health Minister Leo Glavine has said he expects the province’s taxpayers will benefit from less time and money spent bargaining contracts as a result of cutting the number of bargaining units.
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