BC Health Strike

Canadian Press

Members of the BC Health Sciences Association say they will begin strike action this week after months of inaction at the bargaining table.
Hospital pharmacists will reduce their work to essential services this Wednesday and, on Friday, medical imaging techs will do the same.
Association president Reid Johnson says members are frustrated after eight months of negotiations with no progress.
But the workers won't be taking strike action at Surrey Memorial Hospital, where the emergency department reopens today after being flooded by a broken water main two weeks ago. (The Canadian Press)