MEDIA RELEASE April 07, 2020 (OTTAWA, ON) – As president of the union representing 200,000 nurses, and on behalf of close to one million health care workers across the country, Linda Silas is demanding that the federal government act urgently to provide optimal personal protective equipment – including N95 respirators or a higher level of protection – for all […]
Read MoreNurses who have underlying health conditions, are pregnant or are late-career are concerned with being exposed to COVID-19. Speak with your health care provider about your situation – and contact your union if your concerns aren’t being addressed.
Read MoreThe following is a joint press release from Canada’s Building Trades Union and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Building Trade Union members donate extra masks to support frontline workers against COVID-19 Canada is facing an unprecedented time with the spread of COVID-19 putting extreme strains on our healthcare system and supplies. Canada’s Building Trades […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE March 24, 2020 (OTTAWA, ON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is urging federal decision-makers to rapidly enact emergency measures to keep health care workers safe from COVID‑19. “Frontline nurses across the country are frustrated and insulted that many of them are being denied N-95 respirators and other safety equipment they know they need,” said Linda Silas, CFNU […]
Read MoreNote: This is a reproduction of the CFNU Position Statement on COVID-19, which was updated and published in PDF form on March 23, 2020. The point is not who is right and who is wrong about airborne transmission. The point is not science but safety. Scientific knowledge changes constantly. Yesterday’s scientific dogma is today’s discarded […]
Read MoreThe following letter was sent to the Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 20, 2020. Subject: Your Support Needed for Emergency Child Care Funding during COVID-19 Dear Prime Minister: The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and Child Care Now congratulate your government on its recently announced measures to support Canadians through the COVID-19 […]
Read MoreThe following piece was written by Barb Wahl, a former president of the Ontario Nurses Association. In 2003, Toronto was hit by SARS, a coronavirus. The city had the second-largest SARS outbreak in the world. Patients and health care workers became ill – two nurses died. There was much discussion about how SARS was spread. […]
Read MoreThe following is a joint letter by Linda Silas, CFNU President, and Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director of Child Care Now sent on March 18, 2020 to the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. Subject: Emergency Child Care Measures for Frontline COVID-19 Workers The Canadian Federation of Nurses […]
Read MoreThe following letter was sent to the Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 18, 2020. Subject: Emergency Measures to Support Health Care Workers in the Fight against COVID-19 Dear Prime Minister: As COVID-19 continues to pose unprecedented challenges for health care systems on a global scale, frontline health care workers – as represented […]
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