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A recap of recent NLNU news stories is below. To keep up to date on NLNU activities also check out Advocacy and News Releases.
A recap of recent NLNU news stories is below. To keep up to date on NLNU activities also check out Advocacy and News Releases.
NLNU President delivers presentation on the Clarity Project at ICN Congress in Australia
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May 21 2013 | Debbie Forward, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union (NLNU), will deliver a presentation tomorrow at the 25th Quadrennial Congress of the International Council of Nurses (ICN... |
Clarity Project Telephone Town Hall
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Apr 15 2013 | For NLNU Members:
On April 15 and April 17, NLNU will be holding Telephone Town Halls on the Clarity Project.
To follow the presentation during the town hall, simply click this link: http://ca... |
President's View: Smoke & mirrors budget an attempt to justify devastating cuts
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Mar 27 2013 | Click here to read NLNU President Debbie Forward's view on the provincial budget.
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The Telegram - Cutting managers detrimental, too: nurses, doctors
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Mar 27 2013 | NLNU President Debbie Forward reacts to devastating cuts in the provincial budget. Click here to read the article.... |
The Union Advantage - One Minute Message
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Mar 25 2013 | The Canadian Labour Congress is pleased to announce that Michael Rouse is the first place winner (Solidarity Video) of this year's One Minute Message Video contest, taking home the $2000.00 prize.
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RN Value Contest - Share your story for a chance to win!
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Mar 20 2013 | NLNU has launched a new and exciting contest for members. We want to hear your story!
By submitting your story, Registered Nurses will be entered to win one of three cash prizes. There will be one... |
Silent vigil for St. John's Airport workers to mark 6 months on the picket line
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Mar 8 2013 | Come show your solidarity and support for striking St. John's Airport workers on the 6th month anniversary of their strike action.
What: Silent Vigil
When: Monday, March 11, 2013 at Noon
Where:... |
VOCM Open Line - Interview on cuts to RNs in Central Health
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Feb 8 2013 | NLNU President speaks with Randy Simms on Open Line about the changes happening in Central Health.
Click here to listen. ... |
ONE BILLION RISING - Together we can stop violence against women
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Feb 7 2013 | ONE BILLION RISING event on Valentine's Day from 4:00-10:00 at the Knights of Columbus 49 St. Clare Ave.
NLNU is proud to support. Please take part and show your support!
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Solidarity Rally for Airport Workers
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Jan 31 2013 | Come show your solidarity and support for striking St. John’s Airport workers with:
Robyn Benson, PSAC National President
Chris Aylward, PSAC National Vice-President Christine Collins, UCTE ... |
Latest Issue of NLNU In Touch Newsletter Now Available
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Jan 18 2013 | NLNU's In Touch newsletter is issued twice annually and gives an update on the lastest registered nursing and health information.
In this issue of In Touch:
• Standing up for safe staffing... |
Stand up for safe staffing and safe patient care in Central Newfoundland
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Jan 15 2013 | Join NLNU & RNs in standing up for safe staffing and safe patient care in Central Newfoundland.
Please complete this form to send an email to the Health Minister and CEO of Central Health... |
Christmas message from NLNU President Debbie Forward
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Dec 18 2012 | The following Christmas message will be heard this week on radio stations across the province. NLNU wishes one and all a happy holiday season!
2012 Christmas Radio Ad ... |
Your Help Is Needed
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Dec 7 2012 | Message from the Canadian Labour Congress:
Stephen Harper's Conservatives are determined to ram through Bill C-377, a private members' bill that will force every union, every union local, eve... |
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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Dec 6 2012 | December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of ... |
NLNU Annual Report 2011-12
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Nov 29 2012 | The results of our 2011-12 Annual Report show NLNU is in a strong position. We continue to meet member needs and expectations, have high support from the public, and remain in good financial standing.... |
The consequences of eliminating RNs in Central Health
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Nov 16 2012 | NLNU President Debbie Forward speaks with Paddy Daly, Host of VOCM Back Talk, on Central Health's plans to reduce RNs.
Click here to listen to the interview.... |
NLNU 23rd Biennial Convention Daily Summary - Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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Nov 7 2012 | Click here to read the Daily Summary for Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
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NLNU 23rd Biennial Convention Daily Summary - Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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Nov 7 2012 | Click here to read the Daily Summary for Tuesday, November 6, 2012. ... |
Newfoundland and Labrador needs safe and healthy registered nurses
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Oct 26 2012 | NLNU president Debbie Forward recently did an interview for Safe Works News. A key focus of the interview was on how to keep registered nurses safe and healthy in order to provide quality care for the... |
NLNU's 23rd Biennial Convention is just around the corner!
