Most nurses ratify new 4-year contract, except those working at Manitoba's largest hospital
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Nurses in Manitoba have ratified a new four-year contract — except for those who work at the province's largest hospital and in other provincial programs.
The Manitoba Nurses Union, which represents more than 12,000 nurses in the province, announced in a late Friday memo to members that the new contract was ratified by members at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Southern Health, Interlake-Eastern, Northern and Prairie Mountain.
However, the contract was not ratified by the 3,400 nurses working at Shared Health, where 57 per cent of the members who voted rejected the deal.
Shared Health, which co-ordinates health-care service delivery and planning across the province, oversees the Health Sciences Centre and other provincial programs.
In the memo to members, the union said it would provide information to members employed by Shared Health about next steps, "with respect to continued negotiation with the employer or potential strike vote and job action."
The union's bargaining committee had recommended that members ratify the contract, MNU told its members earlier this month. Members voted on Thursday and Friday.
Across the province, just under 10,000 nurses voted on the deal for a turnout of 74 per cent. The overall ratification rate was 51.2 per cent, although that number climbed as high as 72.6 per cent in the Northern Health Region.
The union said in an email to CBC News the voting breakdown was:
Total
9994/13504
51.23%
48.77%
All other public-sector nurses have agreed to a contract with a 2.5 per cent general wage increase starting April 1, 2024, a 2.75 per cent increase for 2025, and a three per cent increase each for 2026 and 2027.
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