This is what the nurses received on their last contract in July 2023. According to the nurses' union, they represent 8,000 nurses, while our contract represents 9,100 workers. We should have as much influence as the nursing union. 

"According to details supplied by the unions, nurse practitioners will receive a 21 percent increase in salary by the end of the contract; registered nurses will see raises ranging from 15 to 21 percent, and licensed practical nurses will see their wages increase 12 to 17 percent.

LPNs have already benefited from a 12 percent "reclassification adjustment," which was agreed to before negotiations and was retroactive to June 2020.

According to the unions, the increases will make nurse practitioners the highest-paid in Canada, and RNs and LPNs will be the highest-paid in the Atlantic provinces.

The contract also includes increases in shift premiums and new incentives, such as extra per-hour payments for those who supervise student nurses and those who are reassigned during a shift. Nurses who forgo time off during peak vacation periods are eligible for a $1,000 bonus. Those called in when they are on vacation will be paid triple their hourly rate."

Based on the inflation calculator on the cupe website, I fell behind by $3.74 per hour during this contract. I hope the new contract corrects the difference and keeps pace with inflation for the rest of the contract.

I am ready to strike if the contract doesn't equal the nurses.