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Sep 27 2012 | Over 250 registered nurses and nursing students from across the province will meet in the capital city for NLNU’s 23rd Biennial Convention.
Date: November 5-9, 2012
Location: Sheraton Hote... |
Pull together for better health care
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Jul 23 2012 | NLNU President Debbie Forward wrote about the Council of Federation meeting in her President View last week.
Pull together for better health care
A meeting will take place next week that has a ... |
July 18th is the National Day of Action for a 2014 Health Accord
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Jul 11 2012 | Mark your calendars; July 18th National Day of Action for a 2014 Health Accord!
In December 2011, the federal government announced that it would cut $31 billion from public health care by 2024 effe... |
There's still time - FiftyNine Cents Campaign for Refugee Health Care
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Jul 3 2012 | From the FiftyNine Cents Campaign:
We at the 59 Cents Campaign find the Canadian Government's decision to cut portions of refugee healthcare by means of the Ministerial Order of Hon. Jason Kenney, ... |
Communications Student Job Ad
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Jun 20 2012 | NLNU is seeking to hire a summer student to fill the position of Communications Assistant. Click here to see the job ad.... |
Telephone Town Hall for Registered Nurses - June 13
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Jun 13 2012 | Tonight NLNU is holding a Telephone Town Hall meeting for Registered Nurses to talk about the Clarity Project.
The meeting will be hosted by Debbie Forward, NLNU President. She wil... |
2012 Nurse Excellence Awards in Best Health Magazine brought to you by Johnson Inc.
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Jun 4 2012 | Johnson is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the 2012 Nurse Excellence Awards in Best Health magazine. Today's great nurses deserve recognition for a job well done, so nominate a nurse to... |
The Telegram: Eastern Health cuts concern unions
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May 30 2012 | Excerpt from article in The Telegram today:
Forward said she was told Eastern Health expects to cut the working hour equivalent of 115 registered nursing positions.
What exactly that means is u... |
Nursing Innovations Conference 2012
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May 29 2012 | NLNU & ARNNL will host the 2012 Nursing Innovations Conference on June 7-8, 2012 at the Holiday Inn.
The theme of the conference is Showcasing your Professional Presence. Suzane Gordon, award-... |
Latest issue of In Touch now available
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May 1 2012 | NLNU's In Touch newsletter is issued twice annually and gives an update on the latest nursing and health information.
In this issue:
• The Clarity Project: why you should care
• Educ... |
National Day of Mourning - April 28
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Apr 25 2012 | Each year, NLNU joins the Canadian Labour Congress and labour groups across Canada in recognizing April 28 as National Day of Mourning. NLNU President Debbie Forward will take part in a wreath-laying ... |
Not myself today
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Apr 5 2012 | Take the pledge. Mental health can longer be ignored. We are all affected. We are all touched by it. That’s why people across the country are pledging their support to improve mental health in C... |
Federal Budget 2012 - No jobs, less services, and long-term prosperity for the 1%
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Mar 30 2012 | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions - First Impressions, 7:15 pm, March 29, 2012
“It is clear. No jobs for anybody. More nursing grads will leave the country as retirement dreams are pushed ... |
Send Finance Minister Jim Flaherty a Pre-Budget Message
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Feb 22 2012 | Visit the Canadian Labour Congress website to send the Federal Finance Minister a message that the focus of the upcoming budget should be creating jobs, not job-destroying spending cuts or destroying ... |
NLNU proudly supports the Heart and Stroke Foundation
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Feb 13 2012 | Registered nurses know all too well the devastating impacts of heart disease and stroke. NLNU was proud to be a Ruby Sponsor for An Evening with Heart, a fundraising event held on Saturday, February 1... |
Help secure the future of Medicare: Endorse "A Call to Care"
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Jan 30 2012 | Health care in Canada is a fundamental right without distinction of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, political belief, immigration status, and economic or social condition.
The Can... |
NLNU, CFNU and nursing students raise concerns over changes to the RN entry-to-practice exam
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Jan 26 2012 | Nursing students and unions from across the country are collectively voicing concerns over a decision by regulatory bodies to use an American company to develop a new RN entry-to-practice exam.
Th... |
Why medicare needs Ottawa - Editorial by CFNU President
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Jan 16 2012 | Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, co-authored a provoking editorial on why a strong federal presence in health care is vital to Canada. The piece appeared in today&rs... |
Latest issue of NLNU's In Touch Newsletter now available
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Jan 3 2012 | NLNU's In Touch newsletter is issued twice annually and gives an update on the lastest nursing and health information.
