Alberta Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Travis Toews delivers the 2021 budget in Edmonton, Feb. 25, 2021.The union representing registered nurses in Alberta says it’s insulting and hypocritical for finance minister Travis Toews to suggest nurses are putting their needs first in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United Nurses of Alberta was responding to Toews criticizing the union for giving notice this week that it wants to return to bargaining after a year’s hiatus.Story continues below advertisement But David Harrigan, who’s the director of labour relations with United Nurses of Alberta, says negotiations won’t affect the COVID relief effort.The province has been pursuing talks with doctors during the pandemic on a new master agreement, with a tentative deal announced three weeks ago.
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So we should just give in what the union wants we are broke they are the highest paid while thete union goes on about climate change