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Tentative deal reached with B.C. long-term care workers

7 Good Samaritan Canada sites include Vernon, Salmon Arm and Penticton
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Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

Following strikes and five days of mediation, a tentative deal has been reached with some regional long-term care workers.

The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) came to a possible agreement with Good Samaritan Canada late on Friday, Nov. 3 for a renewed five-year collective agreement covering nearly 1,100 health care workers at seven long-term care facilities across B.C.

The seven Good Samaritan Canada sites include Heron Grove in Vernon, Pioneer Village and Hillside Lodge in Salmon Arm and Village By The Station in Penticton.

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Jennifer Smith

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Vernon has always been my home, and I've been working at The Morning Star since 2004.
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