In this issue of In Touch:
• Janeway RNs bring increased safety measu... |
CFNU's letter to Prime Minister Harper, urging to negotiate an agreement with the provinces on health care
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Dec 22 2011 | Dear Prime Minister Harper, On behalf of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, we are writing to urge you to commit to negotiating an agreement with the provinces on health care.
In light of M... |
NLNU & staff donate $500 to the CBC Turkey Drive
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Dec 19 2011 | NLNU & staff (NAPE Local 718) donated $500 to the CBC NL turkey drive this morning. Feels good knowing others will enjoy a turkey dinner Christmas Day. We plan to make it an annual tradition.
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Dec 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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Dec 5 2011 | December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of ... |
NLNU is proud to support the provincial government's Purple Ribbon Campaign
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Nov 28 2011 | Women in Newfoundland and Labrador experience physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, spiritual and cultural violence, as well as verbal and financial abuse and neglect. According to RNC and RCMP ... |
Occupy Newfoundland organizing rally on Saturday at Harbourside Park.
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Oct 14 2011 | Occupy Newfoundland is organizing a rally on Saturday at 10am at Harbourside Park.
Occupy Newfoundland is the local manifestation of a movement against unequal distribution of wealth that is sweep... |
Hot on the Hill - Political Action News from CFNU
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Oct 13 2011 | Find out what actions the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union are taking to improve working conditions, our public health care system, and to eliminate discrimination for vulnerable groups.
Hot on... |
Unions, why bother? A new video by NLNU
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Sep 30 2011 | Unions across Canada and internationally, have been instrumental in promoting and advancing social and economic justice for all workers. The have achieved many things over the years, including minimum... |
NLNU calling on parties to make health care an election priority
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Sep 21 2011 | On October 11, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will head to the polling stations to vote in the provincial election. NLNU and registered nurses believe party leaders should put health care at the top... |
Rally for Provincial Public Sector Pensioners and Workers
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Sep 15 2011 | The Newfoundland and Labrador Public Sector Pensioners' Assocation is holding a rally on Monday, September 19 at 11:30 am at the front of Confederation Building. Click here to see the r... |
NLNU and staff support nursing students taking part in Shinerama
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Sep 9 2011 | First year university students Robyn Cook (left) and Colleen Keagan (centre) stopped by NLNU office on Major’s Path as part of fundraising efforts for the annual Shinerama. NLNU Executive Direct... |
Labour Day Family Fun Day and Picnic
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Aug 31 2011 | The Canadian Labour Congress is hosting a family fun day and picnic at Swiler's Rugby Club in St. John's this Labour Day. There will be music, bbq, face-painting, ballons and bouncy castles.
Event... |
Statement from the President of the CFNU on the Passing of Jack Layton
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Aug 23 2011 | The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions mourns the passing of Jack Layton, sharing our sadness with Canadians from across the country.
Layton represented a hopeful vision of Canada and worked tire... |
Read CFNU's 30th Anniversary 2-Year In Review
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Jul 19 2011 | CFNU celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year. Read In Review for a look back at the history of CFNU and a review of accomplishments over the last two years.... |
Nurses joined the thousands who rallied on Saturday against the closure of the Marine Rescue Sub-Centre
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Jun 29 2011 | The rally held at the waterfront in St. John’s was a joint effort by labour, political parties, students, municipalities, and concerned family members and citizens to send a clear message to the... |
Public rally to oppose the closure of the St. John's Marine Rescue Centre
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Jun 21 2011 | The federal government recently announced the closure of the Marine Rescue Centre in St. John's. This closure will have a profoundly negative impact on the offshore search and rescue capabilities in t... |
Latest issue of NLNU's In Touch newsletter now available
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Jun 7 2011 | NLNU's In Touch newsletter is issued twice annually and gives an update on the lastest nursing and health information.
In this issue of In Touch:
• Highlights from Cultural Research s... |
Labour dispute - CUPW and Canada Post
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Jun 7 2011 | As a result of the labour dispute between CUPW and Canada Post, Provincial Office will cease using Canada Post services for regular mail pick-up or distribution until further notice. In addition, we w... |
MHAs learn how Pharmacare can drastically improve drug coverage while saving billions
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May 31 2011 | St. John’s, NL – The Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union (NLNU) held a MHA breakfast on Pharmacare today. MHAs heard a presentation from Marc André Gagnon, a professor at ... |
Retired Nurses: Are you interested in forming a group with other retired nurses?
