Category: BCNU
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CPC BC Statement on the Nurses Bargaining Association Strike
The Communist Party of BC stands in solidarity with striking nurses in their struggle for a new collective agreement. Their calls for more staffing, safer working conditions and a fair wage impact all of us who rely on public services in our daily lives. This is a fight against austerity, privatization and the degradation of…
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BC nurses show unity and militancy, as historic strike mandate leads to tentative deal
Originally published in People’s Voice. Nearly 61,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in BC have made their voices clear, forcefully and in unison, that they deserve a fair contract. Between May 8 and 11, nurses who are party to the sectoral Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) Provincial Collective Agreement held a strike vote. The majority…