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The 2022-25 Nurses’ Bargaining Association contract is unprecedented in the history of nurses’ collective bargaining in the province. The gains in the agreement are helping to deliver the health care patients expect and
BCNU Land Acknowledgement
BCNU respectfully acknowledges its offices are located on the traditional, unceded and ancestral lands of Indigenous communities across the lands now known as British Columbia.
The BCNU head office in Burnaby is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil Waututh) nations whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
The BCNU Victoria office is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ (Songhees and Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ nations whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
The BCNU Okanagan Office is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
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The spring 2024 issue of Update Magazine includes a feature on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios that provides you with the background you need on this critical policy solution. Learn more about the contract gains benefiting Nurses’ Bargaining Association members and read our interview with community nurse Chris Bigelow-Nutall on the challenges of caring for those most at risk during the ongoing toxic drug crisis.
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