Canada's nurses are in solid support of the 15 nurses on strike at the Devonshire Care Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
Publication date:
Thu, 2013-01-03 Canada's nurses are in solid support of the 15 nurses
on strike at the Devonshire Care Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
Read the letters issued from Linda Silas, President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions to:
Heather Smith, President, United Nurses of Alberta
excerpt: We find it appalling that the employer insists on gutting their collective agreement and refuses to negotiate a contract that respects the value the nurses provide to the Devonshire Care Centre community.We are on your side and by your side.
The Honorable Fred Horne, Minister of Health and Wellness of Alberta
excerpt: I am writing today to express a serious concern that the quality of care within the Devonshire Care Centre continues to suffer as a result of its owner’s, Park Place Seniors Living, refusal to negotiate a fair first collective agreement with the United Nurses of Alberta.