No deal yet between RN's and Algoma Public Health

A first round of bargaining has failed to produce a new contract for Registered Nurses at Algoma Public Health.  Both sides will meet again May 20^th and the 21^st in an effort to hammer out a deal.  Wages are a key issue, with the nurses’ union claiming the RN’s at Algoma Public Health are the lowest paid nurses in Ontario.  Management says it wants a fair agreement for the nurses but it also has to be accountable to the public.  When talks resume on the 20^th, the nurses will hold an information picket at the health unit’s office in Sault Ste. Marie.