B.C. nurses approve new collective agreement with pay increase, workload changes

VICTORIA — B.C. nurses have narrowly voted in favour of a new three-year contract with the B.C. government’s standard two per cent annual wage increase.
But the deal between the Nurses’ Bargaining Association and the Health Employers’ Association of B.C. also includes wage premiums if employers don’t meet staffing levels they have agreed to. Starting on April 1, 2020, nurses will receive an additional $5 an hour if they are working on a short-staffed unit, depa