Canada’s nurses stand in solidarity with members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as they have been left with no option but to go on a nationwide strike. After little progress and a year of negotiations, they made the difficult decision to take strike action. Postal workers are simply negotiating for fair wages, […]
Read MoreCanada’s nurses express their disappointment with the federal Labour Minister’s decision to impose binding arbitration to end the lock-out at ports in B.C., Montreal and Quebec City. This decision risks undermining workers’ fundamental right to fair collective bargaining. Despite record profits during the pandemic, employers at these docks have refused to engage in meaningful negotiations […]
Read MoreCanada’s health care landscape is changing, and so is the role of nurse practitioners. The NP workforce has doubled in less than 10 years, and their wide scope of practice means NPs have the potential to meet Canada’s evolving health care needs. In the coming weeks, the CFNU is launching a mixed methods study to […]
Read MoreSilas: It’s time for the full dose of Pharmacare November 14, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), has been appointed to the National Pharmacare Committee of Experts tasked with making recommendations for the government’s implementation of the next stage of national pharmacare. “As a nurse and […]
Read MoreSilas: Safe nurse-patient ratios are the key to nurse retention and patient safety November 14, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – This November, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is hosting the first national summit on nurse-patient ratios – a vital tool for the safety of both nurses and patients. The Nurse-Patient Ratios Summit will bring […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) stands in strong support of the Organizations for Health Action (HEAL) Consensus Document, particularly its focus on addressing Canada’s health human resources (HHR) crisis. This document’s emphasis on the urgent need for a National Health Human Resource Plan is timely and essential. For decades, the CFNU has advocated […]
Read MoreCanada’s frontline nurses, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, mourn the passing of the Honourable Murray Sinclair. His work as the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission both brought the voices of residential school survivors forward and charted a path for reconciliation in Canada with 94 Calls to Action. Murray Sinclair was […]
Read MoreSilas: Every province and territory must sign onto this urgently needed expansion of our public health system October 11, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – “After nearly 40 years of nurses’ and health care workers’ tireless advocacy, national pharmacare legislation has passed. This historic legislation lays the foundation to ensure everyone has access to the medication they […]
Read MoreSilas: Oversight and accountability sorely needed to end the profiteering of the health human resources crisis September 23, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Nationwide spending on for-profit nursing agencies has boomed to billions spent within one fiscal year, revealed a new report from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “While governments, employers and unions have […]
Read More2024 Labour Day message from CFNU President Linda Silas Labour Day always reminds me of the incredible power of workers organizing together and the incredible power we have as nurses. The labour movement started over a century ago during the industrial revolution when workers banded together to demand an end to exploitative working conditions. Later, […]
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