Bargaining Process
Regional Bargaining Conferences
The NBA bargaining process begins with a series of regional bargaining conferences that will take place across the province from October 2024 to January 2025. These two-day conferences are vital for gathering NBA members’ top priorities.
This year, BCNU is grouping these regional conferences by health authority. This approach aims to bring more members together, broaden collaboration across regions, discuss regional challenges and potential solutions to address common concerns.
Delegates are elected or selected at these conferences to represent their region at the provincial bargaining conference in February 2025, ensuring that the voices of nurses from across the province shape the overall bargaining strategy.
Regional Bargaining Conference Schedule
| Date | Regions | Location |
| Oct. 28-29, 2024 | East Kootenay West Kootenay Okanagan Similkameen Thompson N. Okanagan |
Penticton |
| Dec. 9-10, 2024 | Vancouver Metro Shaughnessy Heights |
Burnaby |
| Dec. 11-12, 2024 | Fraser Valley Simon Fraser South Fraser Valley |
Surrey |
| Jan. 7-8, 2025 | Central Vancouver Coastal Mountain Richmond Vancouver |
Vancouver |
| Jan. 9-10, 2025 | Pacific Rim South Islands |
Nanaimo |
| Jan. 23-24, 2025 | North East North West |
Vancouver |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | Human Rights & Equity | Virtual |
Provincial Bargaining Conference
The provincial bargaining conference will take place Feb. 26 – 27, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
Delegates to the provincial conference are elected or selected at the regional conferences. Led by BCNU Chief Negotiator and interim CEO Jim Gould, conference delegates review and identify the priorities for bargaining. Elections are also held to select representatives for two key committees:
- Provincial Bargaining Committee: Leads contract negotiations with the employer.
- Provincial Job Action Committee (PJAC): Develops and coordinates strategies for job action if needed to apply pressure during bargaining.
The strength of our bargaining efforts comes from the collective engagement of nurses across the province. When we fight together, we build the power needed to secure better agreements and defend the rights and protections that are essential to our work and patient care.