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BC Nurses Union hosting PG rally as job intimidation rises in Northern Health

Brendan Pawliw
By Brendan Pawliw

The topic of nurse intimidation has made its way north.

Today (Friday) the BC Nurses’ Union is holding a rally in Prince George, to call on Northern Health to immediately end the intimidation and retaliation nurses face for participating in lawful job action.

According to the union, since job action began on July 2nd, over 4,000 reports of intimidation, coercion and interference from nurses across BC has been received.

Over one-quarter of those reports have come from nurses working in Northern Health, despite the health authority representing only a fraction of the provincial workforce.

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The Nurses Union noted the volume and nature of these reports make Northern Health the province’s most significant source of concerns related to the treatment of nurses exercising their legal rights.

President Adriane Gear and BCNU interim northeast Regional Council Member Raelene Stevenson are slated to speak to media following the rally.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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