The 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 […]
Read MoreDear members, As I write this, it’s clear that our country has been shaken by COVID-19. As of this morning, every Canadian province is currently grappling with cases of the disease. Whether or not you are treating potential cases, it’s clear that our work will change over the coming days, weeks and months. Elective surgeries […]
Read MoreThe following is a joint letter sent on March 16, 2020 to Minister of Health Patricia Hajdu and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. Subject: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic In the light of the World Health Organization declaration on March 11, 2020, of a global pandemic, we know that the health and safety […]
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