Local 196 will be holding a
Local General Meeting on
June 23, 2020 at
via ZOOM.
(Login information for meeting sent via email and available in DMS registration).
Time: 1745-1930h
Meeting is open to all Local 196 members.
Please register for the meeting via DMS.
With special guests:
Heather Smith, UNA President – “A conversation with Heather”
Greg Mady, EDLC President – Discussion on Edmonton municipal elections
Click the link below to view the June edition of Local 196’s e-newsletter:
Local 196 UNA e-newsletter: June 2020
The Local newsletter was sent via MailChimp with updated member contact information from Provincial UNA Office. It was sent to personal email addresses only. If you did not receive our newsletter, please email local196exec@una.ca to be added to our subscribers list. You don’t want to miss out!
Local 196 will be holding a
Local General Meeting on
June 23, 2020 at
via ZOOM.
(Login information for meeting sent via email and available in DMS registration).
Time: 1745-1930h
Meeting is open to all Local 196 members.
Please register for the meeting via DMS.
With special guests:
Heather Smith, UNA President – “A conversation with Heather”
Greg Mady, EDLC President – Discussion on Edmonton municipal elections
Thank you to each member of Local 196 UNA and all healthcare professionals for your commitment to caring for Albertans each and every day! We hope you take the time to celebrate yourself and the nurses around you during Nurses Week.
“Stay Well. Stay Safe. Stay Strong.” – Heather Smith, President, United Nurses of Alberta
Do you have photos from Nurses Week or photos of staff on your unit you’d like to see in a Local e-newsletter? The Local 196 Communication Committee encourages you to send us your photos at local196education@una.ca. Please ensure you obtain permission of individuals photographed before sending us your photos.
Local 196 has cancelled the following Local events:
April 22, 2020 meeting/Local education
May 6, 2020 (Nurses Week) education event
reposted from una.ca (March 16, 2020)
“In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, United Nurses of Alberta and Alberta Health Services have agreed to extend time limits for conducting investigations, filing or movement of all grievances, arbitrations and Professional Responsibility Concerns for the UNA bargaining unit, during the period of March 13, 2020 to May 31, 2020.
This extension has been made with the understanding that further extensions may be required past May 31, 2020, on a month-to-month basis. UNA and AHS acknowledge that there may be specific situations that require immediate investigation.
UNA members with concerns or questions should contact their UNA local executive or Labour Relations Officer at 1‑800‑252‑9394.”
reposted from una.ca (original post March 13, 2020)
“Following a meeting on March 13, 2020 between the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to discuss PHAC’s recommendations on minimum Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for health care workers, a joint statement was issued by the CFNU, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Unifor, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), “calling for the Public Health Agency of Canada and all provincial public health offices to protect health care workers and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also urging decision-makers to adhere to the precautionary principle, which calls for reasonable safeguards when a virus is clouded in scientific uncertainty.”
United Nurses of Alberta would like to update you on the following areas as it relates to COVID-19 and we will continue to share new information as we receive it.
reposted from una.ca (original post dated February 21, 2020 11:56)
“United Nurses of Alberta today tabled a comprehensive proposed memorandum of agreement addressing all key concerns identified in bargaining for a new collective agreement with Alberta Health Services.
After negotiating in January and February with little progress toward a new Provincial Collective Agreement, UNA tabled the memorandum of agreement during bargaining today. UNA is awaiting a response from Alberta Health Services.
Starting from the understanding both parties desire to ensure continuation of high-quality, sustainable and transparent public health care in Alberta, UNA’s proposal addresses all major concerns identified by the MacKinnon Report on Alberta’s Finances and the Ernst & Young consulting report on the operations of Alberta Health Services in a way consistent with the government’s bargaining mandate to the employer and fairness to UNA’s members.
The UNA proposal deals with overtime pay, the use of part-time employees, nurse-patient ratios, salaries, and recruitment, retention and vacancy management.
“Lengthy, adversarial negotiations, let alone job actions, are not in the interest of nurses, health care employers, the government or the people of Alberta,” said UNA Labour Relations Director David Harrigan.
“The memorandum of agreement tabled today provides a way to accommodate both the stated concerns of the government and Alberta Health Services and to treat Alberta’s nurses fairly,” he said.”
Related documents:
Summary UNA Memorandum of Agreement with AHS 2020-02-21
Local 196 is seeking a creative, motivated, self-directed member to join our Local Communcation Commitee! Details below!
Click here for the Local 196 Communication Committee Roles & Responsibilities Document (Jan.2020)
Click the link below to view the February edition of Local 196’s e-newsletter:
Local 196 UNA e-newsletter: February 2020
The Local newsletter was sent via MailChimp with updated member contact information from Provincial UNA Office. It was sent to personal email addresses only. If you did not receive our newsletter, please email local196exec@una.ca to be added to our subscribers list. You don’t want to miss out!
