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This new collective agreement achieves 8 of the 11 priorities HSABC's RPNs set for bargaining.
Vancouver (17 May 2016) — Nurses covered by the Nurses' Bargaining Association (NBA) contract, including the 900 Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) represented by the Health Sciences Association of B.C. (HSABC/NUPGE), have voted 85 per cent in favour of accepting a new collective agreement.
The new agreement features wage increases for all nurses, some changes to benefits coverage, and a number of contract changes that address staffing issues, education, and violence in the workplace.
Contract highlights
The agreement achieves 8 of the 11 priorities HSABC's RPNs set for bargaining, including
- addressing the shortcomings of the Pharmacare tie-in which reduced drug coverage for nurses
- wage increases
- maintaining benefits
- recognizing the full scope of practice for RPNs
- expanding the definition of "family"
- addressing violence prevention
- addressing workload through on-call language
- addressing long-term disability coverage
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