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Fight Back - Province-Wide Day of Protest — May 29, 2026
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Royal Alexandra Hospital weapons detection system finally installed - UNA
Royal Alexandra Hospital weapons detection system finally installed - UNA
After years of tireless advocacy by United Nurses of Alberta Local 33 members working in the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Department, Alberta Health Services announced on May 19 that a weapons detection system has been finally installed to enhance safety for nurses, health care staff and patients. The installation of the weapons detection system was one of three safety improvements that UNA called for in response to recent increases in violence and threats towards nurses and patients in...
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU! - Friends of Medicare
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU! - Friends of Medicare
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU!
RCIF eligible UNA members can apply for one-time lump sum payment
RCIF eligible UNA members can apply for one-time lump sum payment
Members of United Nurses of Alberta bargaining units covered by the Provincial Collective Agreement who provide service at eligible rural or remote worksites in Alberta have until September 30 to apply for the RCIF Retention Recognition Incentive, a one-time lump-sum payment recognizing their continued commitment and dedication to providing health care in rural or remote communities. Payment amounts - set in three tiers of $5,000, $7,500 and $10,000 - are based on each employee’s years of...
UNA members should be aware of time limits on LAPP pension buybacks - UNA
UNA members should be aware of time limits on LAPP pension buybacks - UNA
By Carolyn Olson and Richard WestUNA Pension Advisors The Local Authorities Pension Plan, which provides retirement savings for a majority of UNA members, has three options for the purchase of pensionable coverage for time missed while on a leave of absence or when the member was eligible to participate in LAPP but for any reason didn’t enroll. The kinds of leaves that are eligible for pension buy-backs include include unpaid sick leave, education leave, maternity leave and time on spent on...
🏥 👩⚕️ Nurses Week
Stay strong, stay together and support one another, says third-generation nurse - UNA
Stay strong, stay together and support one another, says third-generation nurse - UNA
High school aptitude tests weren’t the only thing that convinced Justin Beaver to become a Registered Nurse. Beaver is a third generation nurse, following in the steps of his parents and grandmother. “My dad was an RN for 30 years and he was always a good role model for me, hearing the differences he was able to make” said Beaver, a member of UNA Local 120. “My mom ended up doing her LPN at the same time I was doing my RN so we were actually able to take some courses together, which was quite a ...
A Lifetime in Nursing: “You Just Have to Keep Working at It” - UNA
A Lifetime in Nursing: “You Just Have to Keep Working at It” - UNA
Meet Olga Saley, a nurse who spent more than 60 years in service to the people of Alberta. When she reflects on her nursing career, she is quick to downplay it. “I don’t really have anything brilliant to say,” she insists. But her story tells something far more powerful. Her journey into nursing began more than six decades ago, after working at a health unit in Athabasca as a steno technician. “There wasn’t money to send me to university like my sister,” she recalls. “But the nurses there were ...
Alberta Association of Nurses’ new CEO looks to the future of nursing - UNA
Alberta Association of Nurses’ new CEO looks to the future of nursing - UNA
Annjanette Ridsdale-Weddell’s association with the nursing profession started early. When the Indigenous nurse was about three years old, she recalls, she ate some rat poison on her family’s ranch in Saskatchewan! She recalls the nurse who attended to her in a white uniform with black stripes on her nursing cap. “I still remember her calm presence. They had to keep me overnight and she was on the evening shift. She just babied me.” Evidently, Ridsdale-Weddell’s positive impression of the...
From Inspired Daughter to Future Forensic Nurse: Nurses' Week Spotlight - UNA
From Inspired Daughter to Future Forensic Nurse: Nurses' Week Spotlight - UNA
In this Nurses’ Week Spotlight, we feature Faith - an inspiring nursing student on her journey to becoming a future forensic nurse. Influenced by her parents in the nursing field, she shares why she chose nursing and her passion for helping patients by asking the important question: “What happened to you?” She also opens up about nursing burnout, the challenges of healthcare, and why she remains committed to making a difference through compassionate patient care. Thank you to all nurses and...
Appearing as a central voice on a national radio broadcast about health care was nerve-wracking, but worth it - UNA
Appearing as a central voice on a national radio broadcast about health care was nerve-wracking, but worth it - UNA
It’s not every day front-line nurses are asked to take part in an in-depth interview for a radio broadcast that would be heard in every part of Canada. You might even think the thought of such a thing would be nerve-wracking. That’s certainly the way Registered Nurse Valerie Evanishen felt last January when she was asked along with her colleague Jayme Hack to appear on Dr. Brian Goldman’s CBC program, White Coat Black Art, to talk about the state of the Emergency Department at the Royal...
Safe working conditions for nurses are key to providing safe patient care for Albertans - UNA
Safe working conditions for nurses are key to providing safe patient care for Albertans - UNA
UNA launches 4th annual Nurses Week Member Engagement Challenge - UNA
UNA launches 4th annual Nurses Week Member Engagement Challenge - UNA
Workplace safety
World Day for Safety and Health at Work - UNA
World Day for Safety and Health at Work - UNA
April 28 is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, known commonly as the Day of Mourning for Workers who have died, have been injured or made ill on the job. It is a solemn occasion in any year, but particularly for many health care workers who face incidents of violence in hospitals and health care workplaces every day. Violence and threats against nurses and health care workers should never be part of the job. Ensuring a healthy psychological working environment is the theme of this year’...
