HOSPITAL” SUBPORT a
‘workers nay. not sec much :

| take home. pay if they: opt:
to redtice their® benefits,: %,
says: Skeena MLA. Roger.

“Speaking

; Harris. said. there -are ‘provi- ne tg v1 int
“sions within the..contract . weeks
‘the ‘provincial: government”
~~ imposed-upon. the Hospital:
- Employees’ Union. (HEU). «
two weeks ago ‘that. ‘permit,
‘room -to move within: ‘the-:
‘Tequirement to-cul-pay: and

‘ benefits by, 15; -per'cent, |

| As ittis, “the: legislated.
- contract already ‘calls for:
an increase’ in ‘the® work:

“week from’ 36 hours t Lo 41, 50

‘hours, amounting to- four
per ‘cent:
overall: cut wanted: ‘by the

of the 15 per.

ie “is, the. Cai

one year of work, climbing

to--nine: weeks. Or more: for”,

more senior workers...

=: Workers also receive 18.”
Sic ‘days: a: year and: ean’.

carry: those. overs: ;

: The: HEU: has until: this
week to” decide if ‘it: ‘wants
o-use: an. arbitrator to’ ‘help

adjust pay ‘and: benefits.

anyone has:to be impacted:
on their take home. pay to.
“any significant. aout,
Said Harris. ’.

oe And. he: noted the: legis. 4
Jated: contract. “puts."in -

"There" s no reason. fat

. ear: pay. ¢ equity. ‘increase.
tr” fér' female. HEU meinbers
to ‘help, close, ithe: ‘gender.

a in wages.
* That. one: -per cent equ
ty. increase Was ‘bargained’

“away. last year ‘by HEU, ne
 \"gotiators’In-an- -attempt 0
~come up: witha. ew -con? +>

ract. But. that was,then‘re-._ “cl

jected by-HEU workers. ”

Asaid he voted . os

‘Tis “said”:

oi fo becsiuse of the ef-.. oe
“fects ‘of the HEU strike; one
people needing: medical.”

SAE: the ' ‘Same: ‘time,

‘practical ‘nurses,
‘said: ‘the new" ‘rates will still

“The: whole: purpose:
was to restore: “services. for a

‘there. “was: 19
chance’ me a. negotiated -

“And. ‘even: though: the ©. ‘
contract: ‘also’ cul “wages -

“the: [Toronto] ‘

théy’re ‘very ‘worried, ° he
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Picket. line duty pa

- HOSPITAL’ EMPLOYEES’. Union (HEU) members Te-.
ceived ; $12.50 an: hour in. strike’ ‘pay to walk ‘the picket’:

: line. during their. recent labour, dispute with the Pron incial
- government... ~. ; :
‘They could earn a" ma: mum; $250. a ‘week inder | pro:

. -visions.set out by: the HEU.

Deciding: who would: do. ‘picket: duty. became: a com-
plicated ‘matter, ‘Said : Vaneobyer:Hased. HEU. official
-Marni-Blamy.-° © :
> Thats because some : “HEU: members ‘were re -workin :

. Te meant: ‘that. ‘even though: the: HEU was: on aiike,
‘some: members. ‘could ‘have, been ‘drawing close to.a-no

‘mal -wage™ because. of their. specific. Jobs. while: others if
.- would. be earning’ | ‘far: less.’ m
" “Same locals assigned. picket nity time to the veil “

; a who really. heeded: dt” Said Blamy

cticih ee
Tsimshian
: treaty split —

“Members ‘al + he, Health Sciences ‘Association: ‘such ag :
dietitians: and pharmacists who: were: nol on’ strike ‘but :
‘who. were respecting HEU. picket’ lines ‘also’ received

12. 50.an hour if they did picket duty...

=. That also: reflected’ the: reality: thats some HS/ meni-

bers could: be’ making. more. ‘because of essential ‘service -
“ level fequirements’ ‘than’ others: - ae, im
— The: “same principle: also: ‘applied: to registered: nurses: J;
who, are. members: of. the °B.€.. Nurses’ Union: But: ‘their’.
‘rate of. picket line ‘pay: was much: higher:
moré than others’ ‘in: order to satisly, essential ser ice. de -! a
_ -vels; she said... . wt Meanwhile; 1 non- union Northern’ Health A thority ¢ em- ie
‘ ‘ployees suchas: exéciilive: assistants. and: human: resource...
‘assistants could: collect: overtime “for hours worked above. ;

37.5.4: week during. the, ‘strike period: haere
a But senior. ‘managers: such’ as. the authority's Ss chief. ex

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