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N.B. Nurses union concerned over level of casual staffing in long-term care homes
New Brunswick Nurses Union wants to see an increase in permanent full-time positions in nursing homes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.According to a 2019 New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes hiring forecast that the union obtained through a freedom of information request, New Brunswick nursing homes were expected to fill 170 of their 224 open positions with casual non-guaranteed labour.That’s a problem for those who live in the homes, according to the New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU).