HEU and Province Have A Deal
By 250 News
Thursday, March 16, 2006 09:59 AM
The Hospital Employees Union has reached a deal with the Province under the new bargaining framework.
Under the proposed 4 year deal, the average increase will be 10.8 percent, although some workers will see a wage hike of 8.5% and the highest increase will be 32 % over the life of the contract. Because the deal has been developed before the March 31st deadline, workers will get the early signing bonus of $3,700 plus there will be an additional lump-sum payment of $500 to ( as the union says ) "recognize past skill enhancements"
The Union says the package would also give workers improved job protection to prevent job losses through contracting out and privatization.
Full details will be presented to the workers over the next few days and ratification will take place over the next three weeks. The Union's contract negotiators are recommending members ratify the package.
H-E-U covers a variety of health care workers including classifications in nursing, trades and maintenance, diagnostic testing, logistic and supplies, cleaning and dietary, medical records, human resources, information systems and others.
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Posted by: diplomat on March 16 2006 11:29 AM
This of course brings focus yet again onto Jinny Simms, BCTF combative nature and posturing. I doubt she and the BCTF have the ability to work out a settlement. More aptly, I doubt she has the desire... perhaps she simply likes the attention she gets from being so militant. Not what I as a parent of school kids want to see... being turned into a political pawn of the BCTF.