-
Wednesday, Nov 2 2011
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions asks federal government to support innovation in the public health care system
Ottawa, October 20, 2011 – Yesterday, as part of the pre-budget consultation process of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Pauline Worsfold, Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), made on...
-
Wednesday, Jul 20 2011
Nurses call on Premiers to find pan-Canadian solutions to public health care
United front will be needed to engage federal government
Media release
Vancouver (Wednesday July 20, 2011) -- Premiers need to unite in their plans for the future of public health care if they believe that all Canadians should be able to expect reasonably comparable levels of service, warns the...
-
Friday, Jun 17 2011
WINNIPEG: (June 17, 2011) -- More than 800 nurses from across Canada head home today as the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) 30th Anniversary Biennial Convention successfully concludes, following a full week of education and business sessions in host city Winnipeg.
“This week brought nursing leaders together from across our country,” said Linda Silas, CFNU president...
-
Thursday, Jun 16 2011
The National Patients’ Report Card Gives Nurses an A+
New National Poll Shows Very High Patient Approval of Nursing Performance despite Understaffing, National Nursing Shortage
WINNIPEG (June 16, 2011) - A new national poll shows that Canadian patients overwhelmingly approve of treatment they receive from the nation’s nurses, despite the clearly visible nursing shortage...
-
Wednesday, Jun 15 2011
for immediate release
WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(June 15, 2011) - Information from a new study shows that in 2010, registered nurses and nurse supervisors publicly employed in Canada's health care and social assistance sector, worked a total of 20,627,800 hours of overtime, equivalent to 11,400 full-time jobs. On average, 14.5% of nurses worked unpaid overtime in 2010, up from 12.9% in 2008. Nurses...
-
Tuesday, Jun 14 2011
MEDIA RELEASE Fireworks and Celebration at the Forks Mark 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions in Winnipeg WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - June 14, 2011) - The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) has returned to Winnipeg, where it was founded 30 years ago, celebrating its past and future with a street bazaar complete with stilt walkers, jugglers,...
-
Wednesday, Jun 8 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY
Canadian nursing leaders meet in Winnipeg June 13-17 to discuss issues like: nurse-patient ratios, hospital overcrowding, Aboriginal rights, seniors care
For immediate release
June 8, 2011 – Eight hundred nurses from across Canada will be in Winnipeg June 13-17 to tackle national issues such as hospital overcrowding, nurse-patient ratios, care for...
-
Wednesday, Mar 23 2011
Canada's unionized nurses agree budget does not go far enough
For immediate release
March 23, 2011
OTTAWA- The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions was looking for substance and leadership on health care from this year's federal budget. Canadians have told pollsters they want health care to be a priority in this budget. What the budget delivered was some welcome gestures, but not...
