Union members will vote later this month on the proposed deal which includes a 12 per cent wage increase

The union representing more than 22,000 health professionals has reached a new labour deal after close to a year-and-a-half of bargaining.

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) announced the tentative agreement late Thursday afternoon.

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The union says it includes improvements to wages and working conditions for its members who include paramedics, diagnostic imaging specialists, mental health and addiction counsellors, social workers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and dietitians, among other professions.

The HSAA says members employed by Alberta Health Services, Acute Care Alberta, Recovery Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, Assisted Living Alberta,

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