Alberta nurses union plans court action against province’s Bill 9
Posted Jun 21, 2019 7:33 pm.
EDMONTON (660 NEWS)– The United Nurses of Alberta are taking aim at Bill 9, known as the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act.
The union that represents nurses across the province has instructed their lawyers to pursue a legal challenge, citing a breach of contract and charter rights violations.
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UNA members and other public sector workers protested at the legislature on Thursday.
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Bill 9 will delay wage hearings for 180,000 public sector employees, including nurses and teachers.
Public sector employees accuse the province of downplaying the impacts, arguing that it strips collective bargaining and arbitration rights.
Wage negotiations were supposed to start June 30 but are now delayed until Halloween.
