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Canada04 Jul 2026

B.C. nurses to form picket lines at Vancouver General Hospital next week

Nurses will be escalating job action on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. PT, the B.C. Nurses' Union announced Friday evening. It says essential services will be maintained.

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Nurses will be escalating job action on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. PT, the B.C. Nurses' Union announced Friday evening. Nurses in British Columbia are set to escalate job action next week, their union announced Friday evening, one day after targeted action began. The B.C. Nurses' Union (BCNU) said a picket line is planned to begin at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. PT, but essential services like emergency care will be maintained to protect patient safety. Union president Adriane Gear said nurses do not want to be on picket lines. "Nurses and all health-care workers and professionals choose these careers because we want to care for patients, our clients, our residents, and the communities that we serve,” she said Saturday morning.

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will be escalating job actionCollocation

จะมีการดําเนินงานเพิ่มขึ้น.

From the storyNurses will be escalating job action on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m.

announced Friday eveningCollocation

ประกาศในคืนวันศุกร์.

From the storyNurses' Union announced Friday evening.

are set to escalate jobCollocation

จะเพิ่มการทํางาน.

From the storyNurses in British Columbia are set to escalate job action next week, their union announced Friday evening, one day after targeted action began.

targeted action beganCollocation

เริ่มการดําเนินการที่ตั้งเป้าหมาย.

From the storyNurses in British Columbia are set to escalate job action next week, their union announced Friday evening, one day after targeted action began.

is planned to begin atCollocation

มีแผนที่จะเริ่มต้นใน.

From the storyNurses' Union (BCNU) said a picket line is planned to begin at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m.

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