Nurses represented by Local 137 of the United Nurses of Alberta at the Valleyview Care Centre in Medicine Hat have reached a tentative agreement with AgeCare Ltd.
A ratification vote on the three-year tentative agreement is expected to take place this week in the workplace, said UNA Labour Relations Officer Jeannine Arbour, who assisted then Local 137 Bargaining committee in negotiations.
The agreement, which expires on March 31, 2014, includes pay increases of 2 per cent on the date of ratification, 4 per cent on April 1, 2012, and wage parity with Alberta Health Services UNA rates on April 1, 2013.
In addition, the includes an increase in evening shift premiums to $2.75 per hour from $2 per hour, and increases in night premiums to $3 on the date of ratification, $4 on April 1, 2012, and $5 on April 1, 2013. Weekend premium pay will increase to $3.25 from $2 per hour.
Employer contributions to employee RRSPs will rise to 4 per cent from 2 per cent of regular salary.
Other improvements in the tentative agreement include:
- An increase in required layoff notification to 28 days from 14 days - The addition of Boxing Day as a named holiday - Addition of terminal care leave to leaves of absence provisions - Removal of disciplinary records from files after one year, instead of two years - New provisions for automatic advancement of grievances - Improved process for reimbursement of mileage - Improved process for recovery of overpayments
Arbour thanked Local 137 Bargaining Committee members Lisa O'Brien and Tracey Martin for their hard work.
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