Health union to strike

A Saskatchewan Health Care union has given 48-hour strike notice to their employers.

The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan represents about 3,000 members province-wide.

“This means job action involving our specialized health care professionals could begin as early as Sunday across the province,” said Cathy Dickson, union president during a press conference in Prince Albert.

“We want the people of Saskatchewan to know that we have done everything possible to avoid a strike … we have spent more than two years at the bargaining table, trying to convince health care employers to actually negotiate.”

Health Sciences represents specialized health care professionals from more than 30 professions including, paramedics, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, speech language pathologists and social workers.

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Parkland Ambulance Paramedics aren't members of HSAS, so ambulance services won't be disrupted.

paNOW reporters are looking into how this will effect other health regions services.

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