It seems the province and two major factions of its health-care system — nurses and doctors — are headed for showdowns.
After nearly a full month of mediation talks with the United Conservative Party government, the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) — the union that represents more than 30,000 health employees including registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses — says negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement have come to an end with the two sides “far apart.”
And after a year of trying to work with the government on moving ahead with a new compensation model agreed to in April, the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) — which represents the province’s physicians — says its tired of being ignored by the Premier Danielle Smith-led UCP and launched a campaign Tuesday to raise awareness of overcrowded …