A three-year agreement between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) was approved Friday.
The agreement, which expires March 31, 2020, includes a salary freeze for two years with a requirement to negotiate wages in the third.
It also includes provisions to prevent involuntary full-time equivalent reductions for nurses and outlines improvements to the resolution process that’s in place so that nurses have an effective way to raise concerns related to patient care.
The new agreement applies to more than 30,000 Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses who provide care in Alberta’s communities, hospitals and healthcare facilities.
