Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living “I belong to a class who have been robbed, exploited and plundered down through many long centuries,” Mother Jones famously said. “Because I belong to that class, I have an instinct to go and break the chains.” una.ca/1656/on-april-…

Bill 55, introduced in the AB legislative assembly today, is the latest step in the reorg of the health system. On the plus side, we finally hear about what is happening with public health, which was very notably absent from earlier announcements about the reorg. /1

Over the past six months alone, health care workers have been stabbed, physically assaulted and told to run for shelter as bullets struck the outside of an emergency department in unrelated safety incidents at hospitals across Canada. #ableg #abhealth theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

🚨"Allowing Bill 55 to pass would queue things up for the government to very quickly turn over our public hospital infrastructure to be operated by private, for-profit interests”: FOM's ED, Chris Gallaway. This is beyond concerning. Read FOM's response: friendsofmedicare.org/bill55_puts_ho…

Legislative changes impacting hospital ownership and operation introduced by the United Conservative Party Government in the Alberta legislature could do irreparable harm to Alberta’s health care system. Read UNA's statement: una.ca/1660/hidden-as… #alberta #abhealth #ableg

United Nurses of Alberta is deeply concerned that lead has been discovered in the HVAC system at the Grande Prairie Provincial Building, which is where nurses work at the Grande Prairie public health clinic. Full statement: una.ca/1659/unaccepta…

Dismantling Alberta’s publicly funded and delivered health care system in favour of private hospitals built and operated with public money will in no way improve health-care access or outcomes and will cost more to run than publicly owned and operated hospitals.

Thank you to Alberta nurses for the difference you make every day. Your compassion, strength & skills are what makes healthcare better. Whether it's offering a moment of comfort or a life-saving decision, your impact is felt in every corner of our health care system. #NursesWeek

Congratulations to Linda Silas, Linda Silas, for being appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in the United Kingdom. Silas is being honoured in recognition of her outstanding contributions to nursing with the highest award made by the RCN. Read more:

United Nurses of Alberta is raising concerns after lead was discovered in the HVAC system at a provincial building in Grande Prairie, resulting in the city's public health clinic being evacuated and closed. #AlbertaNurses #gpab #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

UNA is using every tool at its disposal to ensure the Government of Alberta’s Department of Infrastructure and the private building management company are held accountable and take immediate action to remove the lead from the HVAC system. #abhealth #ableg ctvnews.ca/edmonton/artic…

The health and safety of Alberta’s nurses and the patients they care for is UNA’s top priority. It is critical that the government and health-care employers ensure this does not happen again at this worksite or any others. #abhealth #ableg

Public Health Nurse positions to be transferred to Primary Care Alberta. una.ca/1666/public-he…

"Nixon, Jones, Wilson or LaGrange, which minister of health do you speak to about your concerns, about the services you are or are not able to access?" - UNA President Heather Smith. #abhealth #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

"We had one minister, the buck stopped there. We now have four ministers. Who knows where the buck stops?"

Show your support for CUPW members in #yeg as they continue to fight for a fair deal! Saturday, May 31 from 1-3 pm at the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant (12135 149 St).

‘This policy is wrong for health care workers and wrong for all Albertans’ – UNA President Heather Smith una.ca/1675/alberta-g…

Yes, please. Alberta government must immediately drop plan to make health care workers pay for COVID vaccine shar.es/agw9B1 via United Nurses of Alberta

“This is an extremely dangerous policy that will increase health-care costs as well as stress on the health-care system,” said UNA president Heather Smith. globalnews.ca/news/11244318/…

“The decision to force health care workers to pay what may be a significant amount for immunization against this dangerous disease is outrageous and will put thousands of Albertans who have no choice but to seek care in health facilities at risk" #ableg reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/maj…