B.C. nurses negotiate pricey premium designed to force additional hiring

A tentative contract negotiated by the B.C. Nurses’ Union for over 50,000 nurses is rich with bonuses that could far exceed the contract’s $3.99 billion in base costs paid by taxpayer-funded hospitals and other health facilities.
Details of the tentative agreement obtained by Postmedia show significant gains made by the BCNU. The deadline for ratification of the 2019–2022 contract by registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses is Jan. 21.
While the base wages stick to