Admit that health care system is being run on overtime
Are policy decisions worth enough to warrant strike
Collective bargaining—Government to remove all preconditions before resuming negotiations
Notice of motion
Debate
Motion (defeated),
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Collective bargaining—Is government saying to nurses to either take or leave the deal
Collective bargaining—Why agree to go back to table and then use budget day tactic
Collective bargaining—Why deliver message in budget speech
Commit that any agreement would reflect monetary negotiated package originally sought with nurses
Commit to additional provisions to get nurses to stay in province
Commit to binding arbitration to avoid strike
Consider two outstanding clauses to help avoid strike
Does clause allow government to negotiate with individuals and not have to deal with union process
Do nurses have to give a further seven days notice to launch full-scale picket line strike
In event of strike, have any contingency plans been finalized
In event of strike, how far in advance of procedures will patients be notified of cancellations
In event of strike, what services would be deemed nonessential, and how many surgeries would be cancelled
In event of strike, will operating rooms function at emergency capacity only
Given imminent possible strike, send issues to binding arbitration
Given level of overtime required to cover regular nursing shifts, why threaten to remove monetary benefits
Go to binding arbitration on two issues to avoid cutbacks in overtime and back-to-work legislation
How does government plan to fix overtime problem
How does Minister expect proposed market adjustment to maintain nurses in system
How does Premier plan to try to keep nursing graduates in province
How many nurses does system need, and how will government launch recruitment initiatives
How will government recruit nurses, given high levels of overtime
If government were to impose contract, will negotiated clauses be maintained
Impact of lockout on nurses who could have continued training and work terms
Impact of strike on surgeries and critical operations
Is four week time frame in contingency plans
Is government insisting clauses remain in agreement in order to save money
Is government prepared to go to binding arbitration
Is objective to break union and segregate nursing workforce in Province
Is Premier prepared to go to binding arbitration
Is tactic to punish nurses to try to force them back to work
Launch package to entice eighty graduate nurses to stay in province
Overtime strike—How many overtime shifts are being worked and how many nurses will be off
Overtime strike—Impact on health care system
Prevent nurses from going to court and go to binding arbitration
Previous negotiation on bonuses for nurses on coastal Labrador communities
Services available to diabetes patients at clinic in Sheshashiu, in event of strike
What level of care can people expect in event of lockout
What other government employees have same level of overtime as nurses
What percentage of nurses would remain on shift during strike
What were market adjustment clauses which facilitated agreement
When can surgeries and treatments be rescheduled
When will nurses have improved wage benefits, and will contract be retroactive
When will strike be implemented, and what is contingency plan
Why does government want market adjustment clause in contract
Why does government want to negotiate where nurses are placed in system
Why hold health care system hostage over non-monetary issues
Why is government afraid of binding arbitration
Why is government reluctant to agree to collective bargaining when issues are non-monetary
Why is market adjustment required now
Why is Minister of Finance refusing to go to binding arbitration based on two policies
Why is Premier determined to deny nurses their right to binding arbitration
Why is Premier prepared to sacrifice long-term stability of health care system by withdrawing monetary package
Why is Premier threatening to remove monetary benefits
Why is Premier unwilling to remove clauses from negotiating table, given widespread condemnation
Why lock nurses out when they were prepared to work regular shifts
Why remove monetary benefits designed as part of negotiation
Why threaten to legislate nurses back to work if they strike under negotiated conditions other than what is on table today
Why will government not go to binding arbitration
Why would government want power to negotiate individually rather than collectively