Alberta’s largest union says its members who work in auxiliary nursing care have ratified a new contract with the province that includes a wage increase.
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the two-year deal with Alberta Health Services applies to about 13,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aids.
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The contract calls for pay increases of 1.2 per cent in the first year and 0.8 per cent in the second year retroactive to April 1, 2015.
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The union says the contract expires at the end of this month and the workers will be back at the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.
Alberta Health Services says its board will meet Friday to consider the mediator’s proposal and that it values the contribution these nurses and health-care aids bring to the health system.
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A number of public sector unions representing nurses, teachers and other workers are, or will be, in contract talks with the provincial government this year.
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Premier Rachel Notley has said her government will be prudent with public money in negotiations but has stopped short of committing to a wage freeze.
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