B.C. nurses to expand pickets to cover three health facilities, citing intimidation

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Gear says in a statement that nurses are reporting being threatened with disciplinary measures, being pressured the perform non-nursing duties and forced to work unauthorized overtime.

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The province did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“No nurse should be made to feel afraid for standing up for safer workplaces, better retention and a stronger public health-care system,” Gear says, adding members are exercising their legal rights by partaking in job action including overtime bans and refusal of non-nursing duties.

“Every decision we’ve made throughout this process has been guided by our commitment to protecting patients and maintaining essential services,” Gear says.

“But when employers refuse to respect nurses’ legal rights and instead choose confrontation over meaningful engagement, they leave us with no choice but to increase the pressure.”

A tentative agreement between the two sides’ negotiators was rejected last month by members, with 67 per cent voting against the deal.

A month earlier, members had voted 98 per cent in favour of authorizing strike action in settling the labour dispute.

The union represents about 60,000 nurses across B.C.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2026.

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