📝🍎🎓 United Nurses of Alberta stands in solidarity with Alberta's teachers in their fight for fairness and respect from the provincial government and their school board employers. It's time for the Alberta government to stop playing games and negotiate a deal that teachers can accept.

New report “Today’s Nurse” dives deep into why nurses are leaving the profession and what needs to be done to keep them. 💬 Join CFNU President Linda Silas, Dr. Kim McMillan and Tiffany McEwen for a conversation about the future of nursing in Canada. 📅 Don’t miss it, RSVP: buff.ly/F57QG9a

For a period of 12 hours today, residents of Fort Macleod will need to look elsewhere if they need emergency medical care. During the closure, nurses will remain on-site in Fort Macleod to look after long-term care residents. lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/09/18/f...

Recent upgrades at the Airdrie Community Health Centre mark progress, but do not solve the city’s long-term health care needs, says Michelle Bates of the Airdrie Health Foundation. discoverairdrie.com/articles/we-...

The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will be temporarily closed on Thursday due to a lack of clinical personnel. www.mygrandeprairienow.com/148817/news/...

Alberta nurses know that health care works best when health care workers stick together. That’s why UNA supports @hsaalberta.bsky.social in their fight for fairness and respect. It’s time for AHS and the government to bring forward an improved wage offer that respects the work done by these workers.

🇺🇦 Alberta RN Shannon Boddez has delivered over 7,000 kilograms of life-saving medical supplies to Ukraine, and been presented the country's highest public award for health care. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/s...

Pregnant Albertans are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this fall, but doctors say they haven't seen any direct messaging from the provincial government alerting either patients or health-care providers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Positive news: Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is committed to signing pharmacare deals with all provinces and territories, ending months of speculation about the program being cut short. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

'It's a matter of fairness': Protesters in Edmonton demand Carney deliver pharmacare to all Canadians https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/09/09/protesters-edmonton-carney-pharmacare/ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

All Out for Pharmacare September 9, 2025 Demanding the Liberal government keep its promise for a national, public prescription drug plan. -- #yeg #yegdt #canpoli #healthcare #pharmacare #photojournalism #liberals #politics #protest

📢 Alberta nurses joined health care advocates to send a loud and clear message to Liberal MPs: 👏Keep your pharmacare promise!👏 The downtown Edmonton rally was held outside the hotel where Liberal MPs are meeting for their caucus retreat. Add your voice here: friendsofmedicare.org/ABpharmacare

🇺🇦 Alberta RN Shannon Boddez has delivered over 7,000 kilograms of life-saving medical supplies to Ukraine, and been presented the country's highest public award for health care. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/s...

There is a feeling among nurses that the restructuring has been a "waste of time." "None of them have reported that there's any possible benefit to patients, residents or clients. It's just a lot more red tape." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

There is a feeling among nurses that the restructuring has been a "waste of time." "None of them have reported that there's any possible benefit to patients, residents or clients. It's just a lot more red tape." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“There’s a sense of empowerment. People are choosing to get involved and fight back because things are not great right now,” said Omer Hussein, president of the Wood Buffalo and District Labour Council. www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/news/fort-mc...

♨️ ☀️ Nurses across Alberta were celebrating Labour Day at events in their communities last weekend. Labour Day is a day to honour the hard work and achievements of Canadian workers and recommit to the fight for fairness and respect. #LabourDay #Solidarity

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Alberta's nurses were loud and proud at the Calgary Pride Parade. United Nurses of Alberta is proud to stand with our 2SLGBTQIA+ members during Pride Week in Calgary.

FOM staff, board members & chapters participated in Labour Day events in Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Red Deer AND Lethbridge this week! The labour movement has always supported universal public health care & we're proud to continue the fight with health care workers on Labour Day & every day!

IATSE 212 is proud to march with Alberta’s unions at Calgary Pride! Representing alongside The AB Federation of Labour, @albertanurses.bsky.social, @cupescfp.bsky.social and @uswmetallos.bsky.social @IATSE.bsky.social @IATSECanada.bsky.social #IATSE #CalgaryPride #YYCPride #WeAreCalgaryPride #YYC

🇨🇦🪧✈️ It’s time for Air Canada to negotiate fairly, end unpaid work, and reach an agreement that reflects the contributions flight attendants make every day. Canadians expect better from an airline that uses our national symbols and receives public support to promote its brand.

✈️ ✊ 🇨🇦 UNA stands in solidarity with Air Canada workers represented by CUPE who are fighting for fairness and respect from Canada’s largest airline company. These workers are asking Air Canada to accept the most basic concept in any workplace — that workers should be paid for the work they do.

✈️ ✊ 🇨🇦 UNA stands in solidarity with Air Canada workers represented by CUPE who are fighting for fairness and respect from Canada’s largest airline company. These workers are asking Air Canada to accept the most basic concept in any workplace — that workers should be paid for the work they do.

No one should have to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine.

“This misguided policy endangers every UNA member and every other health care worker in Alberta, not to mention all Albertans. Free vaccines should be provided in a timely fashion for every Albertan who wishes to be immunized," said UNA Second Vice-President Karen Kuprys.

The government's new policy will limit the freedom of Albertans to choose vaccination by intentionally limiting supply and penalizing those who cannot afford the vaccine despite the risk they may face, which the government has hinted could cost as much as $110 per dose.

“No nurse or other health care worker should have to pay to be immunized against COVID-19,” said UNA First Vice-President Danielle Larivee, a public health nurse. “As public health policy, this approach is extremely harmful, and this dangerous policy needs to be changed immediately.

The two hospitals that were closed more than Boyle, the Hardisty Healthcare Centre and the Consort Hospital and Care Centre. Consort is closed between 16 and 21 hours a day during the weekend, and all day on weekends, and Hardisty was closed full-time between June 2021 and September 2023.

👀🚫 The Boyle Healthcare Centre was the third most-closed hospital in the province, thanks to scheduled overnight closures. The facility has been closed for 12,412 hours over 1,033 days, and has had service disruptions for an additional 14 days and 161 hours during the data collection period.

Alberta Nurses know that safe staffing saves lives. "More than 20 per cent of patients have left Royal Alexandra Hospital’s ER without being seen so far this year, show provincial numbers, a sign that the city’s hospitals are under strain." edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

As a result of an agreement reached in collective bargaining by UNA, the provincial cabinet has extended presumptive coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder and other traumatic mental health injuries to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Graduate nurses, and undergraduate nurses.

When Alberta nurses apply for Workers' Compensation Board benefits for PTSD, the board must now assume the stress was caused by their work unless proven otherwise. The change means nurses will no longer be forced to wait for — or be denied — benefits after experiencing traumatic events on the job.

After years of advocacy by front-line nurses, these nurses will no longer be forced to wait for – or be denied – access to Workers’ Compensation benefits after experiencing traumatic events while on the job.

As a result of an agreement reached in collective bargaining by UNA, the provincial cabinet has extended presumptive coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder and other traumatic mental health injuries to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Graduate nurses, and undergraduate nurses.

Patient safety was at the heart of discussions between Canada’s nurse union leaders and premiers at today’s policy breakfast meeting hosted by the CFNU. Read more: nursesunions.ca/canadas-unio...

“Now is the time to stand up for public health care & the values it represents: equity, compassion, dignity & care for all,” said the coalitions. “Canadians overwhelmingly support our public system. It cannot wait. It’s time for governments to listen, & act.” medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...

1 in 17 hospital stays results in at least one patient safety incident such as medication error, a fall or an infection, as the Canadian Institute for Health Information reported in 2024. Ahead of the next Council of the Federation, tell your premier to put patient safety first: tinyurl.com/3fdu5w2r

"While the government is blowing apart Alberta Health Services, not investing in it, health-care workers are just trying to navigate their way through on a day-to-day basis and wait for the next political decision about who will employ them."

UNA remains deeply concerned by the chaos caused by this restructuring on nurses and their ability to deliver the best patient care possible within the public health care system.

⚠️ United Nurses of Alberta has been informed that effective September 1, 2025, close to 5,000 RN positions have been identified for transfer from Alberta Health Services to Acute Care Alberta, the three provincial health care corporations overseen by ACA, and Assisted Living Alberta.

Alberta has now confirmed more measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year. The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"While the government is blowing apart Alberta Health Services, not investing in it, health-care workers are just trying to navigate their way through on a day-to-day basis and wait for the next political decision about who will employ them."

UNA remains deeply concerned by the chaos caused by this restructuring on nurses and their ability to deliver the best patient care possible within the public health care system.

⚠️ United Nurses of Alberta has been informed that effective September 1, 2025, close to 5,000 RN positions have been identified for transfer from Alberta Health Services to Acute Care Alberta, the three provincial health care corporations overseen by ACA, and Assisted Living Alberta.

Alberta has now confirmed more measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year. The province has been battling outbreaks since March and as of noon Monday, total case counts in the province had ballooned to 1,314. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada’s nurse union leaders will be meeting with premiers to discuss nursing as a safety-critical workforce at the upcoming Council of the Federation next week. “We need to see staffing decisions based on safety, not bottom lines,” says CFNU President Linda Silas. Read more: tinyurl.com/2c4m32xz

“Amidst global uncertainties and trade pressures, it’s time to strengthen our public health care system for the betterment of patients, workers and our economy at large,” said CFNU President Linda Silas in a news release.

“The decision to force health care workers to pay what may be a significant amount for immunization against this dangerous disease is outrageous and will put thousands of Albertans who have no choice but to seek care in health facilities at risk" www.reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/m...

“This is an extremely dangerous policy that will increase health-care costs as well as stress on the health-care system,” said UNA president Heather Smith. “Once again this government has completely ignored both the expertise and safety of health-care workers.” globalnews.ca/news/1124431...

‘This policy is wrong for health care workers and wrong for all Albertans’ – UNA President Heather Smith The Alberta government must immediately change its planned vaccination policy and provide COVID-19 vaccinations on demand and without charge to all health care workers.