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  • The United Nurses of Alberta is disappointed in a recent decision by the Labour Relations Board (LRB) dismissing a reconsideration that Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) should be classified in a different bargaining unit category.
  • UNA members voted to accept a new Collective Agreement that includes a 6% salary increase over three years, prevents overall nursing reduction in nursing hours, increases regular nursing hours and provides commitment to hire new grads.
  • For the past several months FIQ has been trying to negotiate an agreement with the Charest government seeking to ensure that they will have better working conditions. These negotiations are also a determining factor for the whole population of Quebec, because their outcome will have direct consequences on maintaining the quality and accessibility of health care in Quebec. CFNU encourages everyone to sign FIQ's petition!
  • We join our voice to the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Nurses Association in their call for international consensus on a sustained, comprehensive, rights-based global strategy for maternal, newborn and child health
  • Members of the Manitoba Nurses Union have ratified their tentative Central Table Agreement.