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Apr 29 2011 | Over the years, a number of NLNU members, who are retired from nursing, have expressed an interest in forming a group with other retired RNs. To support this group in forming, NLNU is now collecting n... |
National Day of Mourning - April 28
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Apr 27 2011 | Each year, NLNU joins the Canadian Labour Congress and labour groups across Canada in recognizing April 28 as National Day of Mourning. NLNU President Debbie Forward will take part in a wreath-la... |
Budget falls short on child care promises and investments for nurses
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Apr 20 2011 | The provincial government posted almost a half billion dollar surplus for the last fiscal year, yet investments for health care and social services fell short.
“The focus on health care, fro... |
Nurses support relief efforts in Japan
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Apr 19 2011 | NLNU is joining forces with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) to support the Japanese Nursing Association and nursing in Japan in the aftermath of the terrible disaster caused by the ear... |
In the federal election on May 2, vote like health care depends on it - because it does
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Apr 1 2011 | Now that a federal election is underway, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is calling for people to vote like health care depends on it – because it does.
Nurses have identifie... |
Labour Groups Rally for Pension Reform
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Mar 21 2011 | NLNU Executive Director John Vivian took part in a rally with other labour groups in St. John's today to voice concerns about the national pension system. The group, which included CLC, CUPE, Fe... |
Health News: Health care No 1 priority for Canadians in tomorrow's budget
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Mar 21 2011 | Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail
Posted on March 18, 2011
No one is expecting the words “health care” to make a significant appearance in next week’s federal budget, but the organ... |
Retired Nurses: Are you interested in forming a group with other retired nurses?
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Feb 28 2011 | Over the years, a number of NLNU members, who are retired from nursing, have expressed an interest in forming a group with other retired RNs. To support this group in forming, NLNU is now collecting n... |
Help expand the Canada Pension Plan - Take part in a Steward, Leadership and Activist Community Assembly on March 3
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Feb 17 2011 | The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is leading a national campaign to increase the Canada Pension Plan. On March 3, CLC will host a Steward, Leadership and Activist Community Assembly at St. Theresa's ... |
Apply to attend the 2011 CFNU Convention in Winnipeg
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Feb 11 2011 | The Canadian Federation of Nurses Union’s 15th Biennial Convention will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 13 – 17, 2011. Please see www.nursesunions.ca for more information.
Th... |
NLNU President attends provincial government's pre-budget consultations
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Jan 31 2011 | Debbie Forward, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union, attended pre-budget consultations held Friday at the Capital Hotel.
In addressing the Minister of Finance, Forward f... |
Retired Nurses: Are you interested in forming a group with other retired nurses?
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Jan 20 2011 | Over the years, a number of NLNU members, who are retired from nursing, have expressed an interest in forming a group with other retired RNs. To support this group in forming, NLNU is now collecting n... |
Latest issue of NLNU's In Touch newsletter now available
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Jan 12 2011 |
In Touch is issued twice annually and gives an update on the lastest nursing and health information.
In this issue of In Touch:
Highlights from NLNU's 22... |
Join NLNU to Live Right Now
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Jan 4 2011 |
NLNU is excited to support CBC’s new initiative called Live Right Now.
Join CBC, as they help ignite a movement of Canadians to make a difference in their own... |
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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Dec 6 2010 |
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This day marks the anniversary of the death of 14 young women, who were murdered at l'École ... |
Latest issue of Nurse' Voice is now available
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Nov 8 2010 |
The fall issue of Nurses' Voice is now available. This is a newsletter produced by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and highlights what is happening on the national front with regards t... |
Nurses take to the streets to highlight the importance of being active and staying healthy
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Oct 27 2010 |
St. John’s, NL– Registered nurses at the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union 22nd Biennial Convention will take part in a healthy walk tomorrow (Thursday, October 28, 2010) at... |
Taking Action for Universal Pharmacare
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Sep 29 2010 |
On September 13, the Canadian Health Coalition co-released with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives a groundbreaking new report, The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare. The report lays ... |
CFNU releases report on the sustainability of Medicare
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Aug 3 2010 |
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions released report by economist Hugh Mackenzie and health policy expert Dr. Michael Rachlis on the sustainability of Medicare. The report was commissioned by t... |
Spring 2010 Edition of NLNU's In Touch newsletter now available
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May 26 2010 |
Check out the Spring 2010 editionof In Touch for an update on NLNU activities and initiatives. Inside this issue:
President’s Message
Setting the Course for 2010-2012
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Retirement Security
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May 19 2010 |
NLNU is working with the Canadian Labour Congress to ensure retirement security for everyone. Pension plans and retirement savings have been hit hard by the recession. The number of Canadians retir... |
