NL Nurses Get’s A Raise

Registered nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador will be getting a 2% annual raise, $2K bonuses in the new collective agreement.

N.L. nurses vote to ratify contract, which raises pay and provides new perks to 5,800 members.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s registered nurses are getting a $2,000 bonus and a two per cent annual pay bump under a new collective agreement that was announced Monday.

Registered nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador will have more money and flexibility in a new contract that was officially ratified Monday, according to the Department of Health and Community Services.

The agreement between the Registered Nurses’ Union and the provincial government was struck on July 1, and members have been voting on the deal throughout the month.

On Monday, the province released some contract details, including two per cent pay raises each year from 2022 to 2026, and a one-time bonus of $2,000 for each of the union’s 5,800 members.

The new contract also includes:
• Increased travel allowances for employer business.
• Flexibility to celebrate non-Christian holidays by substituting statutory holidays.
• Paid family violence leave.
• Addition of a mentorship program.
• Enhancements to preceptorship program.
• Operational improvements to shift scheduling.