Description: A mediator has instructed both parties in a dispute involving Saskatchewan nurses to refrain from speaking to the media.

Source: The Regina Leader-Post

Date: 02/26/2016

Link: http://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/nurses-disagree-with-mediators-ban-question-motive

Related links:

• Earlier Leader-Post story
• Canadian Press story
• CBC story
• The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
• Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations
Questions for discussion:

• Consult your text: what is mediation?
• Why are the nurses unhappy about the media ban?
• Media bans are common practice in such situations. Can you think why a mediator would ask the parties to refrain from speaking to the news media?
• How long have the nurses been without a contract?
• What are the key issues in this dispute?