PrintNew contract ratified by UNA and Good Samaritan Society
A new collective agreement has been ratified by members of four United Nurses of Alberta locals and their employer, the Good Samaritan Society. The new four-year contract applies to members of:
- UNA Local 8 at the Clearwater Centre in Rocky Mountain House,
- UNA Local 212 at Good Samaritan Stony Plain Care Centre,
- UNA Local 223 at Good Samaritan Medicine Hat,
- UNA Local 316 at Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre/Mill Woods Centre/Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Center/CHOICE Program.
Highlights of the new contract include:
- A 2 per cent salary increase in the first year of the contract, a 2.25 per cent increase in the second year and 3 per cent increase in the third year.
- $1,500 lump sum payment in the first year of the contract and $1,000 lump sum payments in the second and third years.
- 75/25 cost sharing to continue for 12 weeks beyond health related portion of maternity leave.
- A $250 employer reimbursement for annual professional association fees effective as of January 1, 2016
- A reinstatement of semi-annual $875 lump sum payments (this had ended in 2013).
UNA was successful in ensuring a significant rollback to pension contributions proposed by the employer will not happen.
UNA provides a wide range of services to its members. A key role is negotiating the excellent collective agreements that regulate salaries, benefits, schedules and working conditions of members. UNA also administers its agreements to resolve disputes, improve working conditions and protect nurses’ workplace rights.
