The Canadian Facilities Bargaining Association, which is made up of different healthcare unions says that it has reached a tentative agreement with provincial employers. The proposed two-year agreement comes after nine months of negotiations. Workers from eleven different unions voted to strike earlier this month if no agreement was reached. The agreement includes a 3% wage increase, no layoffs from contracting out and the same benefits. Workers will vote on the agreement in the next few weeks.
See "B.C. health care workers reach tentative contract deal", The Canadian Press, Vancouver Sun, November 25, 2012