Health Administrative Professionals Bargaining Unit Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement Rejected

The ratification vote for members of the Health Administrative Professionals bargaining unit concluded today at 4 p.m., with 2,498 members voting, and 50.2 per cent of members voting to reject the employer’s offer. The results were tabulated by legal firm Pink Larkin.

Your bargaining team thought it was the best offer possible from the employer for this round of negotiations. With that in mind the bargaining team brought the offer to you for ratification.

The council will now reconvene to discuss next steps.

Expect to receive more information very soon. Please continue to carefully monitor your email for updates.

Your committee members appreciate the ongoing engagement of the membership during this difficult round of bargaining. The NSGEU would like to thank the members of your bargaining committee for their hard work and dedication, as well.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact a member of your bargaining committee or the NSGEU by calling 902-424-4063 (toll-free 1-877-556-7438) or emailing inquiry@nsgeu.ca.

Bargaining Committee:

Local 104 Kim Sheppard – the_piergirl@hotmail.com

Local 190 Lynette Hayward-Byrd – lynettebyrd@gmail.com

Local 423 Pamela Grace – pgrace38@gmail.com

Local 1246 Mark Smith – squidboy1@hotmail.com

Local 1246 Heather Tucker – HeatherM.Tucker@nshealth.ca

Local 1246 Bill Zebedee – zebedeensgeu@gmail.com

Local 1246 Dawn Daborn – dmsmith888@live.com

NSGEU Deputy Chief Negotiator – Tammy Young tyoung@nsgeu.ca