Alberta hospitals must be safe places - The Albertan News
Alberta hospitals must be safe places - The Albertan News
Residents bringing injured or sick family members and friends to emergency rooms should be able to do so in safety, free from the threat of weapons violence
April 3 stabbing at Royal Alexandra Hospital reminds us of the hazards faced daily by Alberta nurses - UNA
April 3 stabbing at Royal Alexandra Hospital reminds us of the hazards faced daily by Alberta nurses - UNA
By Dewey Funk, UNA Occupational Health and Safety Advisor The April 3 stabbing in the Emergency Department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton brought to public attention hazards occurring daily in hospitals throughout Alberta. There are long waits in overcrowded waiting rooms; frustrated, frightened and angry patients and family members; patients swearing at nurses, death threats and physical abuse; smuggled weapons, knives and even a fake hand grenade! On April 28, the World Day of...
On April 28 and every day, workplace safety is non-negotiable
On April 28 and every day, workplace safety is non-negotiable
April 28 is the the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, known commonly as the Day of Mourning for Workers who have died, have been injured or made ill on the job. It is a solemn occasion in any year, but particularly for many health care workers who face incidents of violence in hospitals and health care workplaces every day. Violence and threats against nurses and health care workers should never be part of the job. Ensuring a healthy psychological working environment is the theme this...
Alberta Nurses demand swift action on Emergency Department safety
Alberta Nurses demand swift action on Emergency Department safety
🏥❌🙅♀️The continued presence of weapons in Emergency Departments in Alberta represents a critical failure of the government and health care employers to pr...
🚨🏥 UNA president demands swift action on Emergency Department safety in Alberta - UNA
🚨🏥 UNA president demands swift action on Emergency Department safety in Alberta - UNA
For immediate release: Thursday, April 9, 2026 In a letter to Alberta Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Matt Jones prompted by the stabbing Friday in the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Department, United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith is demanding immediate action to install a promised weapons detection system at the hospital. In addition to properly funding and expediting installation of the weapons detection system, Smith called for two other measures to be...
CBC: Frontline nurses on Alberta's ER crisis
CBC: Frontline nurses on Alberta's ER crisis
🚨🚨 Albertans need immediate action against violence in hospital emergency departments
🚨🚨 Albertans need immediate action against violence in hospital emergency departments
No two-tier Health Care
🛑🚨Bill 11: Important information about health care privatization in Alberta - UNA
🛑🚨Bill 11: Important information about health care privatization in Alberta - UNA
Minister’s vague plan for ‘voucher’ system for Alberta surgeries should concern all Albertans: UNA president - UNA
Minister’s vague plan for ‘voucher’ system for Alberta surgeries should concern all Albertans: UNA president - UNA
So-called “voucher” programs are a well-known ideological strategy devised in the United States to speed the process of dismantling universal public services and they should not become part of Alberta’s health care system, warns United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith. The admission by Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Matt Jones during Question Period yesterday in the Alberta Legislature that the province is considering using vouchers to assign surgeries should be a grave ...
🇨🇦 Proud to be Canadian
Radio Ad: Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! - UNA
Radio Ad: Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! - UNA
Do you agree Alberta should remain in Canada? Alberta’s nurses do. We’re very concerned about how separation from Canada could damage the public health care and public services that Albertans rely on everyday. Go to the Forever Canadian website to find a location where you can sign the petition to keep Alberta Canadian. UnitedNurses · Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! ...
Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! - UNA
Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! - UNA
This message from UNA President Heather Smith is published in the Fall 2025 edition of the UNA NewsBulletin. Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, the delivery of printed copies of the quarterly UNA News Bulletin will be delayed. UNA stands in solidarity with Canada Post employees represented by CUPW in their fight for fairness and respect. As always, an electronic version of the News Bulletin is available on UNA’s website. Proud to stand up for public health care and proud to be Canadian! De...
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The Dangers of Ignoring Nurse-Patient Ratios
Nursing: Not Just A Job; It's A Way Of Life!
Nursing: Not Just A Job; It's A Way Of Life!
Behind the Frontlines: Don't Lose Hope. We Can Do It!
Behind the Frontlines: Don't Lose Hope. We Can Do It!
Alberta nurses know that safe staffing saves lives
Alberta nurses know that safe staffing saves lives
Alberta's Nurses Celebrate Nurses Week with Heartfelt Messages
Alberta's Nurses Celebrate Nurses Week with Heartfelt Messages
Who Will Care for Patients Amid Nursing Burnout Crisis?
Who Will Care for Patients Amid Nursing Burnout Crisis?
Why They Stay: Nurses Share Heartfelt Stories
Why They Stay: Nurses Share Heartfelt Stories
Nurses Reveal Heartbreaking Impact of Staffing Shortage
Nurses Reveal Heartbreaking Impact of Staffing Shortage
Nurses Call For Respect Ahead of Negotiations!
Nurses Call For Respect Ahead of Negotiations!
A Plea To Listen To Health Care Workers: Sahil Dhiman
A Plea To Listen To Health Care Workers: Sahil Dhiman
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