Alberta doctors ratify 3-year pay deal with 76% in favour
The Alberta Medical Association says the master agreement followed mediation in what its president called a difficult bargaining environment. Details of the deal will be released once it is finalized.
Why it matters
The deal sets physician compensation and health-care stability across Alberta for the next three years.
Members of the Alberta Medical Association have voted to ratify a proposed three-year master pay deal with the provincial government. In a letter to members, association president Dr. Heidi Fell said 22 per cent of eligible members voted, with 76 per cent of those voting in favour.
Fell said the agreement was not what the association had originally sought and came after mediation in what she described as a "difficult and constrained bargaining environment." She said the deal nonetheless provides a three-year framework and stability, along with some meaningful gains for doctors.
Hospitals Minister Adriana LaGrange said the deal offers fair, competitive compensation while keeping the health-care system sustainable. Both the government and the association said full details of the agreement will be shared once it is finalized.
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