With regard to the allied health workforce, these workers have been negotiating for a long time to renew their collective employment agreement. They also have a pay equity claim that has not been progressed since it was lodged in 2018. There is presently an offer on the table for renewal of their collective agreement that would increase base pay rates for these workers by $5,700 a year—for most workers, because for some actually the increase would be higher—and would also provide a lump sum payment of $2,500. Late last year, the union sought to add new claims for their collective agreement to effectively get pay equity benefits in advance of an actual pay equity agreement. 