The workers include addictions counsellors, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, public health inspectors and health professionals in several other fields. Doctors and nurses are not part of the union...[union head Cathy Dickson] said the province and employers have understaffed specialized health-care professions, rejected demands for higher wages and benefits and refused to send the contract dispute to binding arbitration...The workers have been without a contract for two years. Talks resumed late last month, but broke off quickly and the union asked for a third-party arbitrator.
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