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Opinion: With nurses demanding more than double what government was offering, mediators warned arbitration was best for both sides

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VICTORIA — B.C. Nurses President Adriane Gear denied recent reports that her striking union was seeking “more than double” the wage increase that tens of thousands of public sector workers had already accepted.

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The report was “incorrect,” said Gear, even as she declined to be more specific.

“In terms of what we’re asking for, those are discussions for the bargaining table,” Gear told Global TV. “We’ve never released what our monetary ask is.”

She........

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