BCNU NEWS RELEASE
May 26, 2004
Breakthrough Framework Agreement -
no concessions on nurses’ wages, benefits or time off
Bargaining will resume after high level health care policy discussions in June on ways to improve the practice environment and workload of RNs and RPNs
The Nurses’ Bargaining Association has reached a Framework Agreement with the Health Employers’ Association of BC to work to resolve some of the key professional practice issues affecting RNs and RPNs. The agreement also limits the scope of issues to be discussed at the bargaining table this year.
Under the Framework Agreement, HEABC has agreed not to seek rollbacks involving hourly wage rates or benefits or time off provisions in the nurses’ collective agreement. That means there will be no changes in nurses’ entitlement to health and welfare benefits, vacation, sick time, severance and sick banks.
In return, the NBA has agreed to work within the government’s zero, zero fiscal framework for total compensation. That means "excepting funding for the Occupational Health and Safety Agency, if continued, any changes in the Collective Agreement will be implemented within the total compensation base in place as of March 31, 2004, although the parties may agree to cost reallocations within this net 0-0 (2-year) mandate for the Collective Agreement."
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