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2000
December 20, 2000
Unions develop united front to negotiate Essential Services
Several health sector unions have developed a united front to help negotiate worksite Essential Service plans while bargaining new contracts in 2001. More...
December 7, 2000
Nurses announce opening demands for a new contract
The proposals are designed to ensure that compensation for RNs and RPNs is made globally competitive, so BC can attract and retain nurses at a time of a serious and growing international nursing shortage. More...
December 4, 2000
Debra McPherson wins election for BCNU president
Debra McPherson has been elected as the new president of BCNU, following a hard-fought campaign with five other candidates. More...
December 4, 2000
Community Nurses’ Day of Action Demonstrates Urgent Need for Fair Mileage Rate
"No" to Subsidizing Capital Health Region Budgets and "Yes" to Fair Mileage Rates for Nurses is the message Victoria-area nurses are sending to the public, their employers’ bargaining representatives and politicians today. More...
November 30, 2000
RNs 2nd Annual "Blanket the Homeless" Campaign Wraps Up
Nurses collect vanloads of goods for Victoria Women in Need Society. More...
November 28, 2000
All BCNU regions say a wage increase is the top priority
A petition suggesting otherwise is not correct. Nurses will be going into bargaining with a united voice, determined to secure the substantial wage increase that’s essential to meet the global competition to attract and retain nurses. More...
November 23, 2000
Nurses: Foreign recruitment welcomed, but can’t begin to fill needs
The real issue is the world-wide shortage of nurses. BC must start competing to recruit and retain nurses by paying wages and premiums that are globally competitive. More...
November 22, 2000
Union takes financial steps to prepare for bargaining
Measures adopted by BCNU Council would increase defense fund payments, especially to members who do little or no essential services work during job action. But members are encouraged to plan for a tough negotiating round, by trying to save money during the holiday season. More...
November 10, 2000
Marlene Sommerville withdraws from BCNU presidential race
Marlene Sommerville, one of seven candidates in the election for BCNU president, has withdrawn from the race. More...
October 30, 2000
Independent investigator’s first stage report into the resignation of Cathy Ferguson is available
The first part of Independent Investigator Graham Leslie’s report has been received by BCNU. More...
October 27, 2000
Health Minister declares that flu shots are voluntary
Written instructions to health authorities ask employers "to refrain, wherever possible, from sending non-immunized employees home without pay" in the event of a flu outbreak. More...
October 26, 2000
Nurses call for monetary incentives to recruit and retain nurses on the North Island
BCNU seeks early meeting with employer and the area's MLA, after turning down a band-aid proposal from the health authority, and rejecting a staffing scheme for a new multi-level care facility. More...
October 10, 2000
Health care unions seek changes to employers' flu shot policy
The possibility of workers being sent home without pay is heavy-handed. Instead, BCNU and other unions propose program of consultation and education. More...
October 10, 2000
New poll this week will ask members about bargaining demands
Some BCNU members will be contacted this week for a new survey about our monetary demands in the upcoming round of PCA bargaining. More...
October 4, 2000
Do you like to like to SING?
Consider becoming involved in the first ever BCNU Choir. More...
September 18, 2000
Provincial flu shot program
BCNU has joined with other health care unions in sending the enclosed letter to the Minister of Health about the provincial flue shot program. More...
September 13, 2000
400 nursing seats don't mean 400 new nurses
Union understands frustration that led UBC nursing head to quit. Nurses issue call for real figures and plan of action. More...
September 12, 2000
Nurses say: "to catch up on wait lists: catch up on wages"
There's a simple solution to operating room cutbacks caused by the nursing shortage. More...
September 5, 2000
Graham Leslie appointed external investigator
BCNU Council has appointed Mr. Graham Leslie, a noted labour relations specialist, to be the external investigator into the events leading up to the resignation of former president Cathy Ferguson. More...
September 1, 2000
Tatla Lake nurse will stay...for now
Her decision will give the employer and the province more time to negotiate a solution that values and respects the special skills of Nurse Practitioners. More...
August 31, 2000
Tatla Lake’s last nurse practitioner may quit tomorrow
Unless Victoria acts immediately, BC may lose a model that would help it address rural medical shortages across the province. More...
August 30, 2000
Tatla Lake nursing crisis
False information from employer: nurses demand immediate provincial intervention. More...
August 29, 2000
Secret report reveals Tatla Lake crisis can be resolved with surplus funds BCNU calls for wage rate settlement within 48 hours to keep nurse practitioner in the community. More...
August 23, 2000
Your Pension - Your Choice
Important vote for members of the Municipal Pension Plan. More...
August 23, 2000
Time is running out for solution to Tatla Lake health care crisis
BCNU president challenges province to act, as she prepares to visit remote community just 24 hours before one of the town’s two nurse practitioners is scheduled to quit. More...
August 21, 2000
Agreement reached at Riverview Hospital
Settlement between management and four unions sets process to deal with concerns in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. More...
August 18, 2000
Seven Nurses Seek Top Elected Union Job
Following a call to all members for nominations for the position of BCNU President in July, seven nominations have been received. The deadline for receipt of nominations was August 11, 2000. More...
August 10, 2000
BCNU urges immediate solution to health care crisis in Tatla Lake
Employers must negotiate fair wage rate for nurse practitioners. More...
July 31, 2000
Deferred Salary Leave Plans under Provincial Collective Agreement
Your employer is required by the terms of the December 1998 recommendations of Mediator Brian Foley to set up a Deferred Salary Leave Plan. More...
July 19, 2000
Scope of practice review hearings
Increased autonomy for RNs urged. More...
July 17, 2000
Know your rights on mandatory overtime
As a result of the nursing shortage, nurses are frequently being asked to work overtime and may be told they must do so. More...
July 12, 2000
Vancouver Hospital: Number of nursing vacancies astounding
Problems are compounded by stressful workloads, antiquated equipment and disruptive moves of nurses and wards to other parts of the aging facility. More...
July 12, 2000
BCNU backs call for investigation of private surgery clinics
Facility fee plus billing MSP an attack on public health system. More...
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