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Saskatchewan nurses have voted 92.4% in favour of accepting a two-year contract that includes a lump-sum payment in lieu of a wage increase in the first year.

Union president Rosalee Longmoore says the time frame allows the union to watch Alberta nurses and make adjustments in the next round of bargaining. The union had already said Saskatchewan's nurses were above the western Canadian average, so it couldn't negotiate a pay hike in the first year, however, there will be a two per cent wage increase in the second year of the deal.