The provincial government has reached tentative collective agreements with two bargaining units represented by the New Brunswick Nurses Union. The two units include more than 6,000 registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse managers and nurse supervisors working in hospitals, public and community health programs, Ambulance NB and extramural programs. "This tentative agreement represents an important milestone for our province and I thank the union for coming to the table in a spirit of respect and collaboration," Premier Blaine Higgs said in a news release Friday morning. New Brunswick Nurses Union president Paula Doucet called the agreement "a step in the right direction," but noted there is much more to be done to improve health care in the province. "We are pleased to have secured tentative agreements for two of our bargaining units," Doucet said in the release.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2021 11:48 UTC