Chance of Christmas nurses strike over in N.B., contract talks resume
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008A provincewide nurses strike over Christmas is being ruled out as talks between the provincial government and New Brunswick Nurses Union are scheduled to resume this week.
The two sides will be joined at the negotiating table by John McEvoy, a University of New Brunswick law professor, who will act as a special mediator.
Last Thursday, the nurses voted 94 per cent in favour of strike action and were in a position to walk off the job as early as (more…)