By paNOW Staff

Another strike underway

May 11, 2011 | 6:47 AM

About 150 health workers will be on strike in Saskatoon beginning at 8 this morning.

This comes after the day after the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan rejected an updated proposal from the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations and two days after a picket in Prince Albert.

According to the union the bargaining committee for the health care employers are not trying to negotiate a fair contract.

“That’s why we are resuming job action and renewing our public call for this contract dispute to go to independent, binding arbitration,” said Cathy Dickson, president of the health sciences union.

A variety of health care professionals will be off the job in Saskatoon today including:Assessor/Coordinators from the Home Care Program at the Idylwyld Centre

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• Dental Health Therapists from Public Health at the Idylwyld Centre
• Dietitians from Royal University, City and St. Paul’s hospitals
• Health Educators from Public Health at the Idylwyld Centre
• Nutritionists from Public Health at the Idylwyld Centre
• Occupational Therapists from the Idylywld Centre, Kinsmen Centre, Parkridge Centre, Royal University, City and St. Paul’s hospitals, and the Sherbrooke Community Centre
• Pharmacists from the Parkridge Centre and the Royal University and St. Paul’s hospitals
• Physical Therapists from the Idylwyld Centre, Kinsmen Centre, Parkridge Centre, Sherbrooke Community Centre and the three Saskatoon hospitals
• Public Health Inspectors from Public Health Services at the Idylwyld Centre
• Speech Language Pathologists from the Kinsmen Centre, as well as Royal University and City hospitals and Mental Health Services

The length of this strike and future job action will be announced by the union at a later time, Dickson said.

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