A strike appears to have been averted in the Nova Scotia health-care sector.
The unions representing about 9,000 health-care professionals across the province reached a tentative agreement with representatives from the IWK and Nova Scotia Health at 4:30 a.m. Friday.
The Council of Health Care Unions — made up of the NSGEU, CUPE and Unifor — said in a news release that the tentative agreement was reached after a “marathon day of bargaining.”
“This is a good deal and one the committee is prepared to recommend to members,” NSGEU president Sandra Mullen said in a media release.
In July, the union filed for conciliation to reach an essential services agreement with the province, a first step toward a possible strike.
The workers represent dozens of occupations, not including doctors and nurses, within the health-care system. They have been without a contract for nearly a year.
The unions expect to vote on the contract proposal sometime next week.
More to come
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