United Nurses of Alberta

• Alberta nurses formally agree to new collective agreement

  Members of United Nurses of Alberta have ratified a new provincial collective agreement after 'one of the most prolonged and arduous negotiations' in its history,' the UNA said.

  Health

  Jan 27
  
• Province plans to allow health care workers to work at multiple continuing care facilities

  The Alberta government plans to rescind a public health order preventing health-care workers from working at more than one continuing care facility

  Canada

  Jan 16
  
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• Premier Kenney says no after Alberta unions call for circuit breaker COVID-19 lockdown

  The leaders of Alberta's largest public and private sector unions are calling for drastic lockdown measures immediately to fight the spiralling COVID-19 Omicron variant.

  Health

  Jan 11
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• Leaked AHS memo signals potential staff redeployment amid Omicron surge in Alberta

  In Friday's COVID-19 update, the province broke another record in active COVID-19 cases since the pandemic first began, with 43,414 Albertans with the virus.

  Health

  Jan 9
• Alberta nurses one step closer to contract agreement with AHS

  The United Nurses of Alberta negotiating committee is calling on union members to ratify a mediator's recommendations for a new collective agreement with AHS.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2021
• Military aid for Alberta to arrive Monday; doctors say provincial ‘fire break’ is more impactful step

  Military aid for Alberta's crushing fourth wave of COVID-19 will arrive Monday. Doctors agree that reinforcements are needed but say it is not a solution.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2021
• Veteran Edmonton nurse on staffing shortages, skyrocketing COVID-19 patients: ‘It’s devastating’

  Veteran nurse Pauline Worsfold, who took part in a convoy around Edmonton, said the current wave of COVID-19 patients filling up hospitals is like nothing she's ever seen before.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2021
• New proposal eliminates some wage rollbacks for Alberta nurses as negotiations continue

  The United Nurses of Alberta says progress has been made in its negotiations for a new collective agreement with Alberta Health Services.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2021
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• UNA receives confirmation Alberta hiring contract nurses to address staffing shortage

  The union representing Alberta nurses says Alberta Health Services has confirmed it will be hiring contract nurses to address a staffing shortage in the province's hospitals.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2021
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• Alberta nurses’ union seeks formal mediation, ‘one step closer to potential job action’

  "But even if (mediation) does not lead to an agreement, it will allow the parties to exercise their strike or lockout rights," the UNA said.

  Health

  Aug 26, 2021