UNA Local 416 ratifies first collective agreement with Aakom Kiyii Health Services

Nurses represented by UNA Local 416 have ratified a Memorandum of Understanding with the Aakom Kiyii Health Services at the Piikani Nation in Brocket.

The four-year collective agreement, which took effect on November 14, 2012, and will expire on March 31, 2016, is the first for nurses at this worksite.

Under the new collective agreement, the majority of bargaining unit members will receive increases up to Alberta Health Services (AHS) rates based upon all previous years of service.

The agreement also includes a letter on Compensation Pay Equity, which gives members parity with newly bargained salaries for UNA members employed by AHS for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

UNA Local 416 members covered under this agreement will maintain their superior CARNA registration reimbursement until March 31, 2016, at which point they will receive AHS rates.

Two bargaining unit members will be red-circled above AHS salary rates until March 1, 2016.

The agreement at the Aakom Kiyii Health Services was a first contract, achieved only after difficult bargaining thanks to the strength and solidarity of UNA members determined to achieve a collective agreement for Local 416 members.