The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is Canada’s largest nurses’ organization, representing frontline unionized nurses and nursing students in every sector of health care – from home care and long-term care to community and acute care – and advocating on key priorities to strengthen public health care across the country. As one of the […]
Read MoreCanada’s frontline nurses, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), mourn the passing of nurse and advocate Aman Grewal. As the president of the British Columbia Nurses’ Union (BCNU) from 2021 to 2023, Aman played an integral role in bringing BCNU back into the fold of the CFNU, the largest movement of unionized […]
Read MoreCanada’s frontline nurses mourn the passing of nurse and advocate Kathleen Connors. Kathleen was integral to founding the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) and shaping nurse advocacy as we know it today. In 1979, she helped develop the constitution of the National Federation of Nurses Unions and was a delegate at the 1981 Founding […]
Read MoreAs nurses and health care workers, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) are gravely concerned by the resurgence of attacks in Gaza. After two months of a fragile ceasefire, hundreds of people have now been killed and injured. Médecins Sans Frontières report high influxes of patients, primarily women and children, in multiple […]
Read MoreSilas: Amidst nurse and physician shortages and long wait times, this is a win for everyone in Canada The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) applauds Minister of Health Mark Holland’s decision to ensure medically necessary services are included in provincial and territorial health plans, whether they’re provided by a physician or physician-equivalent. This means […]
Read MoreCanada’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 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 […]
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