Health Contract Accepted
Sunday, December 23, 2012 @ 4:36 AM
Victoria, B.C. – Employees in the largest health care bargaining association voted in favour of a new agreement, reached under government’s Cooperative Gains Mandate.
Employees represented by the Facilities Bargaining Association voted in favour of a new two-year agreement that includes a three per cent wage increase, ensures job security and realizes savings through administrative efficiencies in the benefit plans.
The Association represents over 46,000 health-care workers in more than 270 different jobs across the health-care system including nursing, ambulance service, health records, trades, maintenance, housekeeping, payroll and more.
Agreements with three of five health sector bargaining associations have now been reached, covering over 70 per cent of employees in the sector. In addition to the Facilities Bargaining Association, agreements have also been reached with the Nurse Bargaining Association, which included a three per cent wage increase, and the Professional Association of Residents – BC, which included a 2.8 per cent wage increase.
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