Health-care unions reach tentative agreement with N.S. Health, IWK – CBC
Unions to prepare documents, expect voting to begin next week
Aug 30, 2024
A strike appears to have been averted in the Nova Scotia health-care sector.
The unions representing about 9,000 health-care professionals across the province reached a tentative agreement with representatives from the IWK and Nova Scotia Health at 4:30 a.m. Friday.
The Council of Health Care Unions — made up of the NSGEU, CUPE and Unifor — said in a news release that the tentative agreement was reached after a “marathon day of bargaining.”
“This is a good deal and one the committee is prepared to recommend to members,” NSGEU president Sandra Mullen said in a media release.
The current agreement expired in October 2023.
“We came to the table in good faith, offered a fair pay increase and were able to agree on terms with the council. We believe this is a fair deal for workers and taxpayers,” said Health Minister Michelle Thompson in a